any room that is a store room, bathroom or laundry etc. is non habitable. Kitchen, living rumpus, bedrooms are habitable rooms

It just may be a matter of him taking some levels on site to verify the heights on the existing plan. Many things on plans, especially old plans need to be confirmed on site. You probably just have to wear it my friend, you didnt say how much extra this sewer survey will cost. You could try another enginner to see if he will take over but I doubt…[Read more]

Thats what easements are for ( to allow people to connect to mains sewer, stormwater etc) yor granparents may own the land but do not have unrestricted rights over the easement. They should have known there was an easement there when they bought it. If the neighbors move their pipes they may not have anything to connect to as they main pipe is on…[Read more]

Assuming its a pipe and not an open drain it may be arguable that you can build over it without obtaining consent from the relevant authority ie council.

Rick, no offence mate but where do you get your info from. The double storey one and certain size limits are news to me, you do not need to do a course only obtain a certificate of consent from the building commission. As rick says this limits building permits to one property every 3 years, and prohibits multi unit developments. I guess rick you…[Read more]

By keeping them under 300m2 you can save on having to provide emergency lighting and by keeping under 500m2 say 499m2 you will not have to provide fire hydrant and hose reels which have ongoing maintanance costs.

Try the local paper there are many roof plumbers that fix guttering and will do timber fascis as well. What it sounds like to me would be called a concealed gutter rather than box gutter, however im not a plumber.

I agree with Michael yardnet, forget this property, it will only take one benificiary to object and the application will be thrown out the window. Several years ago people did not throw there hands in the air at development like they do now, also people got around this as the planning and environment act did not recognize covenants for example in…[Read more]

Hassle them to the point of harrasment. Late night phone calls, turn up several times a day and ask them why they havent left yet. Do this many times a day it may not be legal, but it works. My mum who is 5 foot tall managed to get some really bad tenants out of a unit in a week when the PM couldnt get them out at all. F the RTA make ur own rules…[Read more]

Steel might be a good option in perth because of the termites, but her in vic we stay away from them they are noisy, more expensive and not as flexible easy to work with. Never heard of corrosion aroma, but i might be something to look or smell for.

I would like to hear the comments from the seminar holders. I believe start of small and grow and learn along the way as information takes time to sink in. I wonder if any of the experts that hold these seminars would pay or have paid $3k to attend one themselves.

Lawyers make more money than property investors.

Colbert I dont know you and dont want to.
In colberts case DA = Dumb A***hole

You will need a solicitor to hold the deposit monies if you dont use a REA.

Steve, as you would know many blocks are not built on straight away so the Plan of Subdivision Date may not have relevance to the age of a dwelling. Usually the council rates dept will have details of the age of the dwelling or atleast the previous 50 years or so which is more than enough for any depreciation schedule.

The tenant should be paying untill the lease expires in july however if it goes to tribunal you will have to demonstrate you have done everything in your power to find a new tenant, make sure a for lease sign goes up and take a photo. Also keep any advertising newspaper ads. I have been advised you cant use the bond for unpaid rent here in vic by…[Read more]

Hire a cherry picker and place it on the adjoining block to the maximum building envelope. However over time trees may grow beyond this height. Unfortunatly in most cases you do not own the view.

Could be a problem if no building or planning permit was ever issued for 2 dwellings.If the proerties are broken up on the rates notice such as unit 20a and 20b find out from the council rates dept when the property was split into two properties. If it was a long long time ago you probably have less to worry about.

Having inspected Devines workmanship, I would say that they are anything but devine, however as long as the finish looks good to the average person, the mistakes along the way dont really matter. I would invest in a spirit level and get a copy of the building commisions guide to standards and tolerences, you may be able to withhold some money as I…[Read more]

Do you know ALi G Nehal He may be able to answer your question what ever that may be.