Property Due Diligence Lawyers: Technical & Legal Evaluation
Technical, financial, contract & legal evaluation of real estate acquisitions for non-institutional buyers.
- Eight evaluation lines under one due diligence contract: technical, financial, valuation, services contracts, contracts, historic, ESG & other
- Building services, envelope, fire & health and safety checks with as-built plans, boundary & geotechnical surveys
- Leases, side deeds, agreements for lease, letters of attornment, sale & purchase agreements & debt facilities reviewed
- Built for family offices, small superannuation funds, SMSFs, councils with investment portfolios, small or new fund managers & high net worth investors
Our Property Due Diligence Services
GRM LAW runs property due diligence for non-institutional buyers under one contract covering technical and legal evaluation and advisory. Eight evaluation lines are worked through in sequence: technical, financial, valuation, services contracts, contracts, historic, ESG and other. The engagement closes with legal advice on the price, conditions and documents of the acquisition. Our property due diligence services include:
01. Technical Evaluation
We evaluate the building and its services line by line so the physical condition of the asset is known before the buyer commits to the purchase, including:
- Hydraulic, electrical & mechanical services: pumps, pipes, bathrooms & surface drainage; lighting, air conditioning, main switchboard & security; lifts, automatic doors & building maintenance units
- Envelope, health & safety and fire: watertightness, solar load & seals; access & slip and fall; passive fire door ratings, containment zones & exit signage; active fire extinguishers, hoses & sprinklers
- As-built plans, boundary survey, geotechnical survey & carpark marking
02. Financial & Valuation Evaluation
We test the income, the cost base and the value of the asset against the price being paid, covering:
- Tenancy schedule & financial model review
- Redevelopment feasibility for the site
- Opex & capex budgets, a 10 year capex forecast & valuation management
03. Contracts & Services Contracts
We review every agreement that travels with the asset and the agreement that transfers it, including:
- Leases, side deeds, agreements for lease & letters of attornment
- The agreement for sale & purchase, from MoU, heads of agreement & EoI through to the debt facility
- Services contracts for security, landscaping & cleaning
04. Historic, ESG & Other Evaluation
We complete the record with the history, environmental position and planning standing of the property, covering:
- Refurbishment history of the building
- NABERS / Green Star design reporting including base power, and soil & contamination surveys
- Market positioning assessment, planning assessment, certificates of compliance & slip and fall assessments
Who We Act For
GRM LAW’s funds & financial services lawyers act for any non-institutional buyer of real estate, including:
Family Offices
Private wealth groups acquiring real estate directly or through a family-controlled wholesale fund.
Small Superannuation Funds
Superannuation funds acquiring direct real estate for the portfolio.
Councils with Investment Portfolios
City councils holding an investment portfolio and acquiring property into it.
Small & New Fund Managers
Managers establishing or growing a property fund and acquiring the first or next asset.
Self-Managed Superannuation Funds
SMSF trustees acquiring real estate inside the fund.
High Net Worth Investors
Individuals & private investment companies buying real estate on their own account.
Property & Development Fund Sponsors
Sponsors raising wholesale capital for site acquisitions, construction & development projects.
Real Estate Syndicates
Syndicators pooling investors into land subdivisions, property assets & alternative investment exposures.
Discuss Your Property Due Diligence
Our funds & property lawyers will contact you to discuss the asset & outline next steps.
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How The Process Works
01.
Scoping the Due Diligence Contract
We confirm the asset, the buying entity & the evaluation lines the engagement will cover, then fix the contract scope & timetable.
02.
Technical, Financial & Valuation Evaluation
We work through building services, envelope, fire & safety, the surveys & as-built plans alongside the tenancy schedule, financial model, feasibility, budgets & capex forecast.
03.
Contract & Legal Evaluation
We review the leases, side deeds, agreements for lease, letters of attornment, the sale & purchase agreement & any debt facility, with the certificates of compliance & planning position.
04.
Findings, Advice & Decision
We report the findings with legal advice on price, conditions & documents so the buyer’s board, trustee or investment committee decides on the evaluated record.
Discuss Your Property Due Diligence
Our funds & property lawyers will contact you to discuss the asset & outline next steps.
Why Choose GRM LAW
01. One Contract for Technical & Legal Evaluation
Eight evaluation lines & the legal advice on the acquisition sit under one due diligence engagement with GRM LAW.
02. Built for Non-Institutional Buyers
The service is scoped for family offices, small superannuation funds, SMSFs, councils with investment portfolios, small or new fund managers & high net worth investors.
03. Funds & Financial Services Regulation Practice
The due diligence sits inside a practice that advises wholesale funds, AFSL licensees, responsible entities & trustees on governance, RG 166 financial resources & fund documents.
04. Property, Private Credit & Corporate Capability
GRM LAW combines banking & finance, private credit, property & corporate experience with funds management & AFSL governance, so the technical findings, the contracts & the funding are read together.
05. Partner-Led Boutique With National Reach
Gavin McInnes personally supervises all funds & financial services work, with senior-level judgement, commercial focus & fast turnaround for clients across Australia.
Meet Gavin McInnes
Gavin McInnes is the founder of GRM LAW & an Accredited Specialist in Business Law. He advises wholesale funds, AFSL licensees, responsible entities & trustees on AFSL governance, RG 166 financial resources & the fund documents behind private credit & property funds.
Gavin personally supervises all funds & financial services work at GRM LAW. On a property due diligence engagement he directs the contract & legal evaluation & gives the buyer the advice on the acquisition terms.
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Eight Evaluation Lines
A due diligence contract with GRM LAW runs eight evaluation lines: technical, financial, valuation, services contracts, contracts, historic, ESG and other. Each line is scoped at the start of the engagement and reported at the end, so the buyer holds one record of the asset.
Findings Feed the Contract
Technical and financial findings feed the sale and purchase agreement. A due diligence condition, a price adjustment, a vendor rectification or an exit are the contract outcomes the evaluation supports, and the legal advice states which one applies.
Buying Through a Fund, Super Fund or SMSF
Where the buyer is a wholesale fund, a superannuation fund or an SMSF, the acquisition passes through a trustee or an investment committee. GRM LAW’s funds practice drafts investment policies and committee charters for wholesale funds, and the due diligence record is prepared to be read alongside them.
Capex, ESG & the Ten Year View
The valuation line includes opex and capex budgets and a 10 year capex forecast, and the ESG line includes NABERS / Green Star design reporting and a soil and contamination survey. With the refurbishment history and the redevelopment feasibility, they show what the asset will cost to hold and what an upgrade on redevelopment would involve.
Discuss Your Property Due Diligence
Our funds & property lawyers will contact you to discuss the asset & outline next steps.
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