Real Estate

As part of their global partnership promotions, Clifford Chance and Kennedys have elevated three Australian lawyers with expertise in real estate, infrastructure, and property insurance.

A court has dismissed a challenge by ISPT to a $20 million tax assessment by the NSW State Revenue's Office over two acquisitions that increased its stake in Fort Street Real Estate Capital Fund.

Gadens has brought on eight new partners, building out its offering for in-demand practices like corporate, financial services and real estate and construction.

IFM Investors has sold Scoresby Industry Park in Melbourne's east to Hale Capital Partners for more than $100 million.

Dexus has secured more than $600 million in new capital investments for its flagship fund, including $500 million from a first-time superannuation investor in the fund. 

An appeals court has upheld a finding that Tasmanian Ports had a right to kick wood pellets manufacturer Resources Australasia off leased property after it erected an awning structure without permission. 

Defunct developer FSM must hand over transcripts of examination proceedings by its liquidators in a new case against Ray White Capital, Mallesons and others after the liquidators lost their bid for unreacted emails related to financing for an Ashfield development. 

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has found rent tech platform 2Apply unfairly collected excessive personal information about rental applicants in its online rental forms.

The parents of Luxcon boss Ilya Melnikoff have failed to convince a judge they should not have to pay back a mortgage and guarantee to lenders who gave their son's companies a $13.9 million advance to buy property in Byron Bay and a $3.8 million tax-related loan.

As it bets on the growth of the global data centre market, industrial real estate group Goodman has sold off two Sydney warehouses for a reported $438 million to property investor Aliro.