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- Originally posted by Scremin:
CRJ is on teh right track. Applying to get a copy of the plans and building approvals from the council is relatively easy. They cost between $20-70 depending on the council.
Hee hee, or you could be in our position where our house is pre-council keeping records, so even if we put something up, council can’t take it down coz they can’t prove when it was put up!!! HA HA HA!!! Not that we would do that, but hey….
If the granny flat isn’t approved, I would find out what hoops you would have to jump through to get it approved and the cost and have that money plus 10% (gotta allow a little extra!) to be taken off the contract price.
Good luck and keep us posted!
Steph.Success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.
Well I checked with the council to see if they were approved and they could not find it on their computer system which only goes back the last 12 years. so either the conversion to granny flat is not approved or it was approved more than 12 years ago. I went out to the property last night and noted that it is approximately 40cm from the back and side boundaries of the property. this is the reason i think it may not be council approved. I thought all dwellings had to be more than 90cm from the boundary of the property… but then again, if the granny flat was built years ago the rules may have been different then.
Hi Afloat,
I just want to clarify how you are buying these properties. Do you buy sight unseen? do you have an agent or someone else over there or do you fly over to check out properties?
MartinHi has anyone tried this book? Has anyone found it useful?
Martin
