Overseas Investor Hub
For family offices, HNW private investors and professional advisers who need proof, control and independent advice before capital is committed.
Trust Economy
H2O Atelier helps overseas capital assess Sydney school-zone residential development through documented feasibility, adviser-led structure review and milestone-based project governance.
Our role begins before a site becomes a transaction: land selection, planning constraints, approval pathway, capital structure, professional appointments and remote reporting are reviewed as one governed process.
Legal, tax, FIRB and financial-product advice remains with qualified advisers appointed by the client or project.
Capital release can be staged around feasibility, approval, construction and exit decision gates.
Investors outside Australia receive structured updates, adviser inputs and project evidence in a clear cadence.
Current NSW / FIRB Context
The objective is not to promise a tax outcome. It is to identify exposure early, document assumptions and have the right advisers review the pathway before capital moves.
Revenue NSW · 2026
Revenue NSW states the current surcharge purchaser duty rate is 9% of dutiable value for foreign persons acquiring residential-related property, unless an exemption applies.
Revenue NSW
Foreign owners of residential land in NSW may also face surcharge land tax. Eligibility, exemptions and ownership structure require independent assessment.
Foreign Investment / ATO
Foreign investors generally need to notify before acquiring Australian residential land. Established dwelling restrictions apply until 30 June 2029, with limited exceptions.
Proof Over Promise
A credible development platform should show the work behind the asset: land analysis, approvals, site evidence and outcome support.
Location logic, zoning, frontage, access, constraints, school-zone demand and comparable supply.
DA, CDC or other pathway assumptions, council issues, consultant inputs and decision gates.
Real progress records: site photos, milestone notes, QS or superintendent input where appointed.
Comparable sales, valuation evidence, buyer depth, refinance logic or hold-to-rent assumptions.
Founder Reality
Overseas investors need to know who is actually accountable. H2O is built around founder-led coordination, local project visibility and a professional network appointed to the needs of each project.
H2O coordinates land strategy, feasibility, governance and project communication. Independent advisers advise, and licensed professionals deliver within their appointed roles according to each project's requirements.
For high-trust private capital, the visible founder, local presence, adviser separation and documented decision record matter as much as the finished home.