We recognise to a successful real estate practice, we need to have an interest in and understanding of you and your business. With a problem-solving, practical approach, and a highly engaged and collaborative team, supported by the most advanced and appropriate technology. We cover the gamut of property and leasing services required to effectively carry out large-scale transactions, and complex property projects and developments as well as support you in your day-to-day needs.
Our team
Experience
We have experience in providing transaction and advisory services to property owners, investors, landlords, developers, and tenants throughout Australia. We are sought out by leading land developers as well as government agencies for our expertise. We work with our clients to develop, negotiate, and document deals.
We believe early involvement and understanding your needs minimise unexpected complications which can delay transactions. Based on our extensive industry experience, we offer you a full range of services and practical advice at a local and national level.
Our experience includes:
Includes major retail and commercial projects, acquisitions, and disposals including sale and leaseback, property ownership structures, complex subdivisions, and portfolio rationalisation. We can also assist with property portfolio due diligence, project structuring, joint ventures, and syndicates, documentation, and mixed-use developments including stratum and community title advice.
We have extensive leasing experience (retail, commercial, and industrial) covering strategies, negotiation of documentation, due diligence advice and reports, lease incentives, and rent review disputes. We also have extensive knowledge of national retail legislation.
Expertise
- Advice on shares and units in structures owning property assets
- Advice on complex property ownership structures
- Due diligence on property portfolios
- Drafting property joint ventures or partnerships
- Negotiating property joint ventures or partnerships
- Off-the-plan conveyancing
- Disposal / Acquisition of residential & commercial property
- Disposal / Acquisition of mixed-use property
- Disposal / Acquisition of Hotel or Hospitality/Licensed premises
- Disposal / Acquisition of rural and industrial property
- Disposal / Acquisition of vacant land for development
- Multi-residential – property development
- Multi-residential – sale or acquisition
- Land sub-divisions
- Easements
- Leasing – Commercial, industrial, retail & franchise property
- Prepare strata titles for developments
- Prepare community titles for development
Useful Links
Publications
Alert | Construction industry update: When is remedial building work exempt development? 11 July 2023
The Department of Planning and Environment has published a ‘Remedial Building Work – State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying…
Is your Complying Development Certificate valid?
In the recent decision of Wollondilly Shire Council v Kennedy [2023] NSWLEC 53 the Land and Environment Court has held that…
NSW Construction Update
Roberts v Goodwin Street Developments Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 5 In a recent decision handed down by the NSW Court of Appeal it…
In the News
2024 Meritas ANZ Two-Week Lawyer Exchange
We are excited to share that as part of the Meritas Law Firms Worldwide ANZ two-week lawyer exchange, Abby-Rose Hill…
Press Release | New Appointment for Swaab
Welcome, Lynne Hawes - Senior Associate, Property, Planning & Projects and Strata & Construction.“This appointment comes at an important time in our…
Press Release | Swaab Earns Recertification in Meritas, the Premier Global Network of Independent Law Firms
Sydney, NSW (11 July 2024) – Swaab, a Sydney-based law firm, today announced that it has been awarded recertification in Meritas…