Cost: Member: FREE

Date and time: 21 August 2018, 11am-12pm.

This webinar will be presented by two industry veterans: Gary Newton, a Partner with HWL Ebsworth Lawyers; and Barry Johnston, Founder of the boutique commercial agency and consultancy firm Balmoral Partners.

The webinar will focus on the recent changes in legislation that affect commercial agency practice, and in particular:

1. Why did we need the new 2018 contract for sale and purchase of land, and how has it changed?
2. How to manage your sale successfully through PEXA.
3. Latest changes in terminology and practice in an evolving conveyancing world.
   

The specific legislative and other changes that will be covered are: 

1. The new 2018 contract for sale and purchase of land. This will cover the changes from the 2016 edition of the contract. It will also cover some of the practical aspects of the new contract for agents and for anyone dealing with the new contract.

2. The conveyancing sale of land regulation 1 September 2017 reforms. This will deal with the many changes that were brought about in the conveyancing sale of land regulation, and how they affect the purchaser's right to walk away from the sale

3. The new GST withholding regime (1 July 2018). This involves changes in the contract for both vendors and for purchasers. It is a mandatory requirement for all purchasers to remit the GST now for off the plan residential.

4. PEXA and electronic settlements. From 1 July 2018 a whole series of electronic transactions have been mandated, including some important changes around conveyancing.

5. Priority notices. These are quick and cheap and are being utilised more than caveats.

Meet the presenters:

Barry Johnston has been in the property industry for 30 years.  Some 20 years ago he founded and continues to run Balmoral Partners, a boutique commercial agency and consultancy firm. He is a Board Director of the REINSW.  Prior to Balmoral Partners he worked for two international real estate agencies: Dexus (formerly State Super) and Goodman.

Gary Newton from HWL Ebsworth Lawyers is an accredited specialist in property law since 1994. Gary advises on a variety of real estate transactions including retail leasing and commercial leasing.Gary has been named in Best Lawyers™ Australia for Leasing Law and Real Property Law. Gary has also been recognised in the Recommended Tier of the ‘Leading Property & Real Estate Lawyers’ for the 2018 edition of Doyle’s Guide. In 2016, Gary was listed as a recommended lawyer in Real Estate by the Asia Pacific Legal 500.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           
          Barry Johnston                             Gary Newton