<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/sunland-group">Sunland Group</a> has officially lodged plans for its first Gold Coast apartment project since the departure of the Abedian family from the company three years ago, unveiling a new high-rise proposal for a prominent Broadbeach corner site on Old Burleigh Road.

The application was submitted by an entity directed by Tom Jamieson, stepson of longtime Sunland leader Soheil Abedian, and Riaz Rezvanipour, brother-in-law of Sahba Abedian, Soheil’s son.

Sunland acquired the 1,283 sqm site on the corner of Old Burleigh Road and Armrick Avenue for $9.5 million late last year and is now seeking approval for a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/99-101-old-burleigh-road-broadbeach-qld-4218">42-storey tower with 81 apartments</a>.

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Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/contreras-earl-architecture">Contreras Earl Architecture</a>, the proposed tower at 99-101 Old Burleigh Road would deliver a predominantly larger-format apartment mix aimed at the owner-occupier market. Plans include 17 two-bedroom apartments, 55 three-bedroom apartments, and nine four-bedroom residences across 35 residential levels.

The development also incorporates three basement levels, four podium parking levels, two levels of communal recreation facilities, and rooftop plant and equipment. A total of 189 car spaces are proposed, significantly exceeding the 90 spaces required under the planning scheme.

The architecture adopts a sculpted, curvilinear form, with deep wraparound balconies and integrated landscaping intended to soften the tower’s vertical expression. The planning report states the building’s “slender footprint/form provides a complimentary yet varied built form within the local streetscape” and contributes to “a varied, yet ordered skyline.”

Contreras Earl noted in its Architectural Statement that from the early stages, the project addressed a fundamental challenge: how to accommodate the required residential yield while avoiding the conventional model of a tower sitting on a rigid, fully resolved parking podium.

“The most direct response would have been to consolidate parking into a singular, flat podium and extrude a repetitive tower above,” the statement said. “While efficient, this approach would result in a consolidated built form with limited engagement with the surrounding landscape and public realm.”

Instead, the conventional podium model was “deliberately rejected”. The architects described the base of the building as “a landscaped architectural condition where structure, planting and circulation are integrated”.

“Rather than presenting a continuous built mass, the base of the building is articulated through a series of concrete planter elements that organise the podium into a fragmented system,” the statement said. “This approach reduces the perceived bulk of the lower levels while establishing a more permeable interface with the streetscape and adjacent open space.”

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The site sits within the High Density Residential Zone and inside the City of Gold Coast’s unrestricted “HX” building height area, where the planning framework anticipates intensified residential development tied to the expanding light rail corridor. The planning report notes the area is undergoing “transition toward more intense development forms” given its proximity to Broadbeach, Surfers Paradise, and high-frequency public transport infrastructure.

Positioned directly opposite Broadbeach Park and within walking distance of Florida Gardens light rail station, the development would sit among a rapidly evolving stretch of Old Burleigh Road that has become one of the Gold Coast’s most active apartment development corridors.

The application joins a growing pipeline of luxury residential projects reshaping Broadbeach, including nearby developments by 5Point Projects, Polycell, and Graya.

The planning report argues the project contributes toward the Gold Coast’s long-term housing targets under the South East Queensland Regional Plan, which forecasts the need for more than 100,000 additional high-rise dwellings across the city by 2046.

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The Abedian family departed Sunland Group in late 2023, ending a four-decade association with the company, and subsequently established the private development firm Abedian &amp; Co. The group is currently delivering <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/greenmount-residences-cnr-hill-street-and-marine-parade-coolangatta-qld-4225">Greenmount Residences</a> at Rainbow Bay and recently launched <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/18-mary-avenue-14-18-mary-avenue-broadbeach-qld-4218">18 Mary Avenue</a> in Broadbeach.
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Joel Robinson

First look: Sunland Group returns to Broadbeach new apartment market with new Old Burleigh Road tower plans

The Minns Labor Government has established the new Bays West Delivery Authority to lead the development&nbsp;of the Bays West Precinct and Blackwattle Bay Precinct.&nbsp;

The Authority is charged with creating Sydney’s newest precinct, a thriving, connected, sustainable hub with White Bay Power Station as its cultural heart. Its vision is to build on the area’s natural, cultural and industrial history to shape a vibrant new neighbourhood.

The precinct will deliver up to 8,500 well-located homes, including a minimum of 10 per cent affordable and essential worker homes. Combine new housing with public open space, opening public access to the waterfront for the first time in more than 100 years, while retaining important deep-water facilities to support Sydney’s working harbour.

