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Five years ago we signed on the dotted line, and we're pleased to report we never once exercised our cooling off rights!...
19/10/2026

Five years ago we signed on the dotted line, and we're pleased to report we never once exercised our cooling off rights!

Asset Legal turns 5 today 🥂

A huge thank you to our loyal clients for trusting us with some of the biggest moments of your lives, to the agents, brokers and referral partners who keep sending people our way, and to our incredible team for everything you do behind the scenes

An exciting milestone that we're both pretty chuffed about!

Good fences make good neighbours. Fences on the actual boundary make even better ones 😉They're rarely in exactly the rig...
15/10/2026

Good fences make good neighbours. Fences on the actual boundary make even better ones 😉

They're rarely in exactly the right spot. Usually it doesn't matter, until someone builds a shed, a driveway or a pool right up against one.

A survey settles it before it turns into a conversation over the fence.

QLD: (07) 3062 9453
NSW: (02) 9060 3753

✉️ [email protected]

The person who'll (very politely) ask for your ID - meet Natalie 👋Natalie is our office manager and handles customer com...
14/10/2026

The person who'll (very politely) ask for your ID - meet Natalie 👋

Natalie is our office manager and handles customer compliance.

Since the new anti-money laundering rules started on 1 July, she's been at the centre of how we verify every client and every transaction.

Want to make her day (and speed up yours)? Have these ready:

✔️ Current photo ID
✔️ Details of who's actually buying, including the people behind any company or trust
✔️ Where your funds are coming from (we may need to ask)

When she isn't verifying identities, she's running the office, which is a polite way of saying nothing happens here without her.

Waived or satisfied..?One word in the wrong email can change everything ✍️When a condition in your contract (like financ...
12/10/2026

Waived or satisfied..?

One word in the wrong email can change everything ✍️

When a condition in your contract (like finance or building and pest) is dealt with, you'll usually tell the other side it's been "satisfied" or "waived".

They sound interchangeable, BUT legally they're not.

"Satisfied" means the condition has actually been met, whether that's your loan being approved or you being happy with the inspection report. "Waived" means you're giving up the protection of that condition and going ahead regardless.

Either way, once that notice is sent, the exit that condition gave you is generally gone (and if a condition benefits both parties, one side can't simply waive it).

QLD: (07) 3062 9453
NSW: (02) 9060 3753

✉️ [email protected]

Cooling off is one of the best-known rights in property. BUT, it doesn't come with every contract 🧊There are a handful o...
09/10/2026

Cooling off is one of the best-known rights in property. BUT, it doesn't come with every contract 🧊

There are a handful of situations where it doesn't apply at all (and one where you actually get more of it than usual). Most people only find out which one they're in after they've signed.

Swipe for the big ones in Queensland and New South Wales. Not sure where your contract sits? Send it through and we'll tell you.

QLD: (07) 3062 9453
NSW: (02) 9060 3753

✉️ [email protected]

In a competitive New South Wales market you'll often be asked to sign a section 66W certificate, usually with the sugges...
08/10/2026

In a competitive New South Wales market you'll often be asked to sign a section 66W certificate, usually with the suggestion that it makes your offer stronger.

It does... but 👇

It also signs away your cooling off rights entirely and makes the contract binding from the moment it's exchanged, with no window to withdraw and no room to keep investigating.

There are situations where it's the perfect option and situations where it very much isn't.

The difference is whether your due diligence is finished before you sign it, not after.

NSW: (02) 9060 3753

✉️ [email protected]

In the current market, information is what everyone is chasing.Knowing where you stand, what your options are, and where...
07/10/2026

In the current market, information is what everyone is chasing.

Knowing where you stand, what your options are, and where you may (or may not) be able to move next makes a real difference to every decision that follows.

That's why Jake, James and the broader team have been out in amongst our networks lately, talking through some of the changes affecting property owners, buyers and sellers.

Here, James is walking the room through one that's creeping up fast 👉 from 1 January 2027, every home in Queensland needs interconnected photoelectric smoke alarms.

If you're selling and yours aren't compliant, the buyer can claim 0.15% of the purchase price at settlement.

Not sure where you stand? Give us a call.

Imagine 15% of your sale price being held back at settlement over one missing form 💸Since 1 January 2025, every seller o...
06/10/2026

Imagine 15% of your sale price being held back at settlement over one missing form 💸

Since 1 January 2025, every seller of Australian property needs an ATO clearance certificate, whatever the price. It's free, BUT the ATO can take up to 28 days to issue it.

SO, apply the week you list.

QLD: (07) 3062 9453
NSW: (02) 9060 3753

✉️ [email protected]

You did your due diligence. You got the searches, the inspections, the reports. And there's still a category of problems...
24/09/2026

You did your due diligence. You got the searches, the inspections, the reports. And there's still a category of problems none of that would have caught.

More buyers are taking out title insurance because it protects against exactly this 👇

The issues you usually only discover after settlement, once it's too late to walk away.

Title Insurance can help if:

- A previous owner built something without approval

- A boundary or survey error means a fence or structure isn't where it should be

- Zoning or planning issues affect how you can use the property

- Unpaid rates or taxes from before settlement surface later

- A fraudulent dealing or unauthorised mortgage appears on your title

It's a one-off premium that sits alongside your normal due diligence, giving you an extra layer of protection for risks you couldn't reasonably uncover before you bought the property.

It isn't essential, but for many buyers, it's valuable peace of mind.

QLD: (07) 3062 9453
NSW: (02) 9060 3753

✉️ [email protected]

A pool adds a genuine amount to a Queensland summer and a surprising amount to your obligations.Fencing that met the sta...
21/09/2026

A pool adds a genuine amount to a Queensland summer and a surprising amount to your obligations.

Fencing that met the standard when it was built may not meet it now, certificates lapse, and registration gets overlooked in a way that's very easy to inherit.

Once you've settled, the cost of putting it right is yours, not the previous owner's....

A quick check before you sign costs nothing; the alternative can run into thousands.

QLD: (07) 3062 9453
NSW: (02) 9060 3753

✉️ [email protected]

Address

Lobby 1, Level 2, 76 Skyring Terrace
Newstead, QLD
4006

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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