Land Contracts in Queensland

Land Contracts in Queensland provides a thorough, user-friendly account of the law relating to buying and selling freehold land in Queensland. The authors analyse the substance of the transaction through the medium of standard contracts and draw on a comprehensive range of court decisions relating to the area. There are chapters covering the role of the real estate agent, the disclosure regime for sellers and agents, the inclusion of special conditions, and stamp duty and GST implications. A lengthy chapter on the remedies available to parties upon default is also included. Notable new additions to the second edition are the new provisions in Property Agents and Motor Dealers' Act 2000; new provisions in Trade Practices Act 1974; the revised Asbestos Regulations; the amendments to Real Estate Agents Codes of Conduct; and extensive exposition on significant High Court decisions on time of the essence. Recent decisions have been incorporated into all chapters.