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“Our experience enables us to provide you with the complete solutions and commercially focused advice on all retirement village issues”

 

SPG Lawyers has extensive experience in all aspects of retirement villages and manufactured home parks and offers a complete range of related services.

Our difference

Our team of experienced solicitors and support staff will be with you every step of the way, from initial site acquisition, due diligence, registration of the village/park, land titling, to entering into residence contracts/site agreements.

The accessibility of our staff ensures you receive the advice when you need it. Our knowledge and expertise ensures a streamlined process which not only adds value but saves you time when it counts.

Recent Retirement Village Experience

Some of our recent projects have been:

  • assisting developers to create retirement villages including mandatory Village Comparison Document and Prospective Costs Documents;
  • facilitating the progressive staged development of a village;
  • advising on the sale of a village including due diligence matters;
  • acting in resales of residences in the village.

Retirement Village services we offer

Some of the services we offer in this area include:

  • due diligence in relation to site selection including titling arrangements, encumbrances;
  • structuring the proposed developer entity and any associated joint venture documents;
  • advising on proposed finance arrangements;
  • assisting with the registration of the village with the relevant department;
  • structuring the proposed titling of the residents’ unit holding;
  • advising on and preparation of residence contracts and mandatory Village Comparison Document and Prospective Costs Documents forms. Updating residence contracts and mandatory forms to comply with legislative changes;
  • assisting with the preparation of any by-laws for the village;
  • advising on management and on-going compliance issues;
  • acting for the operator on sales of residences;
  • advising in relation to supplier or subcontractor agreements.

Recent Manufactured Home Park Experience

Some of our recent projects have been:

  • Acting for a developer in the acquisition of a park site;
  • facilitating the progressive staged development of a park;
  • preparation of disclosure documents and site agreements.

Manufactured Home Park services we offer

 Some of the services we offer in this area include:

  • due diligence in relation to site selection including titling arrangements, encumbrances;
  • structuring the proposed developer entity and any associated joint venture documents;
  • advising on proposed finance arrangements;
  • assisting with the registration of the park with the relevant department;
  • advising on and preparation of the mandatory disclosure documents and site agreement forms. This includes special conditions.  Updating site agreement and mandatory forms to comply with legislative changes;
  • assisting with the preparation of any park rules (by-laws) for the park;
  • advising on management and on-going compliance issues;
  • acting for the operator on sales of home sites;
  • advising in relation to supplier or subcontractor agreements.

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