Property Law
The experience of Cranston McEachern's property team spans from sales and purchases, leasing and licensing, developments and due diligence through to structuring, syndication, financing and taxation-gained from acting in a variety of commercial, retail and industrial projects.
Our property team draws on its knowledge and experience in working with a wide range of clients including corporate and institutional owners, rural landholders, property developers, mortgage financiers, private client owners and resort/hotel owners. Matters that we have conducted and managed for these clients range from small, simple transactions to complicated, multi-million dollar projects.
We recognise that property transactions and related issues require a quick and effective response. Careful and efficient negotiation, clear communication and concise documentation are key features in our approach to property law.
Areas of Expertise Offered by our Property Team
- acquisition, development and disposal contracts
- building and construction contracts
- commercial, industrial and retail property leasing and licensing
- planning and environmental law
- crown land native title
- syndicated property investments
- consolidation and subdivisions
- due diligence
- property trusts
we assist our clients in:
- purchasing, selling, financing, leasing and developing real property of all types including office buildings, shopping centers, apartment and other residential buildings, hotels, warehouses, manufacturing facilities and unimproved lands.
body corporate and community titles:
- specialist adjudication services in dispute resolution matters involving community titles;
- advice in relation to management agreements, letting contracts, and bylaws;
- submissions in adjudications before the Department of Natural Resources;
- litigation before the District Court on appeal from adjudications
Leasing:
We regularly represent lessors, lessees and lenders in a wide variety of leasing transactions. Transaction types include
- shopping centre leases
- industrial leasing
- single tenant or multi tenant office leases
Small business and the retail industry:
We act for clients, both landlord and tenant, in relation to
- QCAT appearances in retail shop leasing matters;
- providing specific advice to newsagency industry;
- appearances on behalf of pharmacists before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal concerning establishment of pharmacy outlets;
- sales and purchases of businesses
- general tenancy disputes
- licencing issues;
- advising clients in relation to the interaction of Fair Trading Act and Australian Competition and Consumer Act