As JobKeeper ends, the time for hard decisions is now
This week, for businesses that have been clinging on to JobKeeper and hoping for a miracle, reality will strike. All is not lost, but this is a critical time to try and save your business.
NSW budget to provide commercial rent relief and $1,500 digital vouchers to SMEs
The NSW budget will support SMEs with extended commercial rent relief and $1,500 vouchers for those that don't pay payroll tax.
How do we reverse Australia’s retail vacancy apocalypse? Here’s one idea
Australia's high streets are staring down a vacancy epidemic. Is there a solution that benefits landlords, creatives and customers to boot?
Sneakerboy’s win in court opens the door to six months of more rent relief for SMEs
Footwear retailer Sneakerboy has won a case in the NSW Supreme Court, which may have ramifications for thousands of SME tenants that have negotiated rent relief under the commercial tenancy code.
“Good outcome”: Noni B owner reaches agreement to reopen Westfield stores
Westfield and Noni B owner Mosaic Brands have reached an agreement to reopen stores forcibly closed several weeks ago amid the pandemic.
Are stores worth what they used to be? Lew, Mosaic and Westfield lock horns on the future of rents
As Mosaic, Solomon Lew and Westfield fight over the future of shopping centres, we ask whether the humble retail store is worth what it used to be.
“This is not a bluff”: As landlords and tenants exchange threats and pleas, who will come out on top?
Though the pandemic has brought things to a boil, tensions between shopping centre tenants and landlords have simmered for decades.
Self-interest could spell death for retailers and landlords locked in rent disputes
There are no easy solutions to landlord and retailer negotiations about rent, and they will end badly if both parties pursue their own self-interest.
Victoria strengthens rent reductions for small businesses, extending relief by four months
Rent reductions will be available for Victorian businesses for at least another four months, under an extension to COVID-19 support.
“We’d have to shut our doors”: Rent relief was a saving grace for small business — but it’s about to expire
Rent relief has supported thousands of businesses through the pandemic, but as we approach the expiry, there are those still unable to pay.
ATO throws lifeline to landlords, confirming it will accept expense claims for empty Airbnbs
Landlords will be able to claim rent expense deductions on properties that have sat vacant during COVID-19, the ATO has confirmed.
The taxman is watching: Property investors need to get clued up on what they can and can’t claim this EOFY
Property investors are sure to attract the attention of the taxman if they make mistakes on their tax returns. Here some last-minute tips.