Located just minutes from the Sydney CBD and connected to a world-class metro, ferry, walking and cycling links, the Bays West precinct will rebalance housing growth towards well-serviced inner-city locations and help tackle the state’s housing crisis.

The Bays West Delivery Authority,&nbsp;an agency of the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, will report to the NSW Minister for Lands and Property who already has oversight of major precinct renewal projects including at Blackwattle Bay and Barangaroo.

As part of the broader Bays West transformation, the Minns Government recently announced that a proposal from Lendlease to redevelop part of the Bays West Precinct has progressed to Stage 2 of the NSW Government’s unsolicited proposals process.

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The Minns Labor Government has also confirmed the Bays West precinct will have a new suburb name. This will be the first major suburb built in close proximity to Sydney’s CBD in decades and will encompass the area currently being referred to as Bays West, including Glebe Island and the White Bay Power Station. Served by a new Metro station just five minutes from the CBD, it will become one of the most populous suburbs in the Inner West and one of Sydney’s premier cultural destinations.

An early works program is taking shape, which&nbsp;includes the first stages of an international design competition.&nbsp;

The aim of the Bays West&nbsp;International&nbsp;Design Competition is to&nbsp;ensure design excellence is embedded in the project from the start. The competition will deliver an&nbsp;urban framework that defines the character, ambition and long-term identity of&nbsp;this&nbsp;former industrial precinct as it transitions to a vibrant, inclusive and sustainable residential&nbsp;neighbourhood.

The competition will be led by the Bays West Delivery Authority in partnership with Government Architect NSW.&nbsp;

It will launch with an invitation for a global Expressions of Interest, before moving to an invitation-only stage that will be assessed by a panel that&nbsp;will provide advice to Cabinet who will select a winner.

Premier of NSW, Chris Minns said the establishment of the new Authority is the first step in transforming the Bays West precinct into a vibrant, livable suburb minutes from the Sydney CBD and two stops from Hunter St Station on the Metro West line.

“The Authority will deliver well-located homes close to the heart of the city and integrate the new precinct with Blackwattle Bay and the new Sydney Fish Market.

“This is a generational opportunity to build a new suburb on the city’s edge and open the harbour foreshore to the public for the first time in a century.”&nbsp;

Minister for Lands and Property Steve Kamper said the new Bays West Delivery Authority established by the Minns Government will turbocharge the development of Sydney’s newest suburb.

“The Authority is working at a record pace to deliver an international design competition, planning pathways and a financial model so that this development benefits Sydney with well-designed homes in a central location, close to public transport, jobs, entertainment and essential services.

“If we want Sydney to stay liveable and affordable, we need to be bold about using underutilised government-owned land to deliver homes for the future while making sure essential working harbour functions can be accommodated.”

Bays West Delivery Authority established to "turbocharge" Sydney’s newest suburb

Around 400 additional homes could be built at Southwark Grounds on Port Road, lifting total site capacity from 1300 to around 1700 dwellings.

A recently approved code amendment would allow apartment towers of up to 14 storeys in some areas of Renewal SA’s redevelopment of the former West End Brewery.

Renewal SA Acting Chief Executive Shane Wingard said he welcomed the code amendment, with the increase in heights and homes making a positive impact on the supply of high-quality, well-connected housing close to the city.

“By going higher across some parts of Southwark Grounds, we are adding a substantial number of very well-located homes with little impact on project delivery time or planned open space,” Mr Wingard said.

Since the project officially launched in 2025, Mr Wingard said more than 12,000 enquiries had been received about living at Southwark Grounds.

“The very strong early interest we’ve seen since homes were first released in the precinct reinforces our plans to create more housing opportunities,” he said.

The Southwark Grounds code amendment was launched in December last year, with community engagement undertaken over five weeks from January.

It proposed increasing maximum building heights from eight to 14 storeys on the eastern section of Southwark Grounds, and to 12 storeys across the remainder of the site, with minimum building heights ranging from two to four storeys.

The code amendment was implemented through an Early Commencement policy in late January, allowing developers to quickly explore the viability of increased height and housing yield while other planning processes continue.

One of the first developers delivering apartment sites have already finalised redesigns to increase the number of apartments following the code amendment.

Samaras’ development adjacent to the future Colonel Light Park is now planning to deliver 125 apartments across 11 storeys, significantly greater than original plans of around 50 apartments across four storeys.

