Property law.
The property work that runs longer than a single transaction: leases, subdivisions, and the finance and sales that carry a development from raw title to the last settlement.
What we do here
Retail, commercial and industrial leases for landlords and tenants — review, negotiation, rent reviews, assignments, renewals and make-good obligations considered before you sign.
Titles, easements and covenants, consent conditions, and the paperwork between the surveyor, council and bank — through to new titles issuing.
Facility and security documents read against the project rather than in isolation: drawdown conditions, guarantees, and what the lender can actually call on if a stage slips.
Off-the-plan contracts, deposit handling, sunset provisions, and a sales programme that keeps pace with titles as each stage completes.
How it runs
A short conversation to work out what the matter actually is, followed by a written scope and fee before any work starts.
We pull the title, plan and instruments, and tell you what your position really is rather than what you have been told it is.
Written advice on your options and what each is likely to cost, then the documents drafted or marked up to match the strategy you pick.
Most of this work is done by correspondence. If yours is heading somewhere more expensive, you will know early — not after months of fees.
Common questions
The landlord says the lease is standard and non-negotiable. Is it?
Almost never. Rent-free periods, fit-out contributions, make-good scope and guarantee caps are all commonly negotiated, and agents expect it. The worst outcome is that they say no.
Can you review our facility documents as well as the sale contracts?
Yes, and it is better done together. The finance terms, the presale requirements and the sale contracts have to agree with each other — most development problems start where those three documents quietly disagree.
We are buying a commercial property. What should we be checking?
There are a few things, but first amongst them are the leases — term and rights of renewal, rent review mechanism, outgoings recovery, and guarantees. You are buying an income stream, and a building with a well-run lease is worth considerably more than the same building with a poorly drafted one.