Kavan

Kavan started the topic Licence agreement to occupy property in the forum Help Needed! 19 years, 7 months ago

Hi all,

I have a colleague with a frustrating situation. He has signed a contract on a house in Melbourne’s inner south-east. The property he purchased is an established house, with a strata title unit being constructed and separately sold in the back yard. He is not buying the rear house/unit.

There has been a delay in the construction of the…[Read more]

Kavan started the topic Licence agreement to occupy property in the forum Help Needed! 19 years, 7 months ago

Hi all,

I have a colleague with a frustrating situation. He has signed a contract on a house in Melbourne’s inner south-east. The property he purchased is an established house, with a strata title unit being constructed and separately sold in the back yard. He is not buying the rear house/unit.

There has been a delay in the construction of the…[Read more]

Kavan replied to the topic Copywrite on building plans in the forum Value Adding 19 years, 11 months ago

Hi Andy,

In addition to obtaining legal advice about a copyright, it may be worth speaking to the council regarding the extent to which the development can be amended and then relodged as an “amendment” to the existing DA rather than as a whole new DA.

If you can find a balance between changing the design enough so as to not infringe copyright…[Read more]

Kavan replied to the topic Sell or do Duplex? in the forum Value Adding 20 years, 2 months ago

Hi Johngee,

There’s always the middle option… if you’re in no immediate rush to cash-out, organise planning and building approvals for the duplex, and sell as ready-to-build.

There is slightly less risk than funding the building process, but potential for increased profit.

kavan applegate
architect

Kavan replied to the topic Help Needed – Quantity Surveyor Or Not? in the forum No Subject 20 years, 6 months ago

Thanks Simon,

It all makes sense now! [suave2]

Kavan

kavan applegate
architect