Richmond

You on e-mail at the moment? Doing any investing?

Hi Richmond

Thanks for your advice. ANy chance you are from Richmond NSW?

Hi Pisces,

Yeah, i can clarify a couple of your points. There are two stages to getting strata subdivision approval. The first stage is Development Approval (DA). You don’t need a final copy of your survey when seeking DA Approval. Once you have DA approval there will be numerous conditions of consent which may inlude fire safety, connection…[Read more]

Hi all,

I am a Town Planner and a buddying propoerty investor. The advice i have read so far is all good. My suggestion would be to get a building surveyor (or good builder) to first have a look at the units, particularly in regard to fire safety. You might find the building needs a substantial upgrade before you can strata title the building.…[Read more]

Thanks for the advise[]

I am also no longer confused. I am keen to go to one of these meetings held in Sydney, does anyone know much about them, when the next one is on etc.

Thanks for that answer Mel,

Something else you may be able to answer, that is everytime i go to a new town or visit a place on a holiday, I always hope in to see the local agents, can i claim a car expenses etc. I am guess no, but curious.

Where abouts are these meetings held? I would love to come along.

why am i confused?? How do i get a user name?

Each Council will have their own specific controls for development of Townhouses units etc, and all the Councils are different. You could ring the Council you property is in to find out what policy you might need.

Most Council’s have their own web page and alot of them include their planning controls for you to down load.

Important also to find…[Read more]

Hi Concat,

I work as a Town Planner in a Council North of Sydney. I know it can be very hard to get information out of Council’s so you will have to try and do a bit of the footwork yourself. The Council should be able to sell you a copy of a medium density residential control plan, or you might be able to download it from the internet. My…[Read more]

Hi Davo,

Reading through your message suggest that you might be able to answer a question i have. That is, can you buy property in NZ if you are not a NZ citizen? Do you have any good proerty webpages over there that i can check out? I come from Sydney, and know that you would be extremely lucky to find a cash positive place here, so i was…[Read more]

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I have been reading the post on the forum for over six months and I am not sure if I have ever replied before.

I began purchasing investment properties about just over 12mths ago. My sister was being moved from one place after another and she was very unhappy so I got over my nerves bought a house she now rents. I did know at the time I…

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