Purchasing an Apartment? Beware of Cladding!
September 2020 Purchasing an Apartment? Beware of Cladding! Avoid costly mistakes when you find your dream apartment or investment unit by making sure you always check for combustible cladding. External combustible cladding presents a severe [...]
New Grant Available
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 [...]
Single National Network Conveyancing
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 [...]
First Home Benefits 2012
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 [...]
7000 First Home Buyer Grant Scrapped
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 [...]
Fire Safety Aged Care
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 [...]
Your Pool Safe
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 [...]
Apartments Go Dogs
It has just become easier for NSW dog owners to keep their furry friend in their apartment. Pet-owning apartment and townhouse residents will no longer be faced with choosing between their furry friends and their [...]
New Home Grant Australians Only
The NSW government has announced effective 1 July 2014 that the New Home Grant will only be available to purchasers who are Australian citizens, Australian residents or an Australian owned body. For more informtaion please [...]
First Home Owner Grant New Homes Scheme
We note that for eligible transactions made on or after 1 January 2016, the grant amount available under the First Home Owner Grant (New Homes) scheme is now $10,000.