Regional Relocation Grant The Regional Relocation (Home Buyers Grant) Act 2011 will operate for four years, commencing 1 July 2011. The scheme will provide applicants with a one-off payment of $7,000 to assist them with the cost of relocating from their metropolitan...
The nation’s only electronic conveyancing system is to be sacrificed to make way for a single national network. The decision to eliminate Victoria’s $50 million system, known as ECV, was announced yesterday as part of a series of deals intended to cut the...
From January 2012 an eligible first home buyer will pay no stamp duty on the purchase of a new home, an off the plan purchase or vacant land with value up to $600,000 for new or off the plan and $450,000 for vacant land. For more information visit:...
In its latest budget, the NSW Government has scrapped the $7,000 grant for first homebuyers, but investors who plan to buy a new property will receive incentives up to $35,240. From 1 October 2012, first homebuyers who buy a new property worth up to $650,000 will see...
Across NSW, over 60,000 people live in Commonwealth Government-accredited residential aged care facilities. A survey of Commonwealth accredited facilities in NSW, undertaken in early 2012, revealed that nearly 600 buildings containing 24,000 beds do not have...
The NSW state government has announced proposed legislation that will regulate safety compliance for an estimated 340,000 backyard pools in New South Wales. Pools will be required to be listed on a mandatory statewide register which will involve a new set of safety...
