Expert legal and advisory services covering all aspects of property.
OUR AREAS OF EXPERTISE
We help our property clients through the entire property lifecycle. Our expertise starts from the initial design and marketing phase of projects all the way through to its termination or renewal.
Banking & Finance
We support the establishment of banks into Australia, including advising financial institutions on funding and debt facilities for the property industry.
Property Development
Bugden Allen has the most experienced and innovative team of development lawyers in Australia with an unmatched track record of successfully structuring large and complex developments.
Project Conveyancing
We act for major property developers on their project conveyancing, which we manage via a digital contract exchange platform “OPEX”.
Insurance
We act for leading insurance companies in the strata industry to assist them with the settlement and disputes arising from insurance claims.
Management Rights
Bugden Allen is experienced in advising developers, owners corporations and caretakers in relation to management rights issues, many of which are contentious.
Renewals & Restructuring
Where a scheme is experiencing serious problems because of poor structuring by the developer, the development team at Bugden Allen can assist. This includes working with developers and owners looking to terminate and re-develop an ageing strata building.
Dispute Resolution
The dispute resolution team at Bugden Allen is focused on achieving the best outcome for our clients, be that a negotiated resolution of the dispute or a contested matter before a Court or Tribunal.
Government Consultancy
We provide strata and community title consultancy services to Governments and agencies both within Australia and overseas. Members of our team have worked in democratic, communist and autocratic political environments in both common law and civil law systems.
Commercial Property
Although we are not focused on general property law (such as cottage conveyancing and residential leasing), our broad-based development consulting practice inevitably results in us being involved in related commercial property transactions.
Software Consulting
Our IT consulting team has extensive experience in designing and building cloud-based strata management platforms. We work with the product teams of software and strata companies to ensure their management and accounting solutions are legally compliant.
Sustainability
Our team works with energy operators, owners corporations, strata managers and suppliers on a range of sustainability initiatives in the built environment such as the implementation of NABERS, by-laws for retrofitting and embedded network contracts.
Strata Advisory
Our experienced strata and community title lawyers advise on the full range of legal, governance and management issues which confront management committees.
Levy Recovery Solutions
Operating under our “LevyCollect” brand, our national levy recovery team have over 35 years’ experience in assisting owners corporations in collecting levy debts. This service is complemented by our LevyCollect portal which gives strata managers real-time visibility over their matters.
By-Laws
Our team does by-law drafting, reviews and registration work for strata buildings nationally. This service is complemented by our By-Law Builder platform, a world-leading self-service tool for by-law work.
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