Blog by Contrax

Learn about Land Tax in NSW - how it's calculated, rates, thresholds, and exemptions. Also, understand adjustable land tax, and what to look out for in your property contracts.

With the First Home Buyer Choice Act passing last November but not accessible until 16 January 2023, we waited eagerly for the first opportunity to help clients take advantage of this new legislation. Last week, we had our first experience with the new scheme.

When a property is sold with existing tenants, you're often asked what the minimum notice periods are for the tenant to vacate. Here's a quick reminder of the notice periods for tenants, which you, as the new landlord, will have to honour in New South Wales.

What are the most common issues encountered by home buyers? This case study discusses the frustrations of buying a home and how Contrax technology and platform solved manual tedious work and simplified conveyancing.

Do you find the administrative time required to review property contracts and manage the entire process to be a significant burden? Meet Judith and the discovery of a platform that would revolutionize the efficiency of property contract administration.

Swimming pool compliance is a crucial issue for all of us, including homeowners and prospective homeowners. In the past 25 years, almost 1000 children under the age of 5 have drowned. Tweens, teens and adults are certainly not immune to the dangers that can lurk in a suburban backyard if the proper precautions aren’t taken. 

In the whirlwind of scrolling through listings, heading to inspections, dealing with your bank and Monday morning phone calls from real estate agents, it’s easy to overlook some of the costs associated with securing your own little piece of the world. One of these costs is transfer duty.