Mortgages

Mortgages can become complicated and, as they are usually long-term, need to be prepared and entered correctly and with attention to detail.

Especially in the case of first home buyers, you will most likely need to take out a home mortgage (loan) to purchase your first home. The help of a lawyer is greatly recommended when entering a mortgage as he or she will be able to help you prepare any applicable documentation and advise you on your situation.

Mortgages

Sale and Purchase of Property - We are highly experienced in dealing with the sale, purchase and development of residential properties

Commercial properties including:

  • office buildings
  • shopping centres
  • industrial properties
  • rural properties
  • retirement villages
  • holiday resorts (and time share arrangements) and
  • vacant land for re-development purposes

For example, we have acted on the:

  • Purchase of a shopping centre involving 40 leases, detailed management agreements, complicated trust documentation and overseas and local borrowing.
  • Purchase, development and continued operation of a retirement village, including detailed commercial financial problems and appeals to the Land & Environment Court.
  • Acquisition of land for a retirement village, including preparation of all joint venture documentation.
  • Sale of a retirement village.
  • Put and Call Option to purchase a former factory for conversion to residential home units, subject to D.A and subsequent conditional purchase and advising on acquisition of adjoining property to overcome objections.
  • Purchase of office building.
  • Purchase/sale of hotels.
  • Purchase/sale of boarding houses.
  • Sales and purchases of large and small rural properties.
  • Acquisition, building, financing and sale of numerous commercial and residential town houses and residential and factory units.
  • Acquisition and (often complicated) financing of investment properties such as banks, office buildings and the like.
  • Financing
  • We can assist with all kinds of financing arrangements and documentation.

We have acted for mortgagees, mortgagors and guarantors in relation to finance provided in connection with property transactions.


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