The developer is also exploring the potential for additional affordable housing outcomes.

Most of the apartments at Southwark Grounds will be delivered within a master-planned precinct on a large parcel of land on the eastern portion of the site, covering around two-thirds of its 8.4 hectares.

Wingard said detailed precinct planning over the coming months may identify further opportunities to increase yield further that could see total apartment numbers at Southwark Grounds, exceed this number.

Affordable homes at Southwark Grounds will also see a net increase, with Renewal SA maintaining its commitment to a minimum of 20 per cent affordable housing across the development.

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Civil works have begun across the site, with construction under way on the first new roads surrounding a townhouse precinct in the south‑west corner of Southwark Grounds. This includes Renewal SA’s 17 Founder’s Row homes, which are on track for completion by Christmas.

“We expect to have people living at Southwark Grounds by the end of the year, so delivering roads and public spaces for those residents is among our highest priorities.”

Construction of 40 townhouses off Anderson Street, known as West Village and being delivered by Contour, is forecast to begin in mid‑2026. Kolabb’s Anderson Lane development will follow shortly after, delivering a further 26 townhouses.

Southwark Grounds is a state government‑led urban renewal project now set to deliver around 1,700 homes over the next decade.

Homes will be supported by a supermarket, a range of retail and hospitality offerings anchored by a revitalised Walkerville Brew Tower, a childcare centre, car parking and well‑connected public spaces.

400 new homes planned for Adelaide's former West End Brewery site

Brisbane developer&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/cavcorp">Cavcorp</a> has lodged plans for a new mixed-use residential development at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/55-wyandra-street-teneriffe-qld-4005">55 Wyandra Street</a>, Teneriffe, anchored by an 85-metre public laneway designed to reconnect the suburb’s riverfront with the Gasworks precinct.

The buildings, known as Teneriffe House and Teneriffe Lane, would replace the existing Queensland Cotton head office site with a 15-storey residential tower transitioning to eight storeys toward Helen Street. The project has been designed by Plazibat Architects and lodged as a code assessable development application for 93 apartments across a 3,401 sqm mixed-use site within the Newstead and Teneriffe Waterfront neighbourhood plan.

Central to the scheme is the transformation of an existing service easement into a publicly accessible cross-block connection linking Wyandra and Helen Streets. Cavcorp says the new laneway will act as both a pedestrian shortcut and a landscaped civic space between the Teneriffe Riverwalk, ferry terminal, and Gasworks precinct.

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“The revised proposal delivers a legacy public-realm cross-block link, permanently secured for community use, transforming an existing private easement into a safe, high-quality pedestrian connection between the Teneriffe heritage riverwalk and the Gasworks–Long Island precinct,” the planning report states.

The laneway will sit beneath a large subtropical loggia integrated into the podium levels of the development. The design incorporates deep landscaping, water gardens, lobby spaces, business lounges, and ground-floor apartments to create what Cavcorp describes as a climate-responsive “urban verandah.”

The tower itself has been designed as a slender form with recessed floorplates and curved translucent corners inspired by contemporary Japanese architecture. The building height aligns with the Commercial Road precinct controls, which permit towers up to 15 storeys within proximity to Longland Street.

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The project will comprise a mix of larger-format apartments aimed at owner-occupiers, downsizers, and families. The proposed apartment mix includes 11 loggia apartments across the lower levels, 50 four-bedroom Sky-Terrace apartments from levels three to seven, and 32 Sky-Pool Homes occupying the upper tower levels. The Sky-Pool Homes will feature private thermal plunge pools integrated into oversized balconies.

According to the application, the apartments are intended to reinterpret the scale and character of Teneriffe’s woolstore conversions and Queensland homes within a vertical residential format.

“The sky-pool homes build on Cavcorp’s previous projects and introduce a distinct apartment typology to Teneriffe, informed by both local and international precedent and responding to an identified market demand for enhanced safety, space and amenity,” the planning submission notes.

A major focus of the proposal is its five-level wellness and lifestyle offering, extending from the basement through to the rooftop.

Amenities proposed include a rooftop Swim &amp; Racquet Club with a 25-metre Olympic lap pool and tennis court, coworking spaces and libraries, golf simulators, wine storage, concierge facilities, business lounges, pet wash areas, and rooftop longevity-focused wellness spaces with spas, outdoor fitness zones, and landscaped terraces.

