Binding Financial Agreements vs Wills
3rd December, 2025 Understanding the difference between a Binding Financial Agreement (BFA) and a Will is essential in estate planning. Each document serves a different purpose, yet they often interact in important ways. Although both deal with assets, they apply at different stages of life. Because of this, proper planning is crucial. Choosing the […]
The Closure of NSW’s Community Justice Centres
22nd April, 2025 The NSW Government has confirmed plans to close all Community Justice Centres (CJCs) by 30 June 2025 and repeal the Community Justice Centres Act 1983. These centres have served communities across the state for over 40 years, offering free mediation services for neighbourhood and civil disputes—without the need to go to court. […]
Resilient Homes Program
The Resilient Homes Program (RHP) will offer eligible homeowners one of the three available measures, based on expert property assessments, flood impact severity data, safety risks and potential future flood levels: Home buybacks – the homeowner receives a payment for the purchase of their house and land, or Home raising – funding is committed to elevate liveable […]
Getting Older & Getting into the Workforce
The experience of a 9-5 job. Last week, we had the pleasure of having Ivy in our office for her work experience, here’s what she had to say: I do have an after school job but it’s a pretty relaxed job where I don’t have to be there on a set time or have a […]
Foreign Persons and Temporary Residents Purchase of Residential Land in New South Wales
Are you a foreign investor or temporary resident wishing to purchase residential property in Australia? If that is you, before making offers on properties, you need to determine not only whether you can purchase residential property in Australia but also what costs are involved. Foreign purchasers are generally prohibited from purchasing established dwellings, with exceptions. […]
Shared Equity Home Buyer Helper
Shared Equity Home Buyer Helper is a NSW Government initiative to help eligible home buyers purchase their own home with as little as a 2% deposit. Through Shared Equity Home Buyer Helper, the NSW Government is supporting and creating opportunities for lower income single parents, older singles and first home buyer workers to live in […]
Gone Phishing – Is Your Money at Risk?
In this cyber world we live in, we all need to be aware of how to protect ourselves from scams. Most people are receiving and sending emails every day; often providing their personal details, accounts, and banking information. These everyday actions are what cyber-criminals look for and all parties within this communication are at risk […]