What's new

New

• Six standard purchaser questions are available in the request library, so you can add common requests without drafting them. NSW reviews offer conditional on building and pest inspection, conditional on finance approval, conditional on sale of the purchaser’s property, conditional on a strata report, an extended cooling-off period of 10 business days, and access before settlement. VIC reviews offer the same set without the strata report and cooling-off questions. Each one arrives with vendor text and an explanation you can edit for the matter. Learn more

Fixed

• VIC special conditions stating that land tax and windfall gains tax will not be adjusted at settlement no longer raise a request to delete the clause. These clauses restate the statutory position and are in the purchaser’s favour, so they are now grouped under adjustments methodology. A clause that shifts windfall gains tax liability to the purchaser still raises the deletion request.

New

• Each review tab shows how many items are still outstanding on it, so you can see what is left without opening Finalise. The count covers required fields with no value, entries that fail validation, and Ria Findings you haven’t actioned. A tab bar with no numbers means the review is ready to finalise. Learn more
• Tenancy agreements are matched to the lot being purchased, so leases over other lots at the same address stay out of the list. Leases Curia can’t match, including duplicate copies and leases superseded by a renewal, are listed for you to add or dismiss. Learn more

Improved

• VIC contract particulars fields link to the page the value appears on, rather than to the first page of the particulars.
• VIC goods exclusions written as “not including” are now picked up.

New

• Every report you download is saved as a version, so your firm holds a record of exactly what was delivered to each client. Versions appear on the Finalise tab with the date and the person who downloaded them, and can be read or downloaded again at any time. Learn more
• Reopening a completed review now warns you that Curia and your account settings may have changed since the last version, so you can check the review data before downloading again.
• Review actions are now available from the review itself. Assign to a user, link or change the matter, download the original contract, and reset the review data from the menu in the review header, without returning to the Reviews page. Learn more

Improved

• The Finalise tab now guides you through three steps: add your requests, edit the report draft, then download. Accounts using Legacy templates have two, with no draft to edit. Learn more
• Reports now download as a Word document in a single action. Reports are no longer offered as a PDF.
• A completed review keeps all its tabs. Opening one offers to reopen the review rather than hiding the finalised data from you.
• Resetting the review data on a completed review now reopens it, so you can work on it straight away. Versions you have already downloaded are kept.
• Adding a request now offers a Cancel button at every step, so you can always close it.

Fixed

• Clause references now read consistently across special condition headings, location badges and amendments, without a repeated “Clause” label.
• Dealings and restrictions with several numbered items now render each item on its own line instead of running together in one paragraph.
• The Area tab no longer shows a total when only one area field is visible.
• The delete icon in the titles list now matches the controls beside it, so it is clear it can be used.

New

• Accounts using legacy reports can now copy a review’s amendments and questions in one action from the report card on the Finalise tab. Learn more

Improved

• In VIC preflight, Dealings now sits directly after Title search so related title and dealing checks are grouped together.

Fixed

• Reordering an item or group in the report template editor no longer affects a different section that shares the same code.

New

• Victorian owners corporation reviews now surface AGM minutes alongside the OC certificate, showing approved costs, disputes and defects the certificate does not yet reflect, and flagging when the most recent AGM is more than twelve months old. Learn more

Improved

• Items and groups can be moved between any section in your report template, custom or system, and the move is kept after you refresh or publish. Learn more

Fixed

• Highlights applied in the report editor can now be removed with Word’s highlighter tool after download, and match the colour shown on screen.
• The Add Request button no longer appears once the report preview is shown.

New

• Set background and font highlight colours for each report item type, Comment, Recommendation, Location, and Risk, in your report branding. Learn more
• Victorian preflight flags title-search encumbrances whose instrument documents are missing from the contract. Learn more

Improved

• The template item editor shows your account’s report branding while you edit, matching the report output.
• The land address row is hidden from the contract summary when no address is present, and land address can be used as a visibility condition in templates.
• Victorian off-the-plan contracts that include the developer’s head agreement are reviewed against only your client’s contract, with the owner and vendor difference shown as expected. Learn more

Fixed

• Victorian contracts with many title searches that repeat the same encumbrance now complete review. Learn more
• Victorian titles without a volume or folio, such as car spaces, now appear in the report.
• Long Victorian registered instruments are summarised instead of failing.
• Recommendations and images on the build-over and onsite sewer fields appear in reports.
• Report and review field spacing is corrected.
• The usage report CSV keeps each date and time in a single column.

