Thanks for your replies. they have been very informative. I am probably not going to pursue a claim any further.I will be ringing them with examples of problems and asking if they would be covered though to see if their insurance is worthwile.seems like were covered for flood so long as its not from water, fire as long as there are no flames. and…[Read more]

We bought the house about a year and a half ago. I have reno'd the house and was going to fix the shed. already have all the materials to re roof it. The walls had cracks but were straight and the trusses in the ceiling are in good condition. I was very suprised it collapsed. Now its definately a demolition job. I am covered for damage to my…[Read more]

South Australia

We have a 2mx2m bathroom that i totally gutted and redid. We have 2 kids so needed a bath. We bought a Decina Modena bathtub which is like a normal tub but at one end has a very wide flat base which is nearly as big as some showers. The tub sits in the corner of the room and we put up a glass screen hinged on the wall over the exposed side of the…[Read more]

Unless you can get it better then half retail price your painter might as well get it as that is about what they pay.Also decent paint is worth the money.Painted my first house with cheap paint at retail price and 2 coats didnt fully cover.Painted my second house just the other day with solver maxiwash and first coat is way nicer then two coats of…[Read more]

cls wrote:
Hey John Im not exactly sure on the other fees but the $770 in bank production fees is definitely on the money. I recently paid $350 for a hammerhead subdivision. Im impressed with the fact ur buying land of ur neighbour and would love to know how you went about making this happen and the costs involved? My email is…[Read more]

Sorry I am in rural SAThe $990 seems ok.Just wasn't sure about the other fees if they actually cost this much normally. like $770 bank production fees, and the application fee.Not much risk for this job for the conveyancer. No money changing hands for my properties and about 25k to the neighbour

Thanks for the reply. looks like the only thing i may need to worry about is the neighbour having to pay CGT on the land he sells me. I will look into it further. But if he is liable for CGT i think we will be able to work around it anyway.

Just a little bit of advice you may not need.Once your baby is born you will have a dependent which will cut the amount you can borrow quite a bit.You should probably get your house and mortgage sorted before he/she is born

No idea the condition of your IP but moving in while you have no job could be a good idea to give the place a bit of a touch up with all your spare time.