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Retirement is an exciting new chapter in your life but it can also be a challenging one. This is especially true if you choose to sell the family home and are thinking about downsizing your house. However, with the right help and advice, downsizing your home and moving to a retirement lifestyle village can be a smooth and enjoyable process, opening the door to the rest of your life.
Here we offer some essential downsizing tips for seniors, including everything you need to ask for from your potential retirement village to help your decision. With the right information, retiring and selling a...
Understanding the Retirement Villages Amendment Bill 2018
In November 2018, the NSW Parliament passed the Retirement Village Amendment Bill. This amended bill changes parts of the Retirement Villages Act 1999. In short, these bills protect both residents...
Legal questions to ask before moving into a retirement village
If you or your parents are considering moving into a retirement village, you'll find that there are a few differences to buying a home on the open market. We've compiled ten of the most commonly...
What is a deferred management or departure fee, and what does it mean for my retirement?
A deferred management fee—also called a departure fee—covers any expenses incurred by a retirement community during your residency, and is charged when you move out. When you sell your unit, the...
Understanding retirement contracts and village ownership
For many Australians, retirement means a change in their pace of life. This may come with the decision to downsize your home with the option of moving into a retirement or lifestyle village.
Retirement Village Eight Point Plan: what is it and how does it affect me?
More than 180,000 senior Australians now live in retirement villages, which offer convenience and economic advantages when downsizing from a family home. However, stories in recent years of...
Questions you should be asking before choosing a lifestyle village
If you’re looking forward to retirement, you might want to consider downsizing and moving to a lifestyle village to make life easier. After all, lifestyle villages aren’t just for the frail...
5 affordable ways to get into the property market faster
For many, the Australian dream is to buy a home on a quarter-acre block. Whether you want to do this for stability, for your family or because it makes financial sense.However, with house prices...
3 tips to help you decide if downsizing your home is right for you
If your children have all left your home for lives of their own, you may wonder if downsizing your home is the best decision for your family. The experienced team at East Coast Conveyancing...
The Bollen Memo - Episode 6
This month we speak to Lydia Brown, one of our Solicitor's here at East Coast Law about Personal Property Securities and the Personal Property Securities Register. Find out how to use the PPSR and...
