Property Lawyers

The increasing complexity of property legislation combined with the changing needs and complex issues "simple" conveyancing throws up, demands versatility and experience.

That is why HBL handles straightforward property transactions for clients and referrals from other practitioners when matters they are handling suddenly become too legally complex.

Our experience in property spans the widest scope from sales and purchases, leasing and licensing, developments and due diligence through to structuring, financing and taxation; gained from acting in a variety of agribusiness, commercial, retail, industrial and rural projects.

Careful and efficient negotiation, clear communication and concise documentation are key features in our approach to property law.

Our clients include corporate and institutional owners, rural landholders, property developers, commercial and retail landlords and tenants and residential owners.

We have conducted and managed matters for these clients ranging from small, simple transactions to complicated, multi-million dollar projects involving a wide range of issues arising from property, corporation and tax legislation such as Managed Investments Schemes, Community and Strata Title, complex structures, duties, GST and capital gains tax.

We have strong connections with a number of local property development and project management firms, and work in close conjunction with them in larger scale projects.

HBL is one of the few remaining firms with wide experience in Old System Titles and Primary Applications.

HBL assists clients in property matters including:
Buying and selling land
Joint ventures
Building and construction contracts
Commercial, industrial and retail property leasing and licensing
Strata and Community title schemes
Planning and environmental law
Consolidation and subdivision of land
Property trusts
Due diligence
Valuations, rates, land tax, GST, stamp duties and other property taxes and charges