Since the rise of AirBnB, many communities have felt the deleterious effects of short term letting.   Conversely, a lesser publicised but equally important issue has stayed in the industry for longer: buildings developed for short term accommodation having to contend with long term tenants.  Bodies corporate are frequently told that they cannot restrict how long […]

Whilst the world has been concentrating on social distancing, working from home, getting the washing done and the kids back to school Parliament has been busy. On 11 June 2020 the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (DBPAct) came into force.  Big deal you may think….  Well yes, it is a big deal, a really […]

Fairway Island: the only strata community in Queensland that has banned short term letting Six months ago a decision by a Magistrate was released which upheld the validity of a by-law that prohibited lots within its strata community from being let for one month or less.  Our article on that decision is accessible here.  The […]

On 24 March 2020, Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Bill 2020 received assent. The effect of the bill is to soften the economic and financial effects COVID-19 is having on Australian individuals and corporations. Included in the Bill are changes to the Bankruptcy Act 1966, Bankruptcy Regulations 1996 and the Corporations Act 2001. The changes […]