by Riordan & Riordan | May 19, 2020 | Property
Following on from our previous publications, the Victorian Government finally released the COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) (Commercial Leases and Licences) Regulations 2020 (“the Regulations”) for the purpose of implementing temporary measures for landlords and...
by Riordan & Riordan | Apr 27, 2020 | Property
The Victorian Parliament passed the COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Act 2020 (Act) on 23 April 2020 to enable, (amongst other things), the creation of regulations reflecting the Mandatory Code of Conduct (Code) created by the National Cabinet. The regulations...
by Riordan & Riordan | Apr 20, 2020 | Commercial, Property
The Victorian State Government has announced that it will be introducing legislation to deal with leasing during the COVID-19 pandemic and will be providing support to Landlords in the form of land tax relief and deferrals. The Victorian Parliament will be sitting on...
by Riordan & Riordan | Apr 19, 2020 | Property
Since our last article the National Cabinet has met several times to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on commercial and retail Landlords and Tenants noting that a significant number of businesses have closed due to Government regulations and the COVID-19 pandemic. Code...
by Riordan & Riordan | Apr 19, 2020 | Commercial, Property
The sudden disruption of infectious disease COVID-19 to business has led to increasing enquiries from Landlords and Tenants about how to deal with their Lease obligations. We are advising our Landlords and Tenants to review their Lease obligations and attempt to...
by Riordan & Riordan | Nov 27, 2017 | Property
What is this new Vacancy Tax? – it is a tax on residential properties in the inner and middle suburbs of Melbourne* (Specified Geographic Areas) which are deemed to be vacant. This tax will be in addition to existing Land Tax. What is meant by “Vacant”? – a property...