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All parking will be concealed within basement levels accessed from Wyandra and Helen Streets. Cavcorp says the deep-basement engineering approach allows the entire ground plane to prioritise landscaping, pedestrian movement, and active frontage rather than vehicle infrastructure.

The development continues Cavcorp’s concentration in Newstead and Teneriffe, where the Brisbane developer has delivered a number of apartment projects including Lucent, Le Bain, and Luminare, as well as the Long Island Wellness Precinct nearby. Several of those projects have received national design and architecture awards, including recognition under Brisbane’s “Buildings that Breathe” program.

Cavcorp unveils wellness-focused Teneriffe House and Teneriffe Lane apartment buildings

Focus Group Investments has lodged plans for a new apartment development at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/64-70-hanover-street-fitzroy-vic-3065">64–70 Hanover Street</a> in Fitzroy, seeking to utilise the Victorian Government’s recently introduced Great Design Fast Track pathway to accelerate approvals for the project.

The proposal is among the latest developments to emerge through the state-led initiative, which was established to fast-track well-designed residential projects in activity centres and transport-connected inner-city locations. The pathway allows qualifying developments that meet elevated design and housing benchmarks to bypass traditional council planning timeframes and instead be assessed directly by the Department of Transport and Planning.

Designed by SJB, the development will comprise a mix of apartments above activated lower levels, with a strong focus on architectural articulation, landscaping, and communal amenity. The design response seeks to balance the industrial character of Richmond’s former warehouse precincts with a more contemporary residential form.

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Proposed are 63 new dwellings, a wide ranging mix of studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, and townhouses and duplexes. They will be spread across a part-three, part-eight storey building.

The Planning and Urban Context Report by Tract says the development is of an "exemplary architectural standard" and has been carefully crafted by SJB Architects.

"Dwellings&nbsp;will benefit from excellent access to natural light, cross-ventilation opportunities and extensive communal space," the report noted.

The architectural material highlights the project’s integration of landscaped elements and communal spaces throughout the building. The proposal also incorporates sustainability initiatives aligned with the Victorian Government’s push for higher-performing apartment developments under the fast-track program.

The Great Design Fast Track was unveiled by the Victorian Government in 2024 as part of a broader housing supply strategy aimed at accelerating the delivery of new homes. Projects assessed through the pathway must demonstrate high-quality architecture, sustainability outcomes, and housing diversity while being located close to public transport and existing infrastructure.

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Focus Group, founder and led by Paul De Lutiis, is increasingly active across Melbourne’s inner suburbs, targeting well-connected urban renewal locations suited to medium and higher-density residential development. The Fitzroy proposal continues that strategy, leveraging the area’s strong transport links, established retail amenity, and proximity to the CBD.

Fitzroy has been one of the most popular spots for developers and buyers in recent years. The likes of PACE Development Group, SMA Projects, Crema Group and Chapter Group, currently selling projects in the suburb.

First look: Focus Group Investments taps Victoria’s Great Design Fast Track for Fitzroy apartments

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Western Australia’s have started public consultation on proposed strata title law reforms, allowing for property owners and tenants of strata units to voice their opinion.
The reforms aim to create affordable housing options and encourage shared living communities via better management policies and efficient dispute resolution.
Lands Minister Terry Redman said this is a critical part of the process for those who own and live in strata scheme housing, or who may decide to in the future.
“WA is expected to be home to more than 3.5 million people by 2031 and we need a more robust and workable legislative framework to support strata title development and meet the future housing demands of the State,” Redman said.
“It is hoped these reforms will entice land developers and investors to WA, with provisions for more innovative and flexible planned community developments, which is currently a barrier to property growth in WA.”
Areas of focus include:
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<li>Options for strata development and tenure</li>
<li>Dispute resolution</li>
<li>Management of strata</li>
<li>Termination of schemes</li>
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Landgate has already spoken to government agencies, industry and business peak bodies over the past 12 months. The Property Council of Australia (PCA) have announced their support of the WA Strata Titles Act Reform Consultation paper.
Joe Lenzo, executive director of the PCA, said that it is important to modernise the “antiquated” strata laws with an increasing number of people opting for strata properties, including townhouses.
“Community titles will encourage larger scale precinct-style housing development to occur in WA, similar to other states. This includes more mixed use development around suburban centres and strategic infrastructure investments like train stations,” said Lenzo.
“The reforms proposed in this discussion paper follow an extensive period of constructive consultation with industry and the community, and we look forward to their implementation.”
Investors can <a href="https://consult.landgate.wa.gov.au/consult.ti" target="_blank">leave feedback on the consultation paper online via Landgate</a>.
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Public consultation starts on WA's proposed strata reforms

