Hi Dave
I am pretty new to developing / building but I am confused about all these extra expenses .Few years ago I have built 1 house and used Simmonds builders in Victoria and I got a fixed price contract that included everything except clothesline , letter box etc.
I understand it was a very small project and it wasn't a subdividing or anything like that but my questions is cant we get a fixed price from builders and who ever else that will be involved in our project so that we don't blow our budget , I even got some money back from the builder because they did not need to dig across the road.
My second question is when we buy a block how do we know whether it can be subdivided  to build few townhouses or if it is a corner block and we like to keep to house in the front but subdivide the back how do we know whether we will get permission
Thanks