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Having the right business structure is crucial for supporting growth and reducing risk for your real estate or property business.
The way your real estate or property business is structured plays a key role in how easily it can grow, manage risk and adapt over time. As businesses expand, the structure that once worked well can start to limit flexibility, expose owners to unnecessary risk or create tax and compliance inefficiencies.
Choosing the right structure helps clarify ownership and control, protect valuable assets and support long-term growth. Reviewing your structure early can make it easier to scale operations, bring in new stakeholders and respond to future opportunities without costly restructures later on.
Key Business Structuring Considerations Before Expanding
- Understand which structure will work best for your future
Your business structure should reflect how you trade, manage risk and generate income, both now and as the business grows. - Learn how to protect personal and business assets. The right structure can help separate personal assets from business liabilities, which becomes more important as the business expands.
- Understand how structure affects tax, ownership and control
Different structures have different tax outcomes and rules around decision-making, profit distribution and succession. - Plan for future growth and change
A well-considered structure makes it easier to add locations, bring in partners or investors, or adjust your operating model later on. - Ensure your structure supports regulatory compliance
Real estate businesses operate under state-based licensing and compliance rules, and your structure should make these obligations easier to manage. - Putting the right structure in place now can reduce legal risk and give your business the flexibility to grow, including through franchising, when the time is right.
Free Webinar: Legal Essentials for Franchising Your Real Estate and Property Business
Franchising is an excellent option for growing your real estate or property business.
To learn how to franchise successfully, LegalVision is hosting a free webinar on Tuesday, 24 February at 11 am AEDT. Senior Lawyer Annalise Catania will explain key franchising essentials, including:
- Understanding the Franchising Code: A summary of your obligations under the Franchising Code of Conduct.
- Essential Documents for a Real Estate Franchise: Documents required to operate a compliant franchise system and protections to consider.
- Navigating Real Estate Licensing Requirements: Understanding state-based regulations and strategies for running a compliant franchise network.
- Protecting Your Intellectual Property: Setting the system up for success by ensuring your valuable intellectual property is protected.
Following the webinar, there will be a live Q&A. If you cannot make it, you can still register, and LegalVision will send you a copy of the recording. You are also eligible to receive a free legal consultation.
About LegalVision
LegalVision is a commercial law firm that provides unlimited legal support to real estate and property businesses through a fixed-fee membership. We have a dedicated franchising team with extensive experience advising clients on all aspects of franchising, including franchise agreements, disclosure documents, employment law, commercial contracts, brand management, business structuring and dispute resolution. We provide fast, practical advice, using custom-built tech to deliver predictable pricing and on-demand access to specialist lawyers across Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. Visit legalvision.com.au or call 1300 544 755 to contact our team.
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