Real Estate

The High Court has declined a special leave application from Victoria’s State Revenue Office over a battle with shopping centre landlord Vicinity Funds over $82.5 million in stamp duty.

A Victoria Supreme Court judge has ordered the transfer of two cases over pre-emptive rights in a land development unit trust to the Federal Court, to be heard alongside a case by property developer Villawood.

The company behind the redevelopment of Melbourne’s former Hotel Lindrum has told a judge that the terms of a hotel management agreement were sufficient to establish use of the 'Lindrum' trade mark.

Hilton has filed an appeal after losing a challenge to a $173 million tax adjustment from the 2015 sale of the Sydney Hilton Hotel.

Gadens has hired two new partners in its fintech and property practices to meet growing client demand.

The corporate regulator has secured orders appointing receivers to a company behind a housing project on Lake Narracan in Victoria's LaTrobe Valley, after telling a court it was concerned more than 100 investors have been misled.

Distributed energy platform Energy Bay will invest $430 million to install solar panels and battery storage at up to 240 properties across Centuria Capital Group's portfolio, supplying electricity to participating tenants under a 30-year agreement.

Gadens has hired two new partners in its fintech and property practices to meet growing client demand.

Coles has won its bid to correct inaccurate information given to the ACCC about supermarket revenue and sales in proceedings challenging the regulator's rejection of its acquisition of leasehold interest in a Kalgoorlie site.

Land lease operator Ingenia Communities has opened its books to Warburg Pincus after the US private equity firm improved its takeover bid to $2.14 billion.