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    Limited title - survey report

    A delimitation plan would be considerably more costly than that. I am really surprised that, as vendor, your legal representative recommended...
    Post by: Dan L, 8th Apr, 2024 in forum: The Buying & Selling Process
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    Bank valuation on house with uncompliant swimming pool

    Any investor would be ill-informed to purchase a property with a non-compliant swimming pool without first accounting for the cost of compliance....
    Post by: Dan L, 25th Mar, 2024 in forum: Loans & Mortgage Brokers
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    Caveat by Commonwealth of Australia

    That's correct - The Commonwealth registers a Caveat over the title as opposed to registering a mortgage. The Caveat is withdrawn on settlement in...
    Post by: Dan L, 25th Mar, 2024 in forum: Legal Issues
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    Caveat by Commonwealth of Australia

    Definitely seek advice from your legal representative - Possible that it is a Caveat registered pursuant to an Equity Release loan under the Home...
    Post by: Dan L, 25th Mar, 2024 in forum: Legal Issues
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    Buying property while overseas

    It’s possible with most contracts being able to be signed electronically. If obtaining finance however you would need to check with lender to...
    Post by: Dan L, 10th Feb, 2024 in forum: The Buying & Selling Process
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    NSW: Settlement: Buyers Safeguards between Pre-Settlement Inspection and Handover

    I would insist on doing a final inspection on the morning of settlement.
    Post by: Dan L, 6th Feb, 2024 in forum: The Buying & Selling Process
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    How to know if a covenant is obsolete and can be removed from the title?

    It can often be quite difficult to remove older, obsolete covenants. To address this, most Environmental Planning Instruments in NSW ( ie Local...
    Post by: Dan L, 4th Dec, 2023 in forum: Legal Issues
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    Finding out if easements exist

    Any registered easements and restrictive covenants will be noted in the second schedule on the title search attached to the draft contract. The...
    Post by: Dan L, 14th Nov, 2023 in forum: The Buying & Selling Process
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    Help appreciated! Best time to engage a conveyancer?

    I would look to find a legal representative before making an offer. In my opinion, you want to have your team selected before kick-off. This would...
    Post by: Dan L, 26th Sep, 2023 in forum: The Buying & Selling Process
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    body corporate options - block of 4 units - Brisbane

    I would definitely engage the services of a strata management company to manage the strata scheme. The obligations on Owners Corporations under...
    Post by: Dan L, 13th Sep, 2023 in forum: Property Management
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    Property DP (Deposited Plan) shows double lines from the street to the property

    Is a separate Lot- Lot 23 measuring 4 and 3/4 perches by the looks - land was possibly required or reserved for road widening.
    Post by: Dan L, 12th Sep, 2023 in forum: Development
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    What if property debt is more than purchase price?

    99.99% of Contracts will have additional provisions varying or complimenting the standard provisions. Common clauses relate to the timeframe...
    Post by: Dan L, 31st Aug, 2023 in forum: The Buying & Selling Process
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    NSW cooling off .25% deposit

    A mutual agreement to vary the price wouldn't amount to a breach of contract.
    Post by: Dan L, 27th Aug, 2023 in forum: The Buying & Selling Process
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    NSW cooling off .25% deposit

    Hope the purchase is a monumental success and is otherwise uneventful from here. Just to clarify and reiterate however, the price under a...
    Post by: Dan L, 27th Aug, 2023 in forum: The Buying & Selling Process
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    Building Compliance issues, anyone used their Title Insurance before?

    I would lodge a claim. I would then expect that the title insurers will handle the matter from the point of lodgement. There is no need to...
    Post by: Dan L, 27th Aug, 2023 in forum: Legal Issues