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The Registrar General of NSW has announced that from 11 October 2021, all paper certificates of title (CTs) will be abolished and paper dealings will no longer be acceptable for lodgement. These changes mean that all current CTs will have no legal effect and the Registrar General will no longer issue CTs for any reason […]

The Registrar General has declared that from 22 March 2021, twenty-nine dealings must be lodged electronically. These changes mean that NSW Land Registry Services will no longer be able to accept these certain dealings in paper at their Lodgement Office unless a Conveyancing Rules waiver applies. The list of exemptions can be found here: https://www.registrargeneral.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/967200/Conveyancing-Rules-Waiver-CR1-2021.pdf The […]

The Supreme Court of NSW has ruled that two sons will inherit a Sydney house and a vacant block of land near Nowra after their mother assumed control over the land under squatters’ rights. The woman first assumed control over the properties after the original owner died in or around 1969. There was no will […]

Last week, the NSW Court of Appeal ruled that a by-law placing a blanket ban on pets being kept in a strata scheme contravened the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015. On 12 October 2020, the NSW Court of Appeal handed down the decision of Cooper v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 58068 [2020] NSWCA […]

The Australian Government has introduced a HomeBuilder grant to provide financial assistance for Australians in response to COVID-19. It will not only assist eligible owner-occupiers but intends to assist in lending a hand to the construction industry following the pandemic. The new program offers a grant of $25,000 to eligible owner-occupiers to build a new […]