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August 2025

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In: Accounting and Finance, General Interest, Legal

Contributed By: Quartz Legal on

From “Buyer Beware” to “Seller Must Declare” On 1 August 2025, Queensland’s property landscape fundamentally changed. The new seller disclosureregime applies to almost all freehold property sales—residential or commercial, freestanding or within acommunity titles scheme. This marks a clear move away from the traditional buyer beware model towards a framework where theseller must declare. The result: greater consistency and certainty for buyers, but also higher compliancerisks for sellers. Simpler Contracts, But Greater RisksThere are now only two contracts of sale:– One for residential property; and– One for commercial property. This applies whether the property is a stand-alone lot or part of a community titles scheme.⚠️Read More →

In: Accounting and Finance, General Interest

Contributed By: Archer Gowland Redshaw on

For this month, we have focused our Insights on the SME Business sector, with commentary on recent General Interest Charge updates and TPAR Reporting. Another event that occurred during this time was the return of Chris Lewis to the AGR team. Chris has been busily reconnecting with everyone and putting together an awesome line up of topics and events. The podcast series is coming back so keep a look out for its monthly release. If you have any specific topic you wish to hear about let us know. If you wish to be a guest on the podcast series, please reach out.   For August, we have allRead More →

In: Accounting and Finance, General Interest, Real Estate

Contributed By: TheOnsiteManager.com.au on

Brisbane, 26 August 2025 — Australia’s real estate sector is hurtling toward its biggest compliance shake-up in decades, with the federal government confirming that anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) obligations will extend to real estate professionals from 1 July 2026. The reforms—passed by Parliament in late 2024 and now being implemented by AUSTRAC—will require agencies to enrol with the regulator, build risk-based compliance programs, verify clients, file suspicious matter reports, and keep detailed records. (AUSTRAC) Under AUSTRAC’s published timetable, enrolment for newly regulated businesses opens on 31 March 2026, giving agencies a short runway to formalise systems before the legal start date. AUSTRAC has also flagged “core guidance” forRead More →

In: General Interest, Legal

Contributed By: TheOnsiteManager.com.au on

The Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Regulation 2009 will expire (sunset) on 31 August 2025. Following targeted consultation with peak bodies and representative groups, the Queensland Government has replaced the 2009 Regulation with the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Regulation 2025 (the Regulation), which will commence from 1 September 2025. The new Regulation does not introduce any new obligations or major changes. Instead, it: RTA form updates from 1 September 2025 The RTA will be updating the following tenancy agreement forms, which apply from 1 September 2025: Please ensure you use the latest versions – either by downloading from the RTA website or via your third-party digitalRead More →

In: Accounting and Finance, General Interest, Legal

Contributed By: TheOnsiteManager.com.au on

This is a friendly reminder of the upcoming Key Due Dates across the month of August 2025 for small-to-medium sized businesses, announced by the Australian Tax Office (ATO): Key Due Dates Calendar – August 2025 7 August 2025 14 August 2025 21 August 2025 25 August 2025 28 August 2025 For More Information For more information or assistance in these matters, please contact the Archer Gowland Redshaw office to speak with an adviser on (07) 3002 2699 | info@agredshaw.com.au Author: Archer GowlandRead More →

In: Accounting and Finance, General Interest, Real Estate

Contributed By: TheOnsiteManager.com.au on

Buying an investment property in another state or territory can open the door to a range of new opportunities. From more affordable price points to higher rental yields and market diversification, there are plenty of reasons to look beyond your own backyard. But investing interstate also requires careful planning, local insight, and the right financial support. Here are 7 practical tips to consider if you’re thinking about taking that next step. 1. Define your investment strategy Before exploring property listings, it’s helpful to think about what you want to achieve – whether that’s long-term value growth, consistent rental income, or managing cash flow. These goalsRead More →

In: General Interest, The Management Rights Market

Contributed By: TheOnsiteManager.com.au on

Hotel Resort Sales is excited to announce the successful completion of a major transactioninvolving the combined sale of three premier management rights businesses in Brisbane toMeriton Group. Acquired from Aurora Assets Management Group, the properties includeNewstead Towers, Broadway on Ann, and Aqua Newstead comprising of over 710 lots.This multi-million-dollar deal represents a significant milestone in Brisbane’s rapidly growingaccommodation sector and marks Meriton’s first acquisition in the management rights space inQueensland. The landmark transaction underscores Hotel Resort Sales’ expertise in connectingleading operators with premium management rights opportunities. The properties, situated side by side in sought-after inner-city Brisbane CBD, offer stronginvestment potential and align with Meriton Group’sRead More →

In: Accounting and Finance, ARAMA, Body Corporate, Events, Facilities Management, General Interest, Landlords, Tenants, Renting and Management, Legal, Motels and Hospitality, Real Estate, The Management Rights Market

Contributed By: ARAMA on

Nominate THE industry contributors worthy of recognition. Get your tickets now – hurry! https://www.arama.com.au/eventdetails/29727/top-awards-2025 THE Awards are part of the ARAMA Top Awards, the MR Industry’s night of nights! This year happening at the Star Casino in Brisbane. THE Awards seeks to recognise those who are going above and beyond in the Management Rights industry. We have 4 categories, MR Broker (individual), MR Brokerage (entire firm) and Service Provider (everyone from lawyers to locksmiths is up for votes). ..and of course THE Onsite Manager Of The Year! Don’t miss out on all the excitement September 12th at The Star Casino! arama.com.au/eventdetails/29727/top-awards-2025Read More →

In: ARAMA, General Interest

Contributed By: ARAMA on

ALMOST half a century ago the great Australian actor Peter Finch won an Academy Award for urging everyone to stick their heads out the window and shout “I’m as mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore.” In one of the greatest screen monologues ever, Finch’s character looked into the camera and declared “We know things are bad. Worse than bad. They’re crazy. It’s like everything everywhere is going crazy.” That was almost 50 years ago and in many ways things have gotten worse. So many aspects of life – from politics, social media, entertainment, and even retail shopping – have anRead More →

In: ARAMA, General Interest

Contributed By: ARAMA on

FOR the last few weeks the world’s economies have been on a financial rollercoaster ride that has left many investors nervous and queasy. The on-again, off-again tariff impositions by the Trump government in the United States have seen stock-markets behave like dodgem cars without steering wheels. Markets hate uncertainty. But those of us who work in management and letting rights have always admired the extraordinary resilience of our industry, and in this time of global uncertainty we can be glad we work in a business with strong foundations and a proven track record to weather storms of any kind. Buying into management and letting rightsRead More →

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