New

• Ria Template Agent: describe a change in the Template Editor and Ria proposes it for you to review before it applies. Learn more

Improved

• Document fields such as survey reports and guarantees are now a required Yes or No, and your answer controls whether the item appears in your report.
• Unregistered plans now read “Proposed Plan” instead of “Draft Plan” in NSW and VIC.

New

• Raise Notices to the vendor’s solicitor for requests not tied to a contract field, such as missing documents or questions, and include them in your report. Learn more
• VIC reviews now show a satellite image of each lot with the property boundaries overlaid, so you can confirm the property at a glance. Learn more
• Link a review to a matter by searching your connected CRM directly, with the matter imported into Curia automatically. Learn more

Improved

• The template editor now prompts you to publish when you leave with an unpublished draft.
• VIC reviews read council annual rates from a rates notice when no Land Information Certificate is present, so the rates figure still appears in your report. Learn more
• Single-state accounts no longer see a redundant State selection when creating a matter, and uploading without a linked matter takes you to the Reviews page.

Fixed

• Corrected day and month occasionally being swapped on extracted contract dates, which drive settlement, finance and cooling-off deadlines.

New

• You can now hide the footer on the first page of Word downloads, so a full-page cover image is not interrupted by page numbers, the date, or your logo. Learn more

Improved

• The table of contents in downloaded Word reports is now clickable and lists sub-sections indented under their sections.
• By default the table of contents no longer shows every page number as 1, and you can switch page numbers back on from the Branding Word Downloads tab when you need them. Learn more

Fixed

• In VIC, the foreign purchaser surcharge is now shown as 8% throughout the report, correcting some places that previously mentioned 9%.
• In the template editor, the edit and delete buttons on a section or group no longer expand or collapse it when clicked.

Improved

• Matters are now named after your client only, so a purchase matter shows the purchaser’s name rather than the vendor’s.
• VIC reports no longer show council rates or water rates on off-the-plan contracts, where the lot is not yet separately rated.
• VIC owners corporation certificates no longer show an unpaid fees item when the amount is $0.

Fixed

• Joint purchasers held in a single group contact now come across when you sync a Smokeball matter, so every party on the matter is captured.

New

• Matters group the parties and contract reviews for a single transaction, so everything for a client engagement sits in one place. Learn more
• You can now link a review to a matter, move it to a different matter, and see every review for a matter together. Learn more
• Contacts let you manage client records in Curia and link them to reviews, so you can find work by client name. Learn more
• Link contacts to a review to capture who the parties are and find that work by client name later. Learn more
• Connect Smokeball to bring your contacts and matters into Curia without re-keying them, with changes flowing through automatically. Learn more
• When a CRM is connected, you can import a matter on demand and pull its parties straight into a review. Learn more

New

• VIC reports now estimate the land title fee payable to Land Use Victoria, shown separately from transfer duty. Learn more

Improved

• The VIC transfer duty section now notes that the estimate may not include every concession a buyer is entitled to.
• Amendments shown while reviewing now match the formatting in the final report. Learn more
• The add clause form no longer offers a State selector, so clauses are always created as NSW. Learn more

Fixed

• VIC off-the-plan reports now show the parent title’s detail, with a clearer no-dealings notice on proposed lots. Learn more
• Report recommendations no longer drop per-item entries and follow the same order as amendments.
• NSW clause advice now matches between the clause card and the Finalise amendment list.

New

• VIC reviews now flag whether a Section 137B owner-builder defect report is included in the contract, and prompt you to request it when owner-builder insurance is disclosed but no report is present.

Improved

• VIC building insurance is now called Home Warranty Insurance, reflecting the scheme that applies from 1 July 2026, while still recognising valid pre-1 July Domestic Building Insurance certificates.
• The VIC tax reform field is now clearly labelled Tax reform scheme land (CIPT).
• VIC exchange reports no longer include a standard settlement period note or deposit bond acceptance item.

