If you’re unsure whether a particular property fits with your financial plan, you can download the listing’s property pack and contact your coach or broker to work through its suitability for your situation and goals.
If you would like to speak to an agent about a property please use the contact form in the property’s listing to contact the agent. We will call you to talk you through the purchase process.
If you’re ready to secure a particular property, please use the contact form in the property’s listing to contact the agent. We will call you to talk you through the purchase process.
Yes – it’s important that you engage a suitably qualified solicitor with conveyancing experience in property contracts.
When buying off the plan there are unique areas of expertise required when providing legal advice on properties that are yet to be built which a general conveyancing solicitor may not be experienced in. These include the timing of titles being issued, covenants, inspection challenges, timing around council consents, etc. Some solicitors offer fixed fees for these types of services.
For many townhouse developments the property will have a ‘freehold title’, where you own the land, and anything built on it. However, as you share common areas (or walls) with your neighbours it’s best to have an agreement that protects your property long into the future. A Residents’ Agreement does just that – it sets up a professionally managed Residents’ Society that helps manage and maintain the communal facilities of the development for the benefit of all owners. It will ensure the development is adequately insured and common areas are safe, clean, and well-presented.
The main requirement of the Residents’ Society is to maintain common infrastructure, such as carparking, common area maintenance of the grounds, lighting, insurance, and management of any other services required. These services are specific to each development and the Society is tailored to the requirements of each development. A schedule of services with each Residents’ Society will provide details of the services being provided by the Society.
If you are buying a unit, apartment or townhouse you will need to check if the property is strata titled and whether there is a body corporate.
The following additional resources can help provide additional information on the property purchase process;
https://cbos.tas.gov.au/topics/housing/buying-selling-property/advice-buying-selling-property