Building a reputation for excellence in an area takes time – often years. Curwoods have been providing our clients with advice on a range of property issues for more than 30 years and in that time our reputation has been building as one of the go-to law firms for property advice.

Our expertise allows our clients to trust us with services ranging from a simple commercial lease, to more complex areas such as joint ventures. In fact, our Property team offers a comprehensive range of legal services, including:

• Due diligence of property assets for acquisition, lease and development
• Acting on the sale or acquisition and development of sites including infrastructure, CBD developments, high-rise residential and land subdivision
• Tourist focused acquisitions such as hotels, motels and serviced apartments
• Complex subdivisions for strata and community titles, mixed use developments, shopping and industrial complexes
• Commercial, retail and industrial leasing and licensing and associated agreements
• Insurance issues surrounding property transactions
• Structuring of property transactions including joint ventures, co–development agreements and put-and-call options
• Contract legal risk management reviews, compliance and performance monitoring and audits.
• Structuring, negotiating and drafting building & construction contracts for new projects, refurbishment, facility and fit-out agreements

Our Property team works closely with other areas of the firm, including Commercial, Construction and Dispute Resolution, to ensure that they thoroughly cover every project.

Our Property team members include:

• John Snelgrove, Partner and Property Team Leader
• Ross Manookian, Senior Associate
• Melissa Grant, Solicitor