Fixed

• The VIC Adjustment of rates report item now appears correctly for Victorian contracts.
• VIC Section 32 reviews now produce more focused material facts that avoid duplicating other disclosures.

New

• VIC reviews now detect the areas printed on the plan and let you add each one to the right area field with one click, with a running total of all spaces. Learn more
• VIC reviews now flag when planning and heritage documents are in the contract, including planning permits, heritage certificates, cultural heritage management plans, Aboriginal heritage reports, National Trust reports, and mining activity reports, and report on each one. Learn more
• VIC planning reviews now capture planning overlays on nearby land, separate from overlays on the property itself. Learn more
• You can now record whether a pool is registered separately from its barrier compliance, in NSW and VIC. Learn more

Improved

• The VIC report section covering general and special conditions is now called Key Contract Terms. Learn more

Fixed

• VIC clauses no longer show duplicate or overlapping entries on the Clauses tab.
• NSW non-strata summaries now show the land area with its unit.

New

• You can now record Unknown for investment intent and first home buyer eligibility in NSW and VIC, and still get a duty estimate that covers the possible scenarios as a range. Learn more
• Search your report template by title or content to jump straight to the item you need. Learn more
• Enter a contract’s deposit as an exact dollar amount, not only a percentage, so the reported figure matches the contract.
• Convert square links in the Area Converter, for areas from older survey plans. Learn more

Improved

• Clause map labels now state plainly what each special condition does to the general conditions.
• The Lot/Section/Plan field now sits directly below Title Reference in the title review.
• The whole file upload area is now clickable when adding a document, with a clearer reviewer-assignment step.
• Clause and dealing filter dropdowns stay readable when the review panel is narrow.

Fixed

• Custom items placed inside a group now appear in the report template editor and the report.

New

• VIC reviews now capture a Material facts summary from the vendor statement, such as a death on the property or a sensitive adjoining land use, and show it in the report when disclosed. Learn more
• VIC title reviews now identify restricted lots, name each title by its lot type, and warn when a restricted lot has no unrestricted lot in the contract. Learn more
• VIC preflight now checks whether a building information certificate is included. Learn more
• VIC reports now explain when Commercial and Industrial Property Tax first becomes payable on scheme land, charged at 1% of the site value. Learn more
• VIC reports now cover further Section 32 disclosures, including compulsory acquisition, road access, Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution, restriction non-compliance, building permits, owner-builder work, terms contracts, and property at risk before settlement.

Improved

• On a new review, selecting one document and then another now adds both, so you can build a multi-document upload one file at a time.
• VIC reports use refreshed wording for the Domestic Building Insurance and Occupancy Permit items.

New

• Firm-wide branding for Word downloads: add a letterhead, apply your own fonts, and use transparent heading backgrounds across every exported report, set once for the whole firm. Learn more
• On VIC contracts, recognised standard-form general conditions are now kept out of the review, while custom general conditions and special conditions still appear, so reviews aren’t cluttered with boilerplate.

Improved

• VIC reports now use clearer cooling-off wording, show transfer duty as payable at settlement, and break across pages more cleanly.
• VIC water charges now record how often they’re billed, including every four months, and report an annualised figure so they compare to council rates on the same basis.
• On phones, the document list shows each file’s name and pairs its state with the date for easier scanning.

Fixed

• Dismissed title search mismatches no longer block Finalise.
• NSW contract particulars now expand hyphenated parent lot ranges into individual lots.
• Removed a duplicate financial tab on the review page.

Improved

• Numbered lists in reports keep counting across conditional sections instead of restarting.
• VIC title image hints now show the lot on the plan.

Fixed

• Corrected the Insurable Risk section in VIC reports.

New

• Lot Finder points you to the pages in a plan where your purchased lot appears, so you can jump straight to it instead of scanning the whole plan. Learn more

Improved

• Hiding the tenancy tab now also removes its checks and amendments from the review.

Fixed

• Closing a search field without choosing an option no longer leaves it filtered.

