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Hawkins Clause and Protecting Your Home

by Matthew Gilligan 09 May 09

As accountants we are often asked, "What can we do to manage the exposure of our affairs to banks, as we increase our business or property borrowing?"There are lots of things you can do to reduce the effectiveness of bank securities and protect yourself from..

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Partnership really means two or more people or entities coming together in a common undertaking or enterprise.You can trade your partnership through various trading vehicles including companies/LAQCs, joint ventures, general partnership, special partnerships, limited partnerships, or trusts. Each trading vehicle should have an agreement created..

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Important Interest Rate Commentary: 1 May

by Matthew Gilligan 28 Apr 09

First of all with the OCR announcement this week, what about interest rates? What will the banks do and what should you be thinking about at present? You will remember in my newsletter on interest rates just over a month ago, I suggested that you consider..

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In a welcome development for taxpayers, the Minister of Revenue, Peter Dunne, has recommended to the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee considering the new associated persons rules (for dealers in land, developers, and builders) that the implementation date of these rules be delayed. To recap,..

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As I have said on several occasions, property and stock markets react much faster than local businesses to bad news. The property sector and stock market wear the downside of recession very quickly, as does the entire supply chain underneath these sectors of the economy...

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Salesh - Was really good to see you yesterday and to see you getting up in front of the crowd talking about your huge successes – and….. I didn’t realise you were so young!  You are and always have been such an inspiration to us and think it is great that you got up in front of a group of eager property investors to share about your property journey and to inspire us!  You should do it more often. You are so knowledgeable about property investing and so experienced – you should share your success story! - Lisa Swanepoel - December 2017

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