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The ANZ/Property Council Survey index for Western Australia has seen a softening in property business sector confidence to 115 from 123 over the latest quarter.
Down 19 points over the last 12 months, it is in stark contrast to the increasingly positive sentiment nationally, up to 135 from 131 over the same period.
Property Council of Australia executive director Joe Lenzo said that the dip is in line with recent consumer surveys that have also seen declines.
“The Western Australian property sector is still adjusting after record high levels of business confidence within the last two years, when the resources sector was at peak performance along with population growth,” said Lenzo.
The outlook for retail and industrial property however, is steady.
“These results show that now is not the time for government to pull back on its infrastructure and budget commitments” said Lenzo.
A number of factors may be behind the softening sentiment.
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However, positives may be coming in the shape of the sale of underutilised land assets and further planning reforms, he said.
“The worrying decline in business confidence in the property sector highlights the importance of fast tracking government land sales to enable the private sector to step in and grow the State through property investment and development," Lenzo claimed.
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Perth’s infill housing development is slowing, and the Property Council of Australia have said that it shows a need for regulatory reform.
According to the Property Council, reform is needed in regards to the introduction of community strata titles, to ease the process.
With infill development compared to the proportion of Perth’s urban fringe development dropping from 2011’s 32% to 28% in 2012, according to the Western Australian Planning Commission’s Urban Growth Monitor, Property Council of Australia executive director Joe Lenzo is calling for changes.
“Perth’s infill development strategy needs a shake-up, otherwise we will never achieve the 47% infill target in Perth’s strategic growth plan, Directions 2031,” said Lenzo.
“One of the main things holding back infill development in Perth is the outdated strata title system and the lack of community titles.”
He said that community titles would encourage larger scale precinct-style infill developments, alike to other Australian states.
“This includes more mixed use development around suburban centres and strategic infrastructure investments like train stations,” he said.
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Perth strata reform called for by Property Council of Australia

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The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA) have recorded a small uptick over September in the median house price, despite a softening sales volumes.
The new $544,000 median, up 1% in the three months to September, is largely due to first home buyers holding out of market, according to REIWA’s president David Airey.
He noted that a compositional shift in sales had occurred, with an increase in turnover closer to the CBD and weakness in the outer suburbs.
“This may be a result of the numbers of first home buyers slipping away,” he said.
Notably, September is usually a seasonally slow sales month.
“Although there was a pick-up in sales at the end of September, numbers overall for the September quarter were down by 7% on the June quarter and down 15% on the same time last year,” he said.
“Despite some modest monthly variations, there has been very little movement in the Perth median house price between recent quarters, with Landgate data, for example, indicating a revised median for the June quarter of around $541,000.”
Western and eastern parts of the City of Stirling, as well as Fremantle, Vincent and Melville all saw sales pick ups.
Weaker sales were recorded in Joondalup and Belmont.
Rents were recorded as dropping since June, despite the overall metropolitan rent remaining at $450 per week at present. This is $10 down on houses from three months ago, with units and villas $15 down to $430.
There were 150 fewer rentals recorded over September than the month prior for Perth, but it maintains a 4% vacancy rate.
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Perth price uptick a “compositional shift” due to lack of FHBs: REIWA

