Lend Lease have released their FY10 figures. They have reported a A$345.6 net profit and operating profit of A$323.6m which is a 5.2% growth on the previous year. They have also secured a reported $20b in projects for their development pipeline and are progressing well with the full integration of Primelife. The group currently owns 70 retirement villages and 33 aged care facilities. The group is in a strong investment position; 0.8b of equity raised, $250m cash from asset sales and $6.4b of new equity raised.
ATO plans to charge GST on manufactured home parks scrapped
A concerted effort by the Residents Association of manufactured home parks has headed off the ATO which had planned to impose GST in mobile homes. This would have added 10% to the cost of the purchase of a home