Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Mar 18, 2010 3:01 pm Hi everyone I have just joined today hoping to get some help from ppl that have already built a house from scratch. And hopefully with my experience i can also pass that onto others. Ill just introduce myself, my name is kate and ive been married to my husband Troy for 6 months. A month ago we left a deposit on a house and land package in Truganina VIC (westmeadows lane estate). apparently land is supposed to be getting released in June/july. My question is, did you get a solicitor from the time you left a deposit or did you wait for the contacts to arrive first? at the moment we are in limbo and dont really know the steps and processes involved. Has anyone else purchased land in Truganina westmeadows lane? Thanks for your advice in advance. kate and troy Re: Some simple advice on bulding a house from scratch! 2Mar 18, 2010 4:01 pm We left a small holding fee with the realestate then waited for the section 32 to come... When it arrived went opver it and took it to a soliciter.All was ok then signed and gave a deposit,,Waiting on our land to settles as well...Not where you are though.. Re: Some simple advice on bulding a house from scratch! 3Mar 18, 2010 4:02 pm emilygirl We left a small holding fee with the realestate then waited for the section 32 to come... When it arrived went opver it and took it to a soliciter.All was ok then signed and gave a deposit,,Waiting on our land to settles as well...Not where you are though.. section 32 means? my apology ... i'm totally blind about this sort of thing. Re: Some simple advice on bulding a house from scratch! 4Mar 18, 2010 7:14 pm Well a spammer from Alabama wouldn't know what a section 32 is..... For those who are genuinely interested, it's a document required under Victorian real estate law, which provides info about the property to a prospective purchaser before they sign a contract. There's a bit more info here: http://www.lawyersconveyancing.com.au/section.asp#5 Re: Some simple advice on bulding a house from scratch! 5Mar 18, 2010 7:19 pm And to answer the original question, you don't "need" a solicitor. A conveyancer can do what's necessary to get the land transferred into your name. You might want a solicitor if you want something in the contract explained, or if you have any concerns about the terms, but that's up to you. You normally get a cooling-off period (three days is standard under REIV contracts) when you sign the contract, but if you've already received an advance copy and taken legal advice on it, the cooling-off period doesn't apply. Whether you use a solicitor or not, read the contract carefully and be sure you're happy with all the terms and conditions. Re: Some simple advice on bulding a house from scratch! 6Mar 18, 2010 10:17 pm http://www.lawyersconveyancing.com.au/section.asp What is the Section 32? A legal document The Section 32 is a document provided by the seller of real estate (vendor) to an intending purchaser. Its name comes from Section 32 of the Sale of Land Act, which requires a vendor to provide certain information to a purchaser BEFORE a contract of sale is signed. In general terms, if the vendor fails to provide the information required by the Act before the contract is signed, the purchaser will be able to cancel the contract. Of course, there are exceptions to this rule, and purchasers should not assume that any “technicality” will allow them to end the contract. Before a contract is signed is the best time to get legal advice from a qualified lawyer, as the opportunities to end the contract can be severely limited if legal advice is sought after the sale has been finalised. In recent years, the information required in a Section 32 has been expanded and extended. Interpretation of the Section 32 requirements, particularly those relating to building works undertaken by an “owner-builder”, can be quite confusing. In addition, failure to comply with some of the rules can attract huge monetary penalties. See What's in the Section 32 for information on what is required in a Section 32 More information here(Explained in layman's terms): http://www.homeiown.com/section-32-vend ... -part-one/ ---------------------------------------- Building the PD Lisbon 24 http://www.porterdavis.com.au/#homeviewer/lisbon/24 Blog of our progress. http://lisbon24.blogspot.com/ Homeone build thread https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28665 Re: Some simple advice on bulding a house from scratch! 7Mar 19, 2010 12:39 pm TimmyDunlop http://www.lawyersconveyancing.com.au/section.asp What is the Section 32? A legal document The Section 32 is a document provided by the seller of real estate (vendor) to an intending purchaser. Its name comes from Section 32 of the Sale of Land Act, which requires a vendor to provide certain information to a purchaser BEFORE a contract of sale is signed. In general terms, if the vendor fails to provide the information required by the Act before the contract is signed, the purchaser will be able to cancel the contract. Of course, there are exceptions to this rule, and purchasers should not assume that any “technicality” will allow them to end the contract. Before a contract is signed is the best time to get legal advice from a qualified lawyer, as the opportunities to end the contract can be severely limited if legal advice is sought after the sale has been finalised. In recent years, the information required in a Section 32 has been expanded and extended. Interpretation of the Section 32 requirements, particularly those relating to building works undertaken by an “owner-builder”, can be quite confusing. In addition, failure to comply with some of the rules can attract huge monetary penalties. See What's in the Section 32 for information on what is required in a Section 32 More information here(Explained in layman's terms): http://www.homeiown.com/section-32-vend ... -part-one/ do we need to show this section 32 document to our builder? just to ensure that the home design we prefer can be built on that land. overall, what do we submit to the builder? is there anything we can do to prevent the statement "sorry, can't build that in your land" from coming? Re: Some simple advice on bulding a house from scratch! 8Mar 19, 2010 2:42 pm The builders will get the design of the home you want compared to the size of your block and see if it will fit. They then do a soil test to see what type of slab they will need to use. Builders will still build your house on most types of soil but it may cost you more in site costs to do that.. I suggest you read a bit more on home one, there is so much information you can learn. Or google topics. Or ask builders questions. Re: Some simple advice on bulding a house from scratch! 9Mar 19, 2010 2:52 pm Victoria_g06 The builders will get the design of the home you want compared to the size of your block and see if it will fit. They then do a soil test to see what type of slab they will need to use. Builders will still build your house on most types of soil but it may cost you more in site costs to do that.. I suggest you read a bit more on home one, there is so much information you can learn. Or google topics. Or ask builders questions. thank you ... from my understanding by doing the research lately on homeone and some other property forum, we've decided that we should choose the design first and then try to find the land that will fit the design. that way, it should be simpler and less worry that the land will not fit the design. btw what land soil type is best? the easiest one to be built on , hence less site cost. Re: Some simple advice on bulding a house from scratch! 10Mar 19, 2010 6:56 pm tempura Victoria_g06 The builders will get the design of the home you want compared to the size of your block and see if it will fit. They then do a soil test to see what type of slab they will need to use. Builders will still build your house on most types of soil but it may cost you more in site costs to do that.. I suggest you read a bit more on home one, there is so much information you can learn. Or google topics. Or ask builders questions. thank you ... from my understanding by doing the research lately on homeone and some other property forum, we've decided that we should choose the design first and then try to find the land that will fit the design. that way, it should be simpler and less worry that the land will not fit the design. btw what land soil type is best? the easiest one to be built on , hence less site cost. There are several threads on soil type, but I find "M" Class is the general type of soil and Slab - which means moderate soil movement Although I am getting a 'H' class slab because my soil might move a bit more.. PD are doing fixed site costs for me so it will be less off my mind in case they hit some rocks Re: Some simple advice on bulding a house from scratch! 11Mar 23, 2010 8:12 am tempura thank you ... from my understanding by doing the research lately on homeone and some other property forum, we've decided that we should choose the design first and then try to find the land that will fit the design. that way, it should be simpler and less worry that the land will not fit the design. btw what land soil type is best? the easiest one to be built on , hence less site cost. This is what we did. We found a house we liked and then looked around for land. We wanted to move to a built up area in Eastern Melbourne so we had to demolish too. It ended up taking a year to find the land to fit the house. We did get what we wanted in the end, but if you don't have patience (which I think I have now used all of mine) you may get frustrated. 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