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Vendor discounting figures are regularly collected by research house SQM Research. Now, they’ve compiled the 10 most discounted individual properties in Western Australia.
They note that Western Australia is a locality that has undergone substantial change in recent years for residential property, with the mining boom and subsequent downturn.
“Many of the properties we see below can be easily recognized from our national top ten most discounted properties, as over the past few months, Perth properties (and other properties from Western Australia) have made up the bulk of the list,” their research notes.
Just one of the homes on SQM Research’s Western Australian list had an initial asking price below $1 million, which is certainly not the norm for discounted properties across the country. After discounting, just two dropped of the Western Australian properties dropped below the seven figure mark.
Across the entire list, two were from South Perth, with the top two in Carabooda.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-residential+land-wa-carabooda-200627671%20" target="_blank">292 Carabooda Road, Carabooda</a>
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Initial asking price: $1,650,000 Now asking: $1,032,000  Discount: 37%  Days on market: 404 <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-carabooda-114289451" target="_blank">219 Bernard Road North, Carabooda</a>
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Initial asking price: $3,500,000 Now asking: $2,272,000  Discount: 35%  Days on market: 404 In terms of the dollar figure, this has been reduced by the most on the list – copping a $1,228,000 reduction on asking price. <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-unit-wa-bicton-115389839">28a Malsbury Street, Bicton</a>
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Initial asking price: $1,500,000 Now asking: $1,000,000  Discount: 33%  Days on market: 308 <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-doubleview-116544475" target="_blank">1 Princess Road, Doubleview</a>
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Initial asking price: $2,700,000 Now asking: $1,800,000  Discount: 33%  Days on market: 175 <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-yanchep-115004491" target="_blank">48b Brazier Road, Yanchep</a> 
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Initial asking price: $985,000 Now asking: $699,000  Discount: 29%  Days on market: 350
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 <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-wa-south+perth-113923551" target="_blank">12/4 Scott Street, South Perth</a>
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Initial asking price: $3,650,000 Now asking: $2,600,000  Discount: 29%  Days on market: 481 <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-duplex+semi+detached-wa-burswood-116984079" target="_blank">21b Hampton Street, Burswood</a>
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Initial asking price: $1,400,000 Now asking: $1,000,000  Discount: 29%  Days on market: 126 <a href="https://www.domain.com.au/property/for-sale/townhouse/wa/perth/?adid=2010865160" target="_blank">211 Bulwer Street, Perth</a>
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Initial asking price: $1,500,000 Now asking: $1,100,000  Discount: 27%  Days on market: 930 Of all the properties on the list, this one has been on the market for longest – at 930 days. <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-sorrento-116607811" target="_blank">2 Marine Terrace, Sorrento</a>
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Initial asking price: $3,990,000 Now asking: $3,000,000  Discount: 25%  Days on market: 161 <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-wa-south+perth-114534271" target="_blank">32/39 South Perth Esplanade, South Perth</a>
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Initial asking price: $1,295,000 Now asking: $990,000  Discount: 24%  Days on market: 406
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The Western Australian government is starting an education campaign through EnergySafety around the responsibilities and obligations of property owners when it comes to overhead power lines.
Privately owned power poles and lines located on private properties are the responsibility of the home owner, explained Commerce Minister Michael Mischin and Energy Minister Mike Nahan.
“Property owners have always had a common law duty of care to maintain their assets and ensure they do not pose a danger to themselves or the community,” Mischin said.
“The state government is now alerting people to this responsibility to give them a chance to have their privately owned power poles and lines inspected by a licensed electrical contractor.”
Lines supported by wooden poles that have been in service for 25 years, or longer, may be near the end of their service life and thus unsafe, warned Mischin, who said they could be a potential bushfire danger.
Nahan said that Western Power and Horizon Power were not responsible for these private poles and lines.
“Private power lines are part of a customer’s electrical installation. Their maintenance and safety are purely an owner’s responsibility,” he said.
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Western Australia's most expensive suburbs in which to rent a house paints an interesting picture - particularly when looking at the disparity in rental yields.
This top 10 list of the priciest places to rent a house in Western Australia, compiled from RP Data's statistics, includes a strong presence of high yielding mining towns combined with several prestige suburbs with stunning rentals. We've included a real-time current listing so that you can see for yourself what the rental price will get you.
<a href="/news"><img src="/images/2014/07/04/yellow-one.jpg" alt="">Port Hedland</a>
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<li>Weekly median advertised rent: $1,775</li>
<li>Gross rental yield: 9.32%</li>
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Currently up for rent: <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-port+hedland-413476691" target="_blank">27 Styles Road</a> (pictured below), a four bedroom, two bathroom solid brick property for $1,800 per week. It is in the Pretty Pool area, each room has a built in wardrobe and it includes a lock up garage.
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<a href="/news"><img src="/images/2014/07/04/yellow-two.jpg" alt="">Peppermint Grove</a>
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<li>Weekly median advertised rent: $1,500</li>
<li>Gross rental yield: 2.23%</li>
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Currently up for rent: There’s very little on the market for rent at present in Peppermint Grove, however for $1,100 per week <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-peppermint+grove-414003927" target="_blank">33 Leake Street</a> (pictured below) could be tenanted. Designed by architect Marshall Clifton, the four bedroom two bathroom home also includes a study, workshop and two carports.
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<a href="/news"><img src="/images/2014/07/04/yellow-three.jpg" alt="">Newman</a>
<ul>
<li>Weekly median advertised rent: $1,500</li>
