Caroline Faeh
Senior Associate
Caroline Faeh helps individuals and businesses identify and manage risk in their property and commercial transactions in Australia. She assists clients to find innovative solutions that meet their commercial objectives by looking at the big picture and addressing each of their issues in order of importance.
Time is of the essence in complex transactions, which is why Caroline works efficiently and makes sure she is available to answer questions her clients may have. She gives advice to developers, financiers, tenants and landlords in a wide variety of industries on the entire spectrum of commercial property transactions. This includes sale and purchase agreements, leasing, mortgages and financing, deeds, sub-leases, special conditions, institutional advice, due diligence and planning, development and construction projects. She also works with families and large corporate groups to effect transfers and implement court orders. Caroline brings together her experience in corporate litigation and property to help our clients progress their transactions effectively. She has worked with clients internationally and in every State and Territory in Australia.
Her experience includes assisting clients located overseas who have property transactions in Australia and she is deft at managing complex transactions across multiple jurisdictions with ease. Within Australia, she has managed national conveyancing arrangements, securitisation of large scale mixed-used developments and has negotiated complex land contracts across state boundaries.
Based in Canberra, our clients will benefit from Caroline’s ability to identify issues quickly and help them negotiate points they may not have been aware of. Her collegial approach is also highly valued.
Caroline has a double-degree in Law and International Studies from the University of Canberra and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from Australian National University. Caroline is fluent in Swiss-German, German and Spanish and has an adventurous streak. She loves snowboarding and came third in Australia’s longest downhill snowboard race, the Thredbo Top To Bottom.
Property investment risk and Canberra’s “land titles limbo”
11/08/2023At 1.3 million square metres, Canberra exceeds New South Wales' Federal Government’s departmental lease footprint by over 150%. These leases offer Australia’s most valuable, long term, secure lessee covenants, which makes securing title to such expensive real estate, safely and efficiently, a key concern of property investors. In that respect, Canberra’s slow and clunky uptake of electronic conveyancing has been less than ideal.
Morrison’s mystery – deciphering the commercial leasing code
16/04/2020Last week a code for commercial rent relief was announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison. It lists 14 principles that the Federal Government believes should be applied when a landlord and tenant negotiate to mitigate rent costs for tenants whose business is impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canberra’s expansion – thinking outside the lines
27/07/2019In 2018 Canberra was Australia’s second-fastest growing city, pipped by Melbourne by 0.3%, with Brisbane in third. That trend continues. Shouldn’t be a problem to keep on expanding, the Australian Capital Territory is pretty big? Actually, it is a problem.
