Buying a place in Australia?
Know what is wrong before you sign.
Drop in the contract and the vendor's papers. Usually a minute or two later you get a plain report on easements, drains, permits, building limits, fees and dodgy clauses, plus what the papers leave out.
How it works
- 1. Put the papers in. The contract, the section 32 / Form 1 / Form 2 or whatever your state uses, and any certificates.
- 2. Usually a minute or two. We work out the state from the papers themselves and check them against that state's rules only.
- 3. The report. Eight sections, every finding tagged major, minor, note or clear, with the exact words and what to ask.
14 Mercer Lane, Northcote VIC
Specimen papers, not a real sale
- MajorOwner-builder extension never signed off
- MajorEasement named, instrument missing
- MinorFlood overlay on the lot
What the report covers
The land
Title, plan, easements, covenants.
Water, sewer & drains
Where the pipes are, or that nobody says.
What you could build
Zone, overlays, covenants, easements.
Dwelling & permits
Permits, sign-offs, owner-builder work.
The scheme
Owners corp, strata or body corporate.
Outgoings
Rates, levies, land tax, charges.
Contract clauses
Special conditions that shift risk to you.
What's missing
What you still can't know from this file.
A$79. One property, one report.
GST included. Pay by card through Stripe before the report is written. No account, no subscription. If the reading doesn't come back, you get your money back.
A major finding means stop and ask your conveyancer. Don't rely on this page alone.