Business News New residential land sales have dropped by 17 per cent in the last quarter and by 4.6 per cent in the financial year, figures from the Urban Development Institute of Australia show. The UDIA’s latest survey of land developers showed 1,565 new lots were sold in the June 2022 quarter across the Perth […]
Read more
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 IS TO TRANSPORT ENERGY AND DEVELOPERS ROUTINELY BUILD AND GIFT TO WESTERN POWER THE INFRASTRUCTURE THEY NEED TO SERVICE ELECTRICITY […]
Read more
HAMES SHARLEY, A LEADING INTERNATIONAL DESIGN PRACTICE, RECENTLY SURVEYED DEVELOPERS IN NSW ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT FROM AN APPROVALS SYSTEM. NOT SURPRISINGLY THEIR COMMENTS RESONATED WITH THE EXPERIENCE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA. The seven priorities are: 1. More community involvement in broad planning policy, and less ability to object to projects, provided they comply with the […]
Read more