Year build of the house

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  1. retiredsailor

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    Hi there

    Very new to this property stuff, and trying to find my first place to call home. One particular house that I like and inspected. The CoS and Sec32 does not give much information for the building it is all about the land. I can tell the land was subdivided in year 1956 and the building must have been built after that. Is there anyway I can find out which year the house was built? Call local council?

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  2. The Y-man

    The Y-man Moderator Staff Member

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    Many of them don't hold records that far back AFAIK.

    And in all honesty, whether it was built in 1956 for 1966 or even 1976 probably doesn't make a huge difference at the end of the day unless you are trying to the value the authenticity of some art deco fittings or something.

    Really, most of the innards have probably changed, and of the house is still standing, it'll probably stay standing for a while longer yet.

    Why do you want to know?

    The Y-man
     
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    Note - I fully get why people would need to know for various tax purposes etc for more recent builds.

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  4. retiredsailor

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    Thanks for your response. The property looks a bit dated from outside, just a typical OZ brick-verneer home, but still looks great from the inside. Reason for me trying to find out is i. curious, ii. insurance company always ask before issue a policy.

     
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  5. The Y-man

    The Y-man Moderator Staff Member

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    RACV building insurance have only asked an approximate age from memory - more interested in replacement costs, outstanding issues etc.

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    The Y-man, 25th Mar, 2022
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