Haney Lawyers

Haney Lawyers have the skilled professional staff to take care of all your property related matters including:

• Sale or purchase of residential, commercial or industrial property
• Leasing of  residential, commercial or industrial property
• Sale or purchase of management rights
• Mortgages
• Caveats

Sale or Purchase of Property

Whether you are buying or selling your home or an investment property, Haney Lawyers have conveyancing professionals supervised by experienced property solicitors to ensure that your purchase or sale is concluded in a timely and professional manner.

Through our initial advice letter we give you all the information you require to be informed of the conveyancing process from contract execution to settlement and to assist you, in the case of a purchase, in deciding which searches (in addition to our recommended standard searches) to instruct us to undertake.

With time typically “of the essence” in Queensland standard format contracts (meaning certain actions must be taken by the due dates), it is essential that the required actions be taken and advised to the other side by the due dates to prevent the other party to the transaction accruing rights adverse to your interests, eg rights of termination of contract. Our initial advice letter includes notification of all critical dates and the actions that must be taken by those dates.

We make the conveyancing process as straightforward as possible whilst ensuring the protection of your interests.

We are available to review a proposed contract prior to signing to ensure that the contract delivers to your expectations, if necessary by including specific conditions, and does not contain vague conditions prone to multiple interpretations.

Property Development

Haney Lawyers has experience in property development including land subdivisions and “off the plan contracts” for land and units.

Should you be involved in property development and sales we are able to:

• advise and act on your behalf in relation to land acquisition contracts;

• attend to preparation of “off the plan” contracts and disclosure statements compliant with relevant legislation;

• attend to registration of plans of survey and related instruments;

• attend to Foreign Investment Review Board requirements.

• attend to settlement of contracts

We are also skilled in advising in relation to mortgages and caveats and their preparation and registration on title.

Leasing

Leasing of commercial or retail premises involves acquiring rights and incurring major obligations with potential adverse financial consequences for the ill-informed.

Haney Lawyers recommends that a prospective tenant have their lease reviewed by one of our experienced property solicitors to ensure that the lease provides all the rights the tenant requires and to ensure the prospective tenant fully understands their obligations under the lease. We are experienced in negotiating lease terms for your benefit and resolving ambiguous clauses which if left unaddressed can result in costly disagreement during the lease term between tenant and landlord. Importantly, the prospective tenant should ensure that the lease contains an initial term and sufficient options for further terms to provide an acceptable tenure of business premises. Should a business owner decide to sell their business, the residual term will become all important as a positive or negative selling point.

Should a prospective buyer of a leasehold business be presented with limited tenure remaining on the lease (including options), we would recommend that the contract be subject to negotiating further lease terms or a new lease on terms acceptable to the buyer.

Contact Haney Lawyers to arrange a review of your proposed lease so that we can minimise the risks and maximise your opportunities.

Haney Lawyers also act for landlords of retail and commercial premises. Our expertise enables leases to be tailored to provide for the requirements of individual landlords and for lease terms, if necessary, to be efficiently negotiated and concluded with tenants who have particular requirements.

Sale or purchase of management rights

Haney Lawyers are able to advise in relation to the purchase and sale of management rights of residential complexes. The sale and purchase of management rights is a specialised field of law requiring particular contract provisions to protect the purchaser. Given the often considerable investment involved in the acquisition of management rights and associated management unit, it is essential that pre-contract advice be obtained and that a competent, proactive lawyer be engaged to ensure that the transaction proceeds as smoothly as possible and settles in a timely manner.

Contact Haney Lawyers for advice and effective representation in the purchase and sale of management rights – 07 5539 9955

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