Property

Contacts: Fiona Sonntag and James Millea

The Argyle Property team provides a complete range of property services to clients from complex acquisition and venture arrangements by publicly listed entities to assisting with the sale or purchase of small investor holdings.

Property Services - our experienced lawyers provide advice in all aspects of broadacre, rural, industrial, commercial and residential property development, acquisition and sale, trusts and syndicates, joint ventures, lease agreements, project finance and property litigation.

We specialise in cost effective structuring of transactions for both simple and complex matters and critically review transactions bearing in mind the commercial objectives of the client.

The team offers a seamless service delivery for the management of property matters, incorporating additional advice in the areas of environment and planning, taxation, financing, general corporate and capital raisings.

Education - seminars are presented regularly as a service to clients and referrers on matters of interest and the latest developments in property and related law.

Notable matters

•	Acting for a publicly listed company in the acquisition of a significant commercial office property which involved masking the identity of the buyer, negotiating the refurbishment of the building, negotiating an agreement for lease and the successful on-sale of the property to a listed property trust.
•	Acting for a property developer in the acquisition of an interest in a harbourside development site which resulted in considerable savings in stamp duty and reduction in the funding required for the project, negotiation of the joint venture arrangement and division of the property upon completion of the development.
•	The use of and development of multiple option concepts to assist property investors acquire and dispose of property in a tax effective manner.
•	The acquisition of an interest in a unit trust which owned a significant commercial/industrial development site and advising on the complexities of the land rich entity aspects of the NSW Duties Act.
•	Acting for a tenant in commercial lease negotiations and advising regarding building due diligence which revealed defects in the operation of the air conditioning and lifts services. Subsequent warranty negotiations with the landlord resulted in the landlord being required to undertake significant and major repairs to these services at its expense.
•	Advising regarding a holding and development structure for the acquisition of a multi unit development site having regard to the land rich entity provisions of the NSW Duties Act.
•	Conducting due diligence on and negotiating the acquisition of a majority interest in the holding vehicle of a multi use resort development.

Debt Instalment Trust

A member of the Argyle Property team can assist with the acquisition of real property and documenting or advising regarding the arrangements with the financer.