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Borrower Structures - Trusts

LINK Commercial Mortgages (“LINK”) was established in 1999 to serve and cater to the requirements of commercial and industrial property investors who were seeking viable alternatives to oppressive bank lending practices at that time.

The Advantages of Institutional Commercial Mortgage Finance

Calendar 2022 and 2023 has seen an unprecedented number of builders across Australia fail and go into external administration

SBBIS Update

The Strata Building Bond and Inspections Scheme (“SBBIS”) came about as a result of a spate of fires and structural defects – see the video interview and download the comprehensive discussion paper:

The Residential Property Market Is Off To A Great Start In 2024

Across Australia, real estate agencies are reporting a strong and encouraging start to calendar 2024. We are looking at two consecutive Super Saturdays with over 6,000 homes

The Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR)

In a commercial property finance transaction, there are several types of security taken by a lending institution to ensure recovery of its capital. The obvious and main security

The Private Mortgage Sector

The Australian Credit Market is segmented in to four tiers as suggested by the writer since submitting an expert evidence report to the Supreme Court of NSW in 2009.

Measuring Project Feasibility, Development Spread

There are several metrics in analysing a property investment or a property development proposal, particularly on a construct-and-retain basis; one of which is called Development Spread.

Pre-Lease Agreements

LINK is able to include future rental incomes from proposed commercial-industrial tenants of vacant investment property being acquired or under construction.

Construction Finance

LINK Commercial Mortgages (“LINK”) was established in 1999 to serve and cater to the requirements of property developers who were seeking viable alternatives to conservative bank lending policies.

Latent Defects Insurance

Latent Defects Insurance (LDI) is also known as Decennial Strata Insurance. It is common in several overseas countries, such as France and Sweden, where the residential construction and development

Tier Classification of Builders

Calendar 2022 and 2023 has seen an unprecedented number of builders across Australia fail and go into external administration and liquidation, across all tiers, ranging from smaller, local home builders through to some national and international builders.