Retirement Villages

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Retirement Villages

Our experienced team act for both retirement village scheme operators and for individuals as they enter retirement villages in Queensland.

Retirement Village Conveyancing for Individuals

Our Elder Law team has a reputation for their caring, patient approach to clients looking at entering retirement villages. We are able to assist at each stage of the process, and are happy to come to you if travelling is a problem.

Buying into a retirement village is not as simple as buying a house. It can be a complicated transaction which may come at a time when you are feeling vulnerable and uncertain about the future. It is important that you seek out legal advice so that you properly understand the nature of what you are signing and the rights and obligations that you will have. Our elder law experts would be pleased to help you navigate this important step.

Services for Retirement Village Scheme Operators

Developers and Retirement Scheme Operators benefit from our strong commercial property practice, and those in the charitable sector from our detailed knowledge of the not for profit landscape.

Our team , as leaders in the not for profit and charity space and with a strong focus in commercial property law, are ideally placed to assist retirement village scheme operators and developers.

We can assist in the areas of:

Review of Public Information Documents;
Establishment of village bylaws and policies,
Review of scheme documents;
Statutory compliance;
Corporate structuring and not for profit issues;
Review of residence contracts (licence agreements, leases, sale contracts);
Termination, sales, conveyancing;
Residents Committee and Body Corporate issues;
Resident disputes, and disputes before QCAT;
Village closure.

Vocare Law (formerly known as Corney & Lind Lawyers) are approachable, professional, and knowledgeable about the law as it relates to the Christian and nonprofit sector, and I regularly recommend them to Christian Management Australia members as a firm who they can trust.

In a recent practical example my local church needed expert legal advice on a difficult matter unique to the church sector.

I recommended that our pastor approach Vocare Law, and we quickly received a clear, straight forward response that equipped us to address the issue appropriately.

Gary Williams

National Director | Christian Ministry Advancement | Christian Management Australia

As Executive Director/Principal Research Officer of Associated Christian Schools, It is my pleasure to offer an endorsement of Vocare Law (formerly known as Corney & Lind Lawyers) and, in particular, Managing Director, Alistair Macpherson.

Associated Christian Schools (ACS) values the partnership we have enjoyed with Vocare Law over the last thirteen years since ACS was established. The membership of ACS comprises 49 member schools located throughout Queensland, of diverse governance, size and educational structure. Vocare have been flexible and strategic in supporting our schools through difficult and challenging issues. Specifically, during COVID, Vocare were able to provide our members with guidance on Policies relating to Vaccinations and Staff Employment conditions.

Dr Lynne Doneley

Inaugural ACS Executive Director/Principal Research Officer | ACS Ambassador (International Networking & Research)

I have been fortunate to have had the support of Vocare Law (formerly known as Corney & Lind Lawyers) for over 10 years in my role as Principal/ CEO at A.B. Paterson College and now at Bayside Christian College. The team at Vocare Law stand out above the rest because of the care, support, and encouragement they offer leaders. Not only do they provide strong guidance on all legal matters, but they seek outcomes that are truly redemptive through a caring and Christian approach to all they do.

Brian Grimes

Principal/CEO | Bayside Christian College

Advice You Can Trust

We offer customised professional legal services tailored to meet our clients’ needs. Our values are service, care and excellence. Our people are our strength. We nurture them by creating a healthy team environment which encourages them to make positive contributions in delivering our legal services. Our communities are missions focused. We exercise our generosity by making contributions at a local, national and international level.

Service

We are dedicated to seeing our clients flourish, serving their objectives and supporting their missions.

Care

We exercise care knowing that we are entrusted with significant issues in people’s lives.

Excellence

We seek out opportunities to be excellent adding value to our communities, clients and the areas they are called to serve.

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