Hi Leo,In my experience, cash does not have to change hands to trigger a stamp duty impost. The SRO would be interested in the transaction, and a declaration would have to be made as a matter of course when the title details are altered, so expect to pay stamps on the fair market value of the transfer. This would of course be better done when the…[Read more]

Hi Beth,You can pretty much throw (literally) anything into the concrete to act as an aggregate. Without getting too technical, concrete is made of cement, sand, water and eggregate. The aggregate is usually stone. I have used lots of different concrete on my own projects and you can either request the plant to add stuff to your concrete at the…[Read more]

In my experience it pays to do some simple research right at the start. Perhaps find a planner or architect in your area and ask them to prepare a very simple land use plan that you (or they on your behalf) can take to the town planning department of the local council. Butting heads with the council on planning issues is much cheaper earlier…[Read more]

No problem.

roy22 wrote:
thanks for that info christian. im am going to continue looking into it. might speak to a town planner to see what the process and cost would be going with them. do you recommend a town planner to organise this process?

Try to go with someone recommended to you. I do this sort of work myself, but I'm not here to advertise my…[Read more]

roy22 wrote:
thanks for the advice. i have got a quote from a company saying it will cost approx 30k for subdivision, architect plans drawn up for a 2 bedroom unit, all permits, the whole works. so right up to the point where i can sell it to a builder ready to go. i will have to provide utilities like power , sewerage and water which will cost…[Read more]

DWolfe wrote:
Hey Christian,Where abouts are you located?D

Melbourne

Hi,The process isn't particulalrly difficult, however, as DWolfe points out you may get some extra mileage from calling in the professionals for the first project. Once you know how it's done you can probably go on to take care of parts of the process yourself. The sub-division of land (in most areas) requires a TPP, which in turn can trigger the…[Read more]

Wow, great work Adam!I'd also like to add nyself to your bourgeoning list.I'll email you.Christian.