The Negative Gearing Loophole Nobody's Talking About | Dorian Traill

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Right now, there are two types of property investors in Australia. Those who bought before 7:30pm on the 12th of May 2026, and those who bought after it. And depending on which camp you're in, the entire economics of your next move just changed. If you already own an established investment property, you're sitting on something the government has effectively locked in for you, full negative gearing, the old rules, preserved. But here's what almost nobody's talking about. What you do with that property from here can either protect that advantage or accidentally throw it away. Can you renovate it without losing your grandfathered status? Can you add a second dwelling on the same block? And…