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Buying

Buying in a Queensland bushfire-prone area: maps, BAL and insurance

How to read the bushfire overlay on a Queensland property, what a BAL rating means for renovating or rebuilding, the insurance questions to ask, and what seller disclosure leaves out.

18 min read
New developments

Buying a lot in a Queensland master-planned estate: rules and title

Design guidelines, building envelopes, an unregistered lot, the parks and who looks after them: what a buyer of land in a new Queensland estate signs up to.

18 min read
Tax & duty

Selling a Queensland rental property: working out the capital gain

How the gain on a rental sale is counted: what goes into the cost base, why past deductions reduce it, the 12-month discount, the contract date, losses, and the 2027 changes.

18 min read
New developments

Construction starts on Logan's Chambers Flat plant for 20,000 homes

The sod was turned on 11 October on a wastewater plant funded with $136 million from the State's housing infrastructure fund, serving growth between Park Ridge and Yarrabilba.

10 min read
Conveyancers

Death on the title: Form 4, transmission and the estate conveyance

When a Queensland owner dies, the register has to catch up before a sale or a gift can be registered. Survivorship, transmission, grants and what a buyer's lawyer checks.

18 min read
Investing

Duplexes and dual occupancies in Queensland: an investor's guide

What a dual occupancy is in Queensland planning law, how it differs from a granny flat, what councils approve, how the two homes are titled, and the tax points to check.

18 min read
Agencies

Who supervises a Queensland agency office, and what the law asks of them

The person in charge of each Queensland agency office carries the supervision the law expects. Who may hold the role, how branches and absences work, and what follows when it fails.

17 min read
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