<li>Gross rental yield: 9.87%</li>
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Currently up for rent: <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-newman-411164411" target="_blank">29 Daniels Street</a> (pictured below), for $1,500, is a four bedroom, two bathroom offering. It includes a double carport.
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<a href="/news"><img src="/images/2014/07/04/yellow-four.jpg" alt="">South Hedland</a>
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<li>Weekly median advertised rent: $1,350</li>
<li>Gross rental yield: 8.78%</li>
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Currently up for rent:<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-south+hedland-413572415" target="_blank"> 8 Roberts Street</a> (pictured below), a three bedroom, one bathroom offering for $1,200 a week was the closest we could find. It comes with a below ground pool.
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<a href="/news"><img src="/images/2014/07/04/yellow-five.jpg" alt="">Baynton</a>
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<li>Weekly median advertised rent: $1,200</li>
<li>Gross rental yield: 8.20%</li>
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Currently up for rent: This four bedroom, four bathroom home at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-baynton-413815667" target="_blank">11 Nyamina Road</a> (pictured below) is available for spot on $1,200. It includes a double car port.
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<a href="/news"><img src="/images/2014/07/04/yellow-six.jpg" alt="">Dampier</a>
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<li>Weekly median advertised rent: $1,173</li>
<li>Gross rental yield: 7.82%</li>
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Currently up for rent: The closest available is $1,000 a week for three bedroom, one bathroom<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-dampier-413987303" target="_blank"> 14 Lyndon Crescent</a> (pictured below). It’s on a 900 square metre block of land and was previously owner occupied.
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<a href="/news"><img src="/images/2014/07/04/yellow-seven.jpg" alt="">Claremont</a>
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<li>Weekly median advertised rent: $1,150</li>
<li>Gross rental yield: 3.92%</li>
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Currently up for rent: The closest available is the $950 per week three bedroom, two bathroom offering at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-claremont-403172096" target="_blank">43 Goldsworthy Road</a> (pictured below). It includes a double remote control garage.
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<a href="/news"><img src="/images/2014/07/04/yellow-eight.jpg" alt="">City Beach</a>
<ul>
<li>Weekly median advertised rent: $1,148</li>
<li>Gross rental yield: 3.45%</li>
</ul>
Currently up for rent: The closest is $1,100 five bedroom, two bathroom <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-city+beach-413372987" target="_blank">119 Drabble Road</a> (pictured below). It has a minimum one week stay and a maximum four month stay in the property, and does advertise itself for “tropical holiday retreat” or short lease, so isn’t your standard rental.
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<a href="/news"><img src="/images/2014/07/04/yellow-nine.jpg" alt="">Nickol</a>
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<li>Weekly median advertised rent: $1,100</li>
<li>Gross rental yield: 8.6%</li>
</ul>
Currently up for rent: Corner block <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-nickol-413448635" target="_blank">15 Middleton Way</a> (pictured below), with four bedrooms and two bathrooms, is available for $1,100 per week. It has a significant yard, with terracotta tiles.
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<a href="/news"><img src="/images/2014/07/04/yellow-ten.jpg" alt="">Dalkeith</a>
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<li>Weekly median advertised rent: $1,095</li>
<li>Gross rental yield: 2.41%</li>
</ul>
Currently up for rent: <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-dalkeith-413542543" target="_blank">53 Birdwood Parade</a> (pictured below), with five bedrooms and two bathrooms, is available for $1,100 per week. The house is described as ‘historic’ and is rather spectacular with bathrooms in art deco style.
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Note: <a href="/news">Churchlands </a>narrowly missed the top 10, recording a $1,050 weekly median advertised rent result, and a gross rental yield of 3.98%. No other suburbs topped $1,000 per week in the data set.
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Tukurua, the 21 room 1890s Cottesloe gold boom summer beach mansion, has speculative $50 million plus expectations.
It's not just the restored heritage listed home but rather the 5,000 square metre block with its undeveloped beachfront potential.
Tukurua was built in 1896 as the summer residence of Western Australia’s first attorney-general, Sir Septimus Burt, handsome double storey residence sited on a gently sloping block on the corner of Rosendo Street and Marine Terrace. 
Burt's home was a substantial house, Strawberry Hill, in Adelaide Terrace, which had originally been owned by the Stone family but was purchased by Archibald Burt and extended by the prominent architect J. Talbot Hobbs to accommodate Septimus's large family of ten children ranging in ages from four to twenty-three years. 
Septimus also owned a riverside holiday home in <a href="/news">Peppermint Grove</a>, from which the family cruised the Swan River in their own steam boat Titu, one of only two in the colony.
In 1896, Burt commissioned a second holiday home from architect, R. T. McMasters, to be built in the newly fashionable, beach area of Cottesloe.
Around 1933, one of the Burt children rented the property to the Cass family, whose bed and breakfast made sufficient profit to then buy the property in 1939. During World War II, it served as military headquarters for officers and then as a home for refugee families after the fall of Singapore.
Their daughter, Dorothea Cass left it to her friend of many decades Ted Smith in 1994, when it was valued at $4 million. It has had a $5 million six year renovation.
The grand mansion, with 10 bedrooms and six bathrooms, at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-cottesloe-117546220" target="_blank">1-9 Rosendo Street</a>, has been listed through Frank Torre, at House Real Estate, Cottesloe.
Already there has been Chinese buyer interest.
“Most of the interest has come out of China, with people looking at buying a trophy home or developing the whole site,” Mr Torre told the local Post paper. 
“We’ve had one group fly down from China to have a look at it, and another is arriving this weekend.” 
Torre says the front could be subdivided into five or six blocks, with each of the approximately 300 square metre sites priced at about $3.6 million. 
The median house price in <a href="/news">Cottesloe</a> sits at around $1.76 million, according to RP Data. 
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Chinese inspect Tukurua, the iconic $50 million Cottesloe trophy mansion 

