Property
"Clients enjoy every confidence in the firm's technical ability and big-firm experience, skills and service at a sharp, transparent and competitive price."- Asia Pacific Legal 500, 2006
Property law is about being able to structure a deal that is flexible, minimises legal risks and suits the requirements of all parties. This includes undertaking the due diligence process, adopting the right structure and titling, providing tax effective advice, financing and considering environmental and planning issues.
The Sparke Helmore Property team has extensive experience in the carriage and management of property development projects, where we service all of the legal and commercial needs of our clients by drawing on industry specialisations and technical expertise within our team.
This includes drafting and negotiating documentation, project strategy and structuring, financing, planning, tax, stamp duty and trust issues in all types of development, leasing and property management matters in the commercial, retail, residential, industrial and tourism sectors.
The Property Group has a notable client list from both the private and public sectors. In addition, Sparke Helmore is one of the few preferred suppliers of property-related legal services to Federal and State governments.
Expertise
Our approach is holistic, working with you right from the beginning of the deal, undertaking the due diligence process, using the right structure, financing, and considering the environmental and planning issues.
Our experience in commercial property, such as shopping centres, hotels, CBD office development, infrastructure projects, manufacturing plants, pubs and development sites gives you access to a national team experienced in all property related matters.
Specialist services include:
- joint venture and consultancy agreements
- acquisitions and sales
- commercial leases and subleases
- property management
- property development
- legal master planning and titling (community title, strata and stratum subdivisions)
- asset structuring and protection
- agency law
- project strategy and financing
- planning and environmental advice
- risk management
- finance and capital raising
Experience
- Acting for Medallist (a related entity to the Macquarie Bank) in the acquisition/legal masterplanning and development of the Vintage/Greg Norman Golf Course and 480 lot community title subdivision located in the Hunter Valley, including preparation of golf course management agreement and memberships, community titling, project financing, hotel management agreements, joint ventures and disposals.
- Advised NIB Hospital on the disposal/operation agreement and finance on the sale of the Hospital.
- Advised BMD/Urbex in its involvement in the proposed $175 million Babcock & Brown Residential Land Partners IPO. BMD/Urbex contributed 25% of the Ascot Chase, Victoria development (being the largest development by value in the portfolio) and 30% of the Kalynda, Townsville development (being the largest development in terms of number of home sites) into the portfolio.
- Advising Newcastle Council on the development and redevelopment of major public infrastructure as PPPs. This included drafting requests for expressions of interest, requests for tenders and advising on the selection process, including probity issues. We were also responsible for advising Council concerning its application for approval of PPPs by the NSW State Government in accordance with its PPP Guidelines.
- Drafting and negotiating leases for Government clients including Centrelink, State Rail Authority, Sydney Water and the Department of Public Works and Services, Port Kembla Port Corporation and Waterways NSW.
- Acting for large corporations including OneSteel Limited, Caltex and AV Jennings on property acquisitions, sales and in the leasing of industrial and commercial premises nationally.
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