New

• On VIC contracts, plan-created restrictions such as building envelopes or single-dwelling limits are now detected, summarised, and shown against the lots they affect.

Improved

• Clause relationship badges now jump to the matching page in the contract when you click them.
• The Finalise editor and its table of contents scroll independently, so the outline stays in view while you edit.
• Title search dealings now show where each one came from.
• VIC reports now include quarterly water charges.
• VIC plan and dealing sections in the document map now show their plan and dealing numbers, matching the NSW view.
• The Curia Terms and Conditions now cover Victoria, so you’ll be asked to accept the updated version.
• Removed the Title Type Distribution report.

Fixed

• A Ria Finding stays visible when you toggle its review field off.
• Pool recommendations now appear for pools you add manually, and are available on VIC contracts.
• VIC reports now show VIC-specific deposit terms.
• VIC contracts with both an owners corporation search report and certificate no longer show a duplicate owners corporation entry.
• NSW strata planning certificates and boundary imagery now attach when the certificate covers the whole strata scheme, clearing a false missing-certificate warning in Preflight.
• Corrected the rescission date shown in generated reports.

Improved

• Attach images to more review fields, including inclusions, exclusions, and title search dates, and remove them again when you need to.

Fixed

• Corrected VIC contracts where a registered title could be shown as unregistered.

New

• Victorian contracts now extract swimming pool compliance certificate details.

Improved

• Victorian council annual rates now total automatically from the Land Information Certificate line items.

Improved

• Negotiation recommendations now appear only on unconditionally exchanged contracts.
• The deposit amount shows in the summary only when a purchase price is set.

Fixed

• Vendor name mismatch alerts no longer repeat the same name.

New

• Victorian contracts now capture council annual rates from the Land Information Certificate, with Ria’s reasoning.

Improved

• The clause map gains an Amended or Deleted filter and hover tooltips.
• Victorian SRO clearance certificate fields can now be toggled off.
• Victorian sewer location fields now offer an Unknown option.
• Victorian planning certificates now match titles by volume and folio.

Fixed

• Owners corporation currency fields are now formatted correctly in the report.

New

• A referral program is now available, with a share entry point and link.
• NSW two-lot strata with unequal lot entitlement now triggers a recommendation.

Improved

• NSW Preflight now has expandable Current rows, matching Victoria.
• Victorian contracts show Ria’s reasoning for GST and determine GST correctly.
• Out-of-date Victorian owners corporation, SRO and council certificates now trigger recommendations.
• Victorian owners corporation annual fee labels and report wording are clearer.
• The builder’s warranty insurance field now applies in both states.

New

• Victorian special conditions are now organised into per-account clause categories, driven by the contract text.

Improved

• Dismissed title search and owners corporation mismatches can now be restored.
• Document tabs show a count, and tabs still in beta are badged.
• Finalise validation links now open the relevant owners corporation.
• Victorian contracts apply the principal place of residence duty concession for owner-occupiers.

Fixed

• Corrected the Victorian first home buyer duty concession calculation.
• Word reports now show correct page numbers in the table of contents on first open.
• The Victorian Manage title button jumps to the title search page in the PDF.
• Preflight “Go to page” links are aligned and the planning page is no longer duplicated.

New

• NSW titles now include cadastral boundary imagery, fetched automatically.
• Victorian contracts now support off-the-plan sales, Preflight validation, and Water Information Statement details.

Improved

• If your account works across multiple states, you now choose its state when uploading a contract.
• Victorian contracts surface subject-to conditions on the review and report, and adapt transfer duty wording when there’s no purchase price.
• Vendor and owner name mismatches now show their detail in the review rather than in recommendation text.
• Title area unit labels in reports are shorter and read more naturally.

Fixed

• Duty is now calculated from the exchange date rather than today’s date.
• The Set page button on title search fields fixed.
• The swimming pool tab works correctly on Victorian contracts.

New

• Curia now supports Victorian contracts, with VIC-specific review fields, planning and title checks, and a Financial tab covering SRO clearance certificates and council rates.
• A report template system lets you customise the structure and wording of your reports, with per-section page breaks and text alignment.

Improved

• The Property tab is now the Services tab.