author Rolf Howard

Rolf Howard

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Rolf is Managing Partner of Owen Hodge Lawyers. He has been in the legal practice since 1986 and a partner of Owen Hodge Lawyers since 1992. Rolf focuses on assisting clients to proactively manage legal responsibilities and opportunities to achieve competitive advantage. Rolf concentrates on business planning and formation, directors’ duties, corporate governance, fund raising and business succession. His major interest is to assist business owners and their financial advisers plan and implement strategies to build and exit from successful businesses.

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A checklist for landlords: Know your rights and responsibilities

Many landlords are unclear about the details and extent of their legal rights and responsibilities towards tenants. That can be a perilous position, especially as laws ...

TAX & LEGAL • Fri, 31 May 2019
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Is rentvesting the right choice to get on the property ladder?

Rentvesting, as the phenomenon is known, is the act of buying an investment property while you rent your current residence. This may be the solution to the “champagne ...

HOTSPOTS • Wed, 23 Jan 2019
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Changes to pets in tenancies rules, and what it means for landlords

Recent legislation in Victoria allowing pets in rental properties as the default position for all tenants is gaining momentum in other Australian states, but if you don’t ...

TAX & LEGAL • Wed, 07 Nov 2018
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Airbnb leasing: What are a landlord’s rights and responsibilities?

Until the emergence of Airbnb, landlord’s rights and responsibilities were clearly defined by laws that have been successfully in place for decades. But with the advent ...

TAX & LEGAL • Fri, 18 May 2018
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Should you buy or renovate? Your legal rights and responsibilities

When it comes to weighing up whether to buy or renovate, TV shows like Love It or List It typically hype the tension between cost and profit potential. In real life, it’s ...

TAX & LEGAL • Fri, 02 Mar 2018
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How to obtain planning approval for building construction in NSW

It is exciting for an investor to venture into building a residential home, however it is important to be aware of the planning approval you will legally need to obtain

HOTSPOTS • Wed, 05 Jul 2017
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Mitigating the legal risks of property development

Identifying the potential risks involved in developing property will prepare you for what's ahead.

TAX & LEGAL • Mon, 09 Nov 2015
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What legal advice is available to property buyers?

With all the excitement of buying your investment property, it's easy to forget that the purchase is fundamentally a financial transaction governed by an extensive range ...

TAX & LEGAL • Fri, 25 Sep 2015
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SMSFs - Here to stay?

The number of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) in Australia continues to grow rapidly, but not all retirees find taking control of their super is worth the trouble

TAX & LEGAL • Tue, 29 Apr 2014

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