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Real estate is "property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this (also) an item of real property, (more generally) buildings or housing in general.

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    VIC Deceased estate

    Hi, My partner is an executor and beneficiary of her dads estate who died last year. Before he passed, it went through the courts that his ex (not her mum) receive x% of a sale from a house they previously owned together. 1 year on, the house hasn’t sold, the ex hasn’t made any mortgage payments...
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    QLD Public Trustee mishandling of estate after death.

    My wife is the sole beneficiary of an estate handled by the Public Trustee Qld. The death happened on 24 December 2020 and the Public Trustee has been painfully slow in their handling of the estate. There is only a compensation payment she received before her death, as apart from that she had...
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    Real estate agency misusing rental funds.

    Hi. I have multiple commercial tenancy agreement with one particular agency and have been made aware of severe issues in our accounts. Four months ago we were approached by our agent claiming we were in arrears. Though I was positive I had been in advance. Regardless I paid a further $15,000 in...
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    Estate Planning - Property transfers CGT minimisation

    Hi, We have a question relating to estate planning – my father owns a number of commercial properties in his personal name and in various vehicles: 2 x properties in personal name (1 leasable building and 1 carpark for this building) 2 x vacant blocks (commercial) in 50% personal name and 50%...
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    VIC Non representing Estate Solicitor holding Property Paperwork

    Hello My late partner and I held a property as joint proprietorship, in which has now been transferred by land titles to my sole name. Due to dispute with the nominated executor, I have had an independent representative assist with completing the transfer and advised the executor's solicitor...
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    NSW Tax implication of distributing an estate differently to the Will

    I'm in NSW and the deceased's Will containing property in NSW is in my favour. But I'm agreeing to split the estate evenly with the executor who is in Queensland. We want to avoid a complex Deed by making an informal agreement. But the executor said her lawyer was worried that the executor's...
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    NSW Grandparents estate

    My grandmother passed away a few weeks ago. She had three daughters including my mother who died in 2017. My grandmother told my dying mother that her will was set up so my brother and I would inherit her share. Unfortunately my aunties turned on me after mums death and my grandmother changed...
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    QLD weird deed estate

    so an executor seeks partial distribution using a deed, worded like, "in consideration of the executors distribution to beneficiaries, the beneficiaries by their executing the deed, release and indemnify the executor from all claims, sums of money, damages, costs, expenses whatsoever now or in...
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    NSW Executor placing estate at risk

    The exexutor of my parents' estate wants to perform expensive drainage work to the estate on the advise of a real estate agent to supposedly improve the resale value. The estate consists of three blocks with the house on on block and two adjoining vacant blocks.It was agreed by the...
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    QLD Estate distribution

    Good morning, I have been acknowledged as a spouse and my question concerns the first $150000 to which I am entitled..The administrator, also a beneficiary, is delaying things as long as possible. Can I ask for my $150000 to be distributed to me before the rest of the assets are sold and the...