Easement Services: Protecting Your Legal Rights
Easements might sound simple; a right of way here, a shared driveway there, but they’re powerful legal rights that can significantly affect how property is used, developed, or sold in Queensland.
Whether you’re a property owner, developer, rural landholder, or business, easements can:
- secure vital access rights
- allow services infrastructure to be installed or maintained
- impose legal obligations on landowners
- impact property values and development potential
Poorly drafted easements can create disputes, reduce property value, or block your future plans. At Enterprise Legal, our team of experienced property and commercial lawyers helps clients across Queensland navigate the complex world of easements, ensuring your rights are protected and your documents are legally sound. We offer fixed or capped fees wherever possible, so you know your costs upfront.
Types of Easements We Handle
We regularly advise on and prepare:
Right of Way / Access Easements
- allowing owners or third parties to cross land for vehicle or pedestrian access
- essential in battle-axe lots, subdivisions, and rural properties
Services Easements
- for water, sewerage, electricity, telecommunications, drainage, or stormwater infrastructure
- critical in both urban and rural developments
Reciprocal Easements
- mutual easements between two or more parties (e.g. shared driveways, parking)
- commonly used in commercial or residential developments
Statutory Easements
- created by operation of law, particularly under planning approvals or infrastructure statutes
- may be imposed by councils or utilities as conditions of development approval
Rural Easements
- rights to move stock across adjoining properties
- irrigation, water pipeline, or bore water easements
- fencing agreements recorded as easements
Easements for Infrastructure
- telecommunications towers
- pipelines and electricity easements
- access roads required under large-scale developments
Why Professional Easement Advice Matters
An easement is more than just paperwork. Poorly drafted easements can:
- allow unintended uses of your land
- fail to grant sufficient rights for future development
- lead to disputes with neighbours or third parties
- create problems for lenders or buyers during property sales
At Enterprise Legal, we:
- explain what your easement means in plain English
- identify hidden risks in proposed easements
- ensure your easement complies with Titles Queensland and planning regulations
- protect your property’s value and future development potential
Our Easement Legal Services
Enterprise Legal provides fixed or capped fee services wherever possible for:
- drafting new easements tailored to your property and intended use
- reviewing and advising on existing easement documents
- preparing variations, surrenders, or extinguishments of easements
- working with surveyors to ensure easement plans meet Titles Queensland standards
- liaising with councils, utilities, and developers for easements tied to planning conditions
- advising on compensation obligations associated with easements
- registering easements with Titles Queensland and handling all lodgement requirements
- assisting with easement disputes and negotiation of solutions
- working collaboratively with your surveyor, town planner, or accountant where transactions have broader commercial impacts
We treat easements as a critical piece of your property strategy, not merely a technical document to be lodged and forgotten.
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Easement FAQs
Need help drafting, reviewing, or registering an easement? Book a consultation with our experienced easement lawyers today and protect your property rights.
What is an Easement?
Can I Remove an Easement from My Title?
• the consent of the parties who benefit from the easement
• potentially a court order
• strict compliance with Titles Queensland requirements
We’ll advise whether an easement can be removed and guide you through the process.
How Do I Register an Easement in Queensland?
• preparing a legal easement document
• having a surveyor prepare an easement plan if required
• submitting documents to Titles Queensland for registration
We handle the entire process to ensure your easement is valid and enforceable.
Can Easements Affect Property Value?
• restrict how land can be used
• reduce development potential
• deter potential buyers
We advise on how existing easements impact your property value and how to negotiate easement terms to protect your interests.
Do I Need a Lawyer for an Easement?
• legally valid and enforceable
• accurately recorded on title
• drafted to protect your rights