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Waiving cooling off periods - how, when and by whom?

Frequently sellers will require a potential buyer to waive or shorten the cooling off period because for example, an auction is pending within the 5 day period. A seller might also only be prepared to accept a buyer's offer if it is absolutely unconditional...

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Late payment of balance deposits - how much of a problem?

Version 6 of the REIQ house/land sale contract specifies the "initial deposit" must be paid "when the buyer signs this contract". Version 2 of the commercial land/buildings contract requires the buyer to pay the deposit "upon the formation of this contract" which in most cases means the time the last person required to sign a contract puts pen to paper...

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Rural land and water licences

In the past water licences were “attached” to land and accordingly were transferred automatically on sale...

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New in LawSpace

In addition to online data, progress tracking and 24/7 transaction document access that your are used to, Carter Capner Law’s LawSpace now features more FREE benefits...

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