Making an Offer Before the Section 32 Is Ready

Making an Offer Before the Section 32 Is Ready
We get asked this most weekends, usually after a buyer has found a promising Melbourne property and the agent says, ‘Make an offer now, the Section 32 is coming.’ It sounds like a small timing issue, but signing too early can turn Saturday excitement into Monday stress.... Read More

First Home Buyer Duty When Your Partner Owned a Home

First Home Buyer Duty When Your Partner Owned a Home
We hear this question regularly from Melbourne couples, often while they’re comparing contracts after a Saturday inspection: ‘My partner owned a place years ago, so can we buy the new home in my name and keep the first home buyer duty exemption?&rsquo... Read More

Can You Bring Your Settlement Date Forward in Victoria

Can You Bring Your Settlement Date Forward in Victoria
We get this question from Melbourne buyers who have already signed a contract and are watching rent pile up while an empty home waits for settlement. It often comes up midway through a 60 or 90 day settlement, when moving dates and real life stop lining up.... Read More

Buying Into a Staged Subdivision in Melbourne

Buying Into a Staged Subdivision in Melbourne
A staged subdivision means the plan of subdivision you're buying into is being registered in parts, not all at once. Under section 37 of the Subdivision Act 1988, later stages can create more lots, change common property and adjust lot entitlements or lot liabili... Read More

Buying a Home With No Owners Corporation

Buying a Home With No Owners Corporation
An owners corporation only exists in Victoria when a registered plan of subdivision creates common property, or in some cases shared services, under the Subdivision Act 1988 and Owners Corporations Act 2006. If your unit, duplex or townhouse has no owners corpora... Read More