Brooke Glastonbury

Brooke’s client wanted to develop a large, odd-shaped parcel of land they owned in New South Wales but they needed a piece of neighbouring land owned by the local council to create a shape that could be developed effectively. Brooke negotiated a land swap arrangement with the council. A problem arose when it became apparent that the builder had been engaged to commence construction before the land swap was finalised. If the land swap was not registered within 48 hours, the client faced a significant damages claim from the builder. Brooke and her team immediately prepared the documentation and worked with the council to stamp the transfers, and then through good contacts in Revenue NSW and NSW Land Registry Services, had the land transfers stamped and registered together with the subsequent plan of subdivision. All this happened with a couple of hours to spare, saving the client’s business a potential loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

A client purchased a commercial A grade office tower in Sydney CBD. While the client owned the building, Brooke and her team assisted with all aspects of property matters which they faced which included drafting leases for the tenancies, car parking licences and fitout/incentive arrangements, negotiating disputes with the tenants when they arose, particularly around make good and market rent increases. Brooke assisted the client to ensure the building was very well managed from a legal perspective which in turn enabled our client to maximise the sale price of the building when they eventually sold it.