How to structure it without incurring high cost

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  1. bonanzawealth

    bonanzawealth Well-Known Member

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    So my dad wants to buy IP property that he eventually inherit it to my brother and let my bro live in it as PPR.

    The ultimate goal is to have this property under my bro's name and service the loan himself.

    Looking at current situation, bro cannot service the loan, his job is unstable at the moment, no way he can get a loan.

    How can this transaction be structured so that when change of ownership from dad to bro doesn't incur too much fees such as stamp duty?

    Is there anyway around this, perhaps trust?
     
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  2. Terry_w

    Terry_w Lawyer, Tax Adviser and Mortgage broker in Sydney Business Member

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    No stamp duty on transfers at death
     
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  3. bonanzawealth

    bonanzawealth Well-Known Member

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    how about other than death?
     
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    Terry_w Lawyer, Tax Adviser and Mortgage broker in Sydney Business Member

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    Sorry I thought you meant death when you said 'inherit'. Perhaps a joint purchase with 90%/10% ownership initially may be worth considering.
     
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  5. bonanzawealth

    bonanzawealth Well-Known Member

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    Is it like this?
    90% ownership on father, 100% loan responsibility
    10% ownership on son, nil loan responsibility
    Would this be under joint tenant or tenancy in common?
     
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  6. Peter_Tersteeg

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    More like:
    90% father, 100% loan responsibility
    10% son, 100% loan responsibility
     
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  7. Terry_w

    Terry_w Lawyer, Tax Adviser and Mortgage broker in Sydney Business Member

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    Yep!

    This would be tenants in common too.
     
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  8. Terry_w

    Terry_w Lawyer, Tax Adviser and Mortgage broker in Sydney Business Member

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    Another option is a discretionary trust where control could be passed.
     
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