Our Services
The team at van de Graaff laywers are committed to delivering outcomes to meet the needs of our clients. We are committed to taking a pro-active approach and providing timely responses when legal issues arise for our clients.
Leasing
Acting for landlords and tenants, throughout Australia in relation to:
- Commercial offices
- Industrial and warehouse premises
- Bulky goods tenancies
- Retail shops
- Preparation of master suites of leasing documents (Letters of Offer/ Agreements for lease/Leases/Incentive Deeds)
- Advice regarding Retail Shop Lease obligations (landlord and tenant) throughout Australia
- Reconfiguration of shopping centres
- Advice on compensation provisions of retail shop leases (where tenants are to be relocated or tenancies vacated)
- Assisting with exercise of options and rent reviews.
Property Development
Acquisitions of broad acre vacant land for development into:
- vacant land residential developments
- house/land/town home developments
- master planned communities
- mixed use developments
Documentation associated with developments:
- easements
- contracts of sale
- instructions to sales agents/ checklists for executing documents etc
- building management statements
- community management statements
Review of development approval conditions
Due Diligence
Property acquisitions/disposals
- Residential and investment house /land purchases and sales
- Off the plan purchases/sales
- Advice on the Property Agents and Motor Dealers Act
- Advice on Body Corporate and Community Management Act
- Advice on Land Sales Act
- Advice on Environmental Act issues
- Buyer and Seller due diligence
Businesses
- Sales and purchases of businesses/including retail chains
- Due diligence to assist in getting your business ready for sale
- Sales of existing businesses
- Due diligence on, and acquisition of, existing businesses
Company/ Partnerships/ Trusts
- Establishment of new companies, partnerships and trusts
- Review of constitutions/ trust deeds
- Variations of Trust Deeds
- Shareholders Agreement
- Partnership Agreements
- Unitholders Agreements