Finding houses to buy or rent is easy. Finding the perfect house to buy or rent that suits the specific wants and needs of everyone who’ll live in it is the real challenge.
Rates and Water Search – Making Adjustments at Settlement:
Buying a Property – Ensuring Fixtures are Included in Your Purchase:
First Homebuyers: Costs You Need to Consider:
With the property market on the Gold Coast and in Brisbane really starting to take off and interest rates continuing to remain so low, now is the perfect time for a first homebuyer to enter the market. Many first homebuyers however are probably unaware of the associated costs of purchasing a property.
Contract of Sale – Reading the Fine Print:
The most important part of the conveyancing process begins before you even sign the Contract of Sale for the property and it’s something many buyers fail to consider. It’s the simple task of reading the contract in detail and having it reviewed by your solicitor.
Paying Transfer Duty - How it Varies State to State:
With the recent news of skyrocketing property prices there comes another associated rising cost in the form of stamp, or transfer duty payable on the property. Transfer duty is payable on the price of the property purchased, which means that an increase in prices brings a corresponding increase in transfer duty.
Contract of Sale – The Warning Statement:
Contract of Sale – The Cooling-Off Period:
When purchasing a residential property in Queensland (other than at an auction), the standard contract of sale provides the buyer with a five day cooling-off period, during which time the buyer is free to cancel the contract at any time, for any reason, including a change of mind.
Contract of Sale – Insuring the Property:
As soon as you sign that contract to buy a property there are a whole host of things that need to be done and considered. One of these things that is often overlooked, but really should be at the top of your to-do list is the issue of insurance.
