1. Rich. Conveyancing: seven guides in three groups
The band before it is White, because two tinted grounds never touch.
Guides to read before you sign
Written by the property team. Free to download, and yours to keep whether or not you call us.
If you are buying
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What happens when I buy a property?
The steps from an accepted offer to settlement, and what we do at each one.
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General advice guide for purchasers
The advice we give every buyer, from reading the contract to collecting the keys.
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The questions to ask about a property before you buy. You can fill it in on screen.
If you are selling
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What happens when I sell my property?
The steps from listing with an agent to settlement, and what we do at each one.
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General advice guide for vendors
The advice we give every seller, from the vendor statement to the day the money lands.
If you are buying through your super fund
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Borrowing to buy property through your SMSF
The conditions a self-managed super fund must meet to borrow for property, and the questions to ask first.
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Common traps in SMSF borrowing
Two borrowing arrangements that do not comply with the rules, and what to do instead.
2. The most guides a service links: nine, in three groups, one of four
The band before it is White, because two tinted grounds never touch.
Guides to read before you sign
Written by the commercial team. Free to download, and yours to keep whether or not you call us.
If you are buying a business
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Purchasing a business checklist
What to ask for and check before you sign, from the lease to the staff.
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Guide to common business structures
Sole trader, partnership, company or trust: what each one means for you.
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How the two arrangements differ, and which questions decide between them.
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Contract review: six tips and traps
What to look for before you sign a commercial contract.
If you are selling a business
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Five steps to getting your business sale ready
What to put in order before a buyer looks.
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The documents and decisions a sale needs, in order.
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The two ways to sell a company, and what each means for tax and risk.
If you are running one
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How to find the award that covers each of your staff.
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Fast track your trade mark application
How to get a trade mark examined sooner.
3. Two groups. Estate administration: three guides
The band before it is White, because two tinted grounds never touch.
Guides for the months after a death
Written by the estates team. Free to download, and yours to keep whether or not you call us.
If you are the executor
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A guide to the probate process
What probate is, when it is needed and how long it takes.
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Everything an executor has to do, in the order it comes up.
If there is no will
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Who inherits under Victorian law when someone dies without a will.
4. One group of three. Asset protection
The band before it is White, because two tinted grounds never touch.
Guides to read before you supply
Written by the commercial team. Free to download, and yours to keep whether or not you call us.
If you supply goods or lend on credit
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Ensuring you have a valid security interest
What has to be in place for your interest in goods you have supplied to hold up.
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Is your arrangement covered by the PPSA?
The arrangements the Personal Property Securities Act reaches, and the ones it does not.
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Timeframes for registering a security interest
The deadlines for registration, and what is lost when one is missed.
5. One guide. Employment law, the barest state
The band before it is White, because two tinted grounds never touch.
A guide to read before you act
Written by the employment team. Free to download, and yours to keep whether or not you call us.
If you employ people
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Changes to the Fair Work Act 2009
What changed for employers, and what to do about it.