Property & Real Estate
“The value the lawyers add is immeasurable. All the people I’ve dealt with have been highly motivated, responsive and accurate.”
— Chambers Global 2010
Corporate & Government
Our Property group focuses on corporate real estate, government property, development and investment.
We aim to work in partnership with our clients - to minimise the costs of acquisitions and disposals, set strategies to counter real or potential risks, comply with regulatory and disclosure requirements and close the deal quickly, efficiently and with a beneficial outcome.
Above all, we want to understand your objectives. To provide advice before the deal is done. To minimise risks and maximise margins. Our team will work to create opportunities for you to realise your property objectives. Our methods seek to reduce risk and cost, to close the deal quickly and provide the optimum outcome.
Corporate Real Estate (CRE)
An asset plan must achieve strategic financial and operational objectives. Above all, it must be structured to maximise shareholder value.
Our CRE team advises on all aspects of corporate real estate whether this be asset disposal strategies, identifying opportunities to add value to property portfolios or conducting property and risk management audits.
We advise regularly in the following areas:
- strategic property advice
- commercial and retail leases and licences
- structuring property transactions
- commercial, industrial and retail property acquisitions and sales
- stamp duty, GST and capital gains tax
- planning and environment restrictions as they affect real property
- property management, risk management and GST audits
- building audits and regulation
- facilities management
- public / private partnerships.
Government Property
We understand the processes of government better than anyone. We provide state and local government bodies with a broad range of transactional and advisory property services, including advice on legislation, policy and strategic issues.
Our experience across both the government and commercial sectors ensures we understand the government context, whilst bringing a commercial edge to our property law advice.
Our services and experience include:
- structuring property transactions
- property joint venture arrangements
- commercial, industrial, retail and residential property acquisitions and sales
- development agreements
- stamp duty and tax
- commercial, retail and public facility leasing
- planning and environment restrictions including Section 173 Agreements
- liquor and gaming law
- compulsory acquisitions
- air right agreements
- road closures
- rights and responsibilities in relation to roads
- special charge and rate schemes
- drainage issues including easements, and application of the Water Act
- fencing issues
- crown land, land hiatuses and government roads
- governance issues as they affect property transactions
- tender processes.
Development & Investment
Our Property group focuses on corporate real estate, government property, development and investment.
We aim to work in partnership with our clients - to minimise the costs of acquisitions and disposals, set strategies to counter real or potential risks, comply with regulatory and disclosure requirements and close the deal quickly, efficiently and with a beneficial outcome.
Above all, we want to understand your objectives. To provide advice before the deal is done. To minimise risks and maximise margins. Our team will work to create opportunities for you to realise your property objectives. Our methods seek to reduce risk and cost, to close the deal quickly and provide the optimum outcome.
Property Development
Our team provides advice and consultancy to some of Australia's major developers in commercial, residential, resort development.
We have advised on:
- strategic advice on projects
- corporate and tax structuring including shareholder and joint venture agreements
- planning and development agreements with statutory authorities
- construction agreements and delivery methods
- consultant and management agreements
- subdivisional advice including body corporate structures
- golf club development and structuring
- finance negotiation and documentation
- conveyancing and sales reporting.
Property Investment
Maximising yield. Minimising risks. Maddocks' services to the property investment industry focus on achieving these key objectives.
Our property investment services and experience include:
- structuring property transactions including property trusts and syndications
- hotel development acquisitions and disposals
- commercial, industrial and retail property acquisitions and disposals
- stamp duty, capital gains tax and goods & services tax (GST)
- commercial, industrial, retail and hospitality leasing
- planning and environment law
- liquor and gaming law
- due diligence for property investments
- foreign investment into Australia