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Reliable Renovations &amp; Construction, the trading name of unregistered York builder Bruce Alistair Beaton, has been ordered to pay $5,500 in fines and $900 of costs after being prosecuted by the Building Commissioner.
At the Northam Magistrates Court, Beaton pleaded guilty to three charges relating to residential building work undertaken at a Northam property between April and July 2011 to the total value of $90,000. The property was storm-damaged.
He did not have registration, as required for most building works over $20,000 in many parts of Western Australia.
He also did not ensure the home building work contract was signed by both parties or contained the specific amount payable by the owner. He also did not obtain a home indemnity insurance policy.
The Western Australian Building Commissioner recently<a href="/expert-insights/building/unregistered-perth-home-renovation-company-and-directors-ordered-to-pay-41-200"> prosecuted another unregistered Perth building company</a>. Finishmyhome.com.au's directors Paul Edward Ovens and Allesandro Giuseppe Iovene were ordered to pay $41,200 of fines and costs.over registration and contractual offences. 
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Western Australian Building Commissioner fines another unregistered builder

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A Western Australian agent has been fined $3,500 by Consumer Protection after failing to present the highest offer for a Warnbo, Perth property to the vendor.
As the sales representative for a property in Warnbro in November 2012, Dane Stephen Rawlings received two offers on the property. One was $410,000, the other for $400,000, both subject to finance. He did not present the highest offer to the seller.
If the seller had accepted the higher price it would have resulted in Rawlings sharing the commission with the sales representative for the prospective buyers who made the offer on a ‘conjunctional’ basis.
The lower offer would see him receiving the full sales commission. He presented the $400,000 offer to the seller, which was accepted.
Rawlings told the sales representative that the higher offer was rejected as the other offer was a full price cash offer. This was not correct.
Consumer Protection took action against Rawlings after an investigation into the sale. It was found he had breached the Code of Conduct for Agents and Sales Representatives.
Real estate agents and sales representatives should always be acting in the best interest of their clients, said Commissioner for Consumer Protection, Anne Driscoll.
“Honesty and integrity is at the heart of the Code of Conduct and those in the real estate industry who do not adhere to the rules may be subject to disciplinary action and ultimately could lose their licence to operate,” she said.
Rawlings faced two charges, fined $1,500 and $2,000 on each on 30 July 2014. He was also ordered to pay costs of $1,000.
That he did not communicate the higher offer to the seller was considered a serious matter by the State Administrative Tribunal. They noted that it involved concealment that was very difficult to detect, undermines the sales process as well as undermines the trust the public has in the real estate industry.
Rawlings assured that in future he would improve his practice by being present at every viewing to meet with potential buyers and agents – particularly for conjunctional arrangements. He would take precise diary entries and notes in regards to phone calls and meetings, and he would be more accountable in forwarding offers to the seller and principal.
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