Business lawyers — Caloundra

Caloundra business sale, purchase and commercial conveyancing lawyers

Caloundra is the commercial heart of the southern Sunshine Coast — Bulcock Street retail, the CBD professional suites, and the Caloundra West and Corporate Park industrial estates. We act for buyers and sellers across all of it.

Business sales in Caloundra run the full range: a Bulcock Street cafe changing hands for six figures, a trade business with vehicles and a Caloundra West shed, a professional practice with a client list and staff, and management rights over a Kings Beach or Moffat Beach complex.

Bigger deals bring more moving parts — restraint of trade clauses that have to be enforceable, employee entitlements that have to be adjusted at settlement, PPSR registrations over financed plant, and licences that do not transfer automatically.

We handle the contract, due diligence coordination, lease assignment, PPSR searches and releases, and settlement, and we tell you the fee before we start.

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What we watch for in Caloundra business deals

Bulcock Street retail leases

Retail shop leases are regulated in Queensland: disclosure statements, a legal and financial advice certificate and the landlord's consent process all have to be handled properly or the assignment stalls.

Caloundra West and industrial estates

Trade and light industrial businesses come with vehicles, equipment finance and a warehouse lease. PPSR searches and payout figures are where these deals go wrong.

Licensed premises

Liquor, food and gaming approvals need their own transfer applications on their own timeline. Making settlement conditional on the licence is safer than hoping it lands in time.

Management rights

Caloundra has a deep pool of accommodation complexes. Management rights sales need body corporate approval, an assignment of the caretaking and letting agreements and a verified profit figure.

Caloundra businesses we act for

Retail and hospitality
Trade and light industrial
Professional practices
Management rights
Health and fitness

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Nearby areas we cover

We act for business owners across Golden Beach, Kings Beach, Moffat Beach, Dicky Beach, Currimundi, Little Mountain and the wider Caloundra district from our office at 40 Theresa Street, Golden Beach QLD 4551.

Caloundra business law FAQs

What does it cost to have a business contract reviewed in Caloundra?

We quote a fixed fee once we have seen the contract and know whether a lease assignment, licence transfer or franchise consent is involved. The first conversation is obligation free — call 0488 340 853.

Do I need a lawyer to buy a small business?

Business contracts are not standardised the way residential conveyancing is. The risk sits in the lease, the warranties, the restraint and the settlement mechanics, and those are the clauses that get amended. Have it reviewed before you sign, or keep it conditional so it can be.

Do you act on retail shop lease assignments?

Yes — for outgoing tenants, incoming tenants and landlords, including the disclosure statement and advice certificate requirements under the Retail Shop Leases Act.

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We will review it, tell you what needs to change and quote a fixed fee before doing any work. Call 0488 340 853.

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