Real Estate

Bunnings is pushing for an early trial in a misuse of market power case by a Mitre 10 franchisee seeking to halt its plans to open a nearby store, noting work has already begun on the store.

Home builder Metricon has been ordered to identify the specific drawings it alleges a Queensland builder copied, in proceedings alleging copyright infringement of two of its home designs.

A court has struck out claims in a case by companies of a former Villawood Management shareholder that alleges he was sidelined by co-owners of the property development group, but the companies have been given the OK to amend the case.

Warburg Pincus has increased its offer to acquire Ingenia Communities after AVID Property Group lobbed a competing offer that valued the holiday park operator at $3.2 billion.

Coles’ proposed acquisition of a leasehold interest for a new Kalgoorlie supermarket will push the local IGA store out of the market, a tribunal has been told.

REA Group has been ordered to produce communications with Deloitte in a lawsuit over a promotional claim that rival real estate listings company Domain says is misleading.

A judge tasked with calculating damages owed former HWL Ebsworth client Gregory Lindsay-Owen has adopted a referees' report over his protests, saying it was open to the referees to refuse a $4.4 million tax adjustment. 

Singaporean real estate investor OUE REIT is increasing its stake in 180 George Street, a 55-storey Sydney office tower whose tenants include Salesforce, TikTok and Jones Lang LaSalle.

AVID Property Group has moved ahead of Warburg Pincus in a contest to acquire Ingenia Communities, securing access to the housing and holiday park operator’s books with a $3.2 billion takeover offer that would also require Ingenia to abandon its acquisition of developer Peet.

Starbucks has prevailed in a bid by a landlord of the coffee chain's Ripley, Queensland outlet to set aside a demand for $450,000 as part of a rent dispute.