National leaders in strata and property law
We advise developers, owners corporations, strata managers, insurers and property businesses across the full lifecycle of Australian property.
- Property Development
- Strata & Community Titles
- Property Insurance
- Property Litigation
- Corporate & Commercial
Our real estate clients come in all shapes and sizes
- Property Development
- Strata & Community Titles
- Property Insurance
- Property Litigation
- Corporate & Commercial
Our mission is to help create truly great communities
- Property Development
- Strata & Community Titles
- Property Insurance
- Property Litigation
- Corporate & Commercial
Our Expertise
Specialist legal advice across the property lifecycle
Property Development
We advise developers, landowners and investors on the planning, structuring, delivery and sale of property projects.
Our work covers strata and community title developments, mixed-use projects, leasehold and land lease developments, master-planned communities, collective sales and off-the-plan project conveyancing.
Strata & Community Titles
We are recognised specialists in strata and community titles law, advising owners corporations, committees, strata managers, developers, government and financiers.
Our practice covers governance advice, levy recovery, by-laws, management rights, building defects, strata disputes and statutory administrations.
Strata & Community Titles
Property Litigation
We resolve disputes arising from the ownership, development, governance and use of property.
Our team acts in boundary disputes, building defect claims, by-law enforcement, strata renewal matters and other high-stakes property conflicts, across negotiation, mediation, tribunals and courts.
Property Insurance
We act for insurers, strata managers, owners corporations and corporate clients on complex property-related insurance matters.
Our work spans coverage advice, liability defence, personal injury claims and subrogated recoveries, with a focus on technical accuracy, risk management and commercially sound outcomes.
Corporate & Commercial
We provide corporate and commercial legal services for property clients, businesses and investors.
Our work includes banking and finance,buying and selling businesses,software and
technology consulting, immigration law,wills and estates,and commercial matters connected with our property and strata practices.
Corporate & Commercial
Property Development
Strata & Community Titles
Corporate & Commercial
Property Litigation
Property Insurance
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OUR CLIENTS
We support leading asset owners, development firms, management companies and iconic projects throughout Australia.






























OUR CLIENTS
We advise leading developers, asset owners, strata management firms and property clients on projects and communities across Australia.
OUR TEAM
Meet Our Team
We are a national team of property, strata and commercial lawyers, with offices across Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and the Sunshine Coast. Our people bring specialist expertise and a practical, commercial focus to helping clients create, manage, protect and resolve issues in property.
Our success stories
Recent project experience
The Walden by ALAND
The Walden by ALAND is luxury residential development in North Sydney. The 30 storey luxury residential tower will contain 161 apartments with premium amenities including concierge, rooftop pool, wellness areas and wine cellars. Bugden Allen acted for ALAND on preparation of the master sales contract to be used for the sale of all residential lots in the development as well as the titling and management documents. Bugden Allen also act for ALAND on the project conveyancing having successfully launched the project in late 2025 with very strong sales results at launch. Bugden Allen was in attendance at launch day to work with ALAND and the sale agents to digitally issue and exchange contracts at launch using the OPEX system and continues to act for ALAND with the ongoing sales.
Aurora, Manly Beach
Aurora Manly Beach is a landmark mixed used development on the beachfront at Manly Beach. The re-development is being undertaken by the charity Royal Far West on its South Steyne site. When completed it will comprise 58 luxury apartments, retail and commercial spaces and the Royal Far West offices and facilities.
Bugden Allen acts for Royal Far West and advised on the appropriate title and management structuring for the development which involves stratum subdivision and leasehold strata schemes to enable Royal Far West to retain ownership of the land. Bugden Allen prepared all the titling documents, including leasehold strata documentation and also acts on the project conveyancing.
Successful Outcomes
- 38 contracts successfully exchanged and on track for completion in Q4 2026
- Supporting the developer and project management throughout construction project on subdivision, consent condition satisfaction and legal commercial requirements
- Implementation of strata leasehold title structure and associated management documents
Arcadia Hospital
Located in the heart of Sydney’s Northern Beaches, Arcadia Pittwater is a purpose built 85 bed private hospital within a hotel style environment. The project includes consulting suites, physiotherapy space and a hydrotherapy pool, located at 4 Daydream Street, Warriewood. Our client, Breckenridge Funds Management developed Arcadia Pittwater in 2017. The hospital was built as the final phase in a commercial staged strata title project which had originally been intended to be solely commercial. Bugden Allen advised the developer on the titling and management structure for the project, and assisted them with the sale to Dexus.
succesful outcomes
85
Private hospital beds
Unique
Structuring of the project
$50.5M
Sale price to Dexus
Midtown Macquarie Park – Frasers Property
Midtown at Macquarie Park is a master planned community which when completed with contain approximately 3,300 apartments and homes, retail, childcare, community and affordable housing, a school and community spaces. The first 3 stages have been completed.
Bugden Allen acts for Frasers Property in advising on and implementing the titling and management structures for the entirety of Midtown. This involves various stages of stratum and strata subdivisions and drafting of 88B instruments for subdivisions, management statements and by-laws. The first 3 stages of the development, MAC, Soul and Treehouse have been successfully completed. Bugden Allen also acts for Frasers on preparing all master sales contracts for each stage and the project conveyancing.
Successful Outcomes
- First 3 stages (MAC, SOUL and Treehouse) registered and sold
- 439 contracts successfully exchanged and settled digitally using OPEX as at Jan 2026
- Multiple staged subdivisions successfully registered
Serenity
Bugden Allen were engaged by Keylin Group and Kinstone Group in 2019 to structure the project and thereafter act as the project’s conveyancing lawyers. As the project site formed part of a tiered body corporate structure, our team’s first hurdle was to prepare and present our client’s project vision and the way we intend to structure the project to the members of the principal body corporate.
succesful outcomes
100%
Contracts exchanged digitally on OPEX
4.5
Average business days to exchange contracts
$200M+
Total sales
22 Waruda Street Kirribilli
22 Waruda Street is an older-style residential apartment building consisting of 26 apartments in the exclusive harbourside suburb of Kirribilli. The owners recognised the value of the building due to its location and spectacular views across to the Sydney skyline and Opera House.
succesful outcomes
100%
Owners support secured, despite only needing 75%
Fast
Turnaround times delivered within a tight timeframe
$2.5M
Average sale price achieved per apartment
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