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Tax & Legal Tips - Smart Property Investment

Tax and legal strategies are a key component of a strong, successful investment portfolio. Smart Property Investment provides investors with the latest updates, insights, tips and traps for maintaining these vital functions of a property portfolio.

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Sydney builder pulled up for back-payment failures

A south-west Sydney building and construction firm reportedly failed to back-pay a 15-year-old worker or act on the...
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Victoria’s housing crunch – A stitch in time saves nine

Against the backdrop of Victoria’s enormous housing target and the white noise of skilled labour shortages, material...
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‘Bitumen bandits’ strike again in Adelaide

Home owners in suburban Adelaide are advised to be on the lookout for itinerant tradies, who are currently roaming the...
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ACT pursues building certification shake-up

The ACT will change how it certifies buildings after “dodgy development” was discovered to be costing Canberrans...
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Unregistered builder in hot water over charging 10x legal deposit

The Western Australian tradie charged his elderly client a 69.4 per cent deposit for work that was never completed.
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Electrician fined $40k for ‘potentially lethal’ negligence

A Western Australian watchdog warned “people’s lives were at risk” after uncovering major electrical offences.
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NSW bill will clamp down on strata sector’s ‘bad players’

The proposal aims to “help restore confidence in living and investing in strata schemes”.
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Buying a property in your SMSF

Investing in property though a self-managed super fund has grown in popularity in recent years, particularly since it...
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Company fined $45k for unlicensed electrical work

A Western Australian electrical company was slammed with a hefty fine after an unlicensed employee carried out air...
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‘View tax’ hits Gold Coast high-rise residents

Council rates have risen steeply for home owners in the upper floors of Gold Coast apartments, garnering criticism from...
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Building supervisor fined $2.5k for bodged renovation

A Perth building supervisor is facing disciplinary action after a poorly managed renovation “resulted in significant...
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WA developer fails registration, leaving 230+ homes unfinished

Hundreds of property owners have been left in the lurch after major building contractor Nicheliving had its...
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Unrealistic energy efficiency standards could have ‘dire repercussions’: REIV

The institute’s CEO has warned that hasty implementation of the government’s energy efficiency mandates could...
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NSW’s no-grounds evictions ban: Should investors be worried?

Is the Minns government’s ban on no-grounds evictions a death sentence for the rental market, or are investors’...
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No-grounds evictions to be banned in NSW

Here’s what you need to know about the Minns government’s upcoming 2025 ban on no-fault evictions.
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Are you ready? WA’s rental reforms take effect next week

The Western Australian government’s latest wave of rental reforms will be implemented this month, aiming to give...
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Victoria to review ‘rotten culture’ in CFMEU construction crackdown

Following explosive reports of corruption and criminal activity within the construction union, the Victorian government...
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Who caused the Australian housing crisis? The government and the NIMBYs

It’s now almost universally recognised that Australia has a housing supply crisis.
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Dodgy WA fencer gave customers ‘the royal runaround’

There have been renewed calls for investors to avoid paying hefty deposits after an unregistered fencer took...
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Tasmania closer to letting renters keep pets

Tenants will be allowed to keep pets without the owner’s consent in most circumstances, once the bill, currently...
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