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Pandana resort on South Stradbroke Island - Empire Legal — Pandana resort, South Stradbroke Island - $200m, six years of approvals, and not one square metre of freehold
Work has started on Pandana, a $200m eco resort on South Stradbroke Island. Here is what has been approved, what the land actually is, and why none of it is freehold.
October 14, 2026/by George Sourris

George Sourris of Empire Legal explains Brisbane minimum lot size changes - 120sqm or 600sqm — Brisbane block sizes cut to 120sqm - unless you’re near a train station, then yours just tripled!
Brisbane's new lot size rules started on 18 September 2026. Minimums dropped to 120sqm in some areas and rose to 600sqm in others. Here is which one applies to you.
October 13, 2026/by George Sourris

QLD property Christmas shutdown 2026 key settlement dates - Empire Legal — Don’t get caught out this Christmas: the 2026 QLD property shutdown guide
The QLD property industry shuts from 25 December 2026 to 3 January 2027. Ten days, not eight. The settlement deadlines, sign-by dates and traps.
October 5, 2026/by George Sourris

Sunset clauses in QLD off-the-plan apartment contracts explained by Empire Legal — Sunset clause QLD - your off-the-plan apartment has less protection than a vacant block of dirt!
Buying off-the-plan land in QLD? A developer needs your consent to walk away. Buying an apartment? It needs neither. Here is the gap and how to protect yourself.
September 23, 2026/by George Sourris

QLD first home owner grant $750,000 price cap explained by Empire Legal — The $1 that costs QLD first home buyers $30,000
Four QLD first home buyer schemes, four different price caps. What the $750,000 grant cap really means, when you pay zero stamp duty, and the contract dates that decide it.
September 22, 2026/by George Sourris

Torrens Title in Queensland compared with land title in Greece - Empire Legal — No land title in Greece: why Torrens Title matters in Queensland!
Greece never adopted the Torrens system, so proving you own land means tracing deeds backwards through generations and reading stone walls. Here is what a $25 Queensland title search actually proves, what it does not, and why a 30 year old fence in the wrong place does not become yours.
September 16, 2026/by George Sourris

Seller Disclosure Penalties QLD: There Is No Fine. It Is Worse.

There is no fine for a wrong Form 2 in Queensland. Under section 104 of the Property Law Act 2023 your buyer can terminate at any time before settlement and get every dollar back.

September 14, 2026/by George Sourris

George Sourris of Empire Legal explains how to remove a deceased person from a QLD property title — Record of Death: How to remove a deceased person from a QLD property title
Losing someone is hard enough without paperwork piling on top.…
September 9, 2026/by George Sourris

Buying at ORO Newstead? What to check before you sign

Buying off the plan at ORO Newstead on Longland Street? What to check in the contract and disclosure pack before you sign.

September 5, 2026/by George Sourris

How to Find Out Who Owns a Property in Queensland

Quick answer: Yes, you can. The Queensland land register is public…

September 4, 2026/by George Sourris

Queensland Title Search: What It Shows and What It Misses

Quick answer: A Queensland title search costs $25.71, returns…

September 3, 2026/by George Sourris

Statutory warranties in QLD contracts - Empire Legal explains the body corporate trap for sellers — Statutory warranties in QLD contracts: the body corporate trap that can hand buyers a termination right
Statutory warranties are not covered by the Form 2 or the Form 33 - the seller has to answer them personally, and a wrong or blank answer can hand the buyer a right to terminate under the BCCMA.
August 31, 2026/by George Sourris

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Pandana resort, South Stradbroke Island - $200m, six years of approvals, and not one square metre of freehold

Brisbane block sizes cut to 120sqm - unless you’re near a train station, then yours just tripled!

Don’t get caught out this Christmas: the 2026 QLD property shutdown guide

Sunset clause QLD - your off-the-plan apartment has less protection than a vacant block of dirt!

The $1 that costs QLD first home buyers $30,000

No land title in Greece: why Torrens Title matters in Queensland!