• CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS TAX MORATORIUM

    THE STATE GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCED A MORATORIUM ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WESTERN POWER’S COLLECTION OF THE TAX ON CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS. Sometimes common sense does come into play, even in the frantic lead up to the…

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  • NEW CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS LEVY

    IN JUST OVER A WEEK A 13.9% LEVY WILL BE INTRODUCED BY WESTERN POWER TO COVER THEIR INCOME TAX LIABILITY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS THAT ARE GIVEN TO THEM FOR FREE. THE ROLE OF WESTERN POWER…

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  • POLITICS, FINANCE AND DESIGN MUST ALL ALIGN

    UDIA NATIONAL CONGRESS WAS HELD RECENTLY IN BRISBANE AND ALWAYS DELIVERS THOUGHT PROVOKING DISCUSSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS. THIS YEAR WAS NO EXCEPTION AND MY “PICK OF THE CROP” WAS THE FORMER CHIEF URBAN DESIGNER FOR THE…

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  • NEW APPROACH TO COMPLIANCE

    MOST OF YOU WILL HAVE HEARD OF LEARNED HELPLESSNESS. THAT IS WHEN YOUR BELOVED TEENAGER SUDDENLY FORGETS HOW TO MAKE TOAST OR PUT WASHING IN THE LAUNDRY BASKET BUT CAN MASTER THE MOST COMPLICATED NEW…

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  • ISSUES CREATED BY THE SHRINKING LOT

    ONE OF THE VERY OBVIOUS CHANGES OVER THE LAST TWO DECADES HAS BEEN THE PROPORTION OF THE LOT TAKEN UP BY THE DWELLING. Analysis of Landgate data shows that since 1993 the size of residential…

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  • MOST HOUSEHOLD EQUITY IN PROPERTY

    ACCORDING TO ABS DATA, OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSEHOLDS HAD A HIGHER LEVEL OF NET WEALTH THAN THOSE THAT RENT. With households in Perth having, on average, net property assets of $420,700, it is clear that property…

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  • INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS NOT MET

    UDIA SUPPORTS THE ORDERLY ROLL OUT OF LAND FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER IT RECOGNISES THAT, IN A PROPONENT DRIVEN SYSTEM, THE LAND OWNERS MAY NOT WANT TO, OR BE ABLE TO, DEVELOP WHEN IT IS…

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  • MAXIMISING YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL RETURNS

    The argument about whether or not environmental initiatives undertaken by developers resonate with buyers, and are useful selling points, has been around for some time. SMR’s “What Home Buyers Want” survey conducted across 20 residential…

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  • NEW APPROACH NEEDED TO COUNTER FIRE RISKS

    THE RECENT BUSHFIRES HAVE WREAKED HAVOC ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES, DESTROYING PROPERTY AND LEAVING RESIDENTS TO RETURN TO THEIR HOMES WITH THE SCARRED LANDSCAPE A LONG TERM REMINDER; AND THEY ARE THE LUCKY ONES. We had…

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