

The NSW Government has funded and recently released a new App called ‘AVOW’ to help address the growing problem of domestic violence in NSW.

Purchasing a property is costly enough without adding the Government stamp duty to the costs involved.

Due to COVID-19, the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court has closed to the public and has implemented a number of measures in line with the government restrictions to still continue operating as an essential service.

The Family Court has recently implemented a special list for matters specifically in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic for a period of three months.

The current period of lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has presented many concerns about job security, finances, social connections and the uncertainty for the future.

After 6 weeks of abiding by the restrictions that were put in place as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which changed the way we view properties listed for sale and bid at auctions, the NSW Government has given the green light to those restrictions.

COVID-19 (coronavirus) is having a significant impact on everyone’s lives. Our community is concerned and feeling uncertain about what the future holds and how we will all fare in this situation.

In the midst of the unprecedented chaos of the COVID-19 world as we know it, recent changes to legislation has increased the powers of NSW Police in dealing with citizens and enforcing public health directions made by the State Government.

Our Conveyancing team have had lots of questions recently from our clients who are looking to purchase a property or who have their property on the market, all wondering how the COVID-19 pandemic will affect their property transactions.