Browse Forums Building A New House Re: My Sandarra Riverton - Land Settled! 81Jun 16, 2010 6:07 pm Finally our land settled today and I got the call at 2.30pm from the conveyancer - Whoo Hoo!! So glad that parts over. Spoke to my builder and they've already got the ball rolling on the building permit and the soil report was finalised on Friday. We came back a H class slab which is what we were orginally quoted. Either way we had fixed site costs so it worked out well for me. So I don't know how long building permits take, a week or so.... so you never know, with a bit of luck we might see some movement on the land by the end of the month. I'm waiting for the builder to come back to me with a site start date. They were wrapped that I settled today and were pretty sure that our site start date could be moved from the 15th of July (the orignal date) up much quicker. So I guess I should get a call from the builder in the next few days to let me know what the new start date will be - how exciting!!! Site Start - 20th July 2010 Slab Pour - 30th July 2010 Frame Start - 6th August 2010 Roof Tiles - 18th August 2010 Plaster Completed - 6th September 2010 Bricks - 3rd - 20th September 2010 Painting - 4th October 2010 Fitoff Begins - 21st October 2010 Re: My Riverton - Land Settled 16th June! 82Jun 16, 2010 9:42 pm Congrats guys, good feeling isn't it. Bulding permit turn arounds are supposed to be within 10 working days allegedly. So hopefully you will see something by the end of the month. Our Build - Places Fairhaven 23+ - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28045 Our Landscaping - Belial's Backyard - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45375 Re: Everyone building w/ Carlisle Homes or building in Sanda 83Jun 17, 2010 1:37 am Zerosignal andy have titles 1 to 6 being released and is anyone building the Riverton 30 or 27 with a somerton facade??? Andy, we are building the Riverton 30 with the Somerton facade, let me know if you have any questions. Hi Zerosignal, I posted a msg on your blog but it was on an older post so I'm worried you may not see it. I was just wanting to know how much you were quoted for the Cat 1A Austral bricks for the Riverton 30, and the brick neutralising? I see you signed up with CH around the same time we did (Aug 2009) so our prices should be around the same. We orginally signed up for the Westbury 26 but are now in the process of changing to the Riverton 30. I just want to make sure we are getting quoted last year's prices, not today's prices, as we're already paying over $7000 in late fees, which by right should sufficiently cover any price increases from Aug 2009. I know you didn't go with the off-white mortar, but did you find out back then how much it was? If you did could you please also let me know that price? Much appreciated. Thank you. Re: My Riverton - Land Settled 16th June! 84Jun 17, 2010 4:21 pm Congrats on your settlement Sanmark... welcome to the land owners club Land: Stage 4 Title Settlement: 22nd April '10 Building: DFH, Hartley Site Start: (Scrape) 3.7.10 Slab Completed: 17.7.10 Frame Completed: 30.7.10 Gutters & Fascia Completed: 3.8.10 Roof Completed:9.8.10 Electrical & Plumbing Completed: 13.8.10 Bricks Completed: 24.8.10 Lock up Stage: 30.8.10 Re: My Riverton - Land Settled 16th June! 85Jun 17, 2010 6:07 pm Johno Congrats on your settlement Sanmark... welcome to the land owners club Thanks Johno! And can I say it's about bloody time!.....lol Site Start - 20th July 2010 Slab Pour - 30th July 2010 Frame Start - 6th August 2010 Roof Tiles - 18th August 2010 Plaster Completed - 6th September 2010 Bricks - 3rd - 20th September 2010 Painting - 4th October 2010 Fitoff Begins - 21st October 2010 Re: Everyone building w/ Carlisle Homes or building in Sanda 86Jun 20, 2010 1:46 am Johno Ummm $2336 we paid for land tax which i thought was a bit rough lol What is land tax? Is this something other than Stamp Duty? We are purchasing a block of vacant land, will we have this land tax also? Re: Everyone building w/ Carlisle Homes or building in Sanda 87Jun 20, 2010 10:09 am aldavies3 Johno Ummm $2336 we paid for land tax which i thought was a bit rough lol What is land tax? Is this something other than Stamp Duty? We are purchasing a block of vacant land, will we have this land tax also? Hi aldavies, yes, this is different to stamp duty, Not everyone will have to pay this, it depends on your developer. Unfortunately for those of us in my estate we were unfortunate enough to have to pay it as the developer passed on what should have been their tax on to the purchasers. It will be listed in your land contract if you have to pay it. You should check with your conveyancer. Site Start - 20th July 2010 Slab Pour - 30th July 2010 Frame Start - 6th August 2010 Roof Tiles - 18th August 2010 Plaster Completed - 6th September 2010 Bricks - 3rd - 20th September 2010 Painting - 4th October 2010 Fitoff Begins - 21st October 2010 Re: Everyone building w/ Carlisle Homes or building in Sanda 88Jun 20, 2010 11:38 pm sanmark1 aldavies3 Johno Ummm $2336 we paid for land tax which i thought was a bit rough lol What is land tax? Is this something other than Stamp Duty? We are purchasing a block of vacant land, will we have this land tax also? Hi aldavies, yes, this is different to stamp duty, Not everyone will have to pay this, it depends on your developer. Unfortunately for those of us in my estate we were unfortunate enough to have to pay it as the developer passed on what should have been their tax on to the purchasers. It will be listed in your land contract if you have to pay it. You should check with your conveyancer. Thanks for enlightening me! Would I find this on the 'Particulars of Sale ' page or just "hidden" within the huge contract somewhere? Re: Everyone building w/ Carlisle Homes or building in Sanda 89Jun 20, 2010 11:38 pm Thanks for enlightening me! Would I find this on the 'Particulars of Sale ' page or just "hidden" within the huge contract somewhere?[/quote] And would it actually be called 'land tax' in the contract or could it go under some other 'technical' name? Re: My Riverton - Land Settled 16th June! 90Jun 21, 2010 12:11 pm Hi aldavies, It'll be hidden somewhere in the huge contract....lol.... but it will be listed as land tax. Site Start - 20th July 2010 Slab Pour - 30th July 2010 Frame Start - 6th August 2010 Roof Tiles - 18th August 2010 Plaster Completed - 6th September 2010 Bricks - 3rd - 20th September 2010 Painting - 4th October 2010 Fitoff Begins - 21st October 2010 Re: Everyone building w/ Carlisle Homes or building in Sanda 91Jun 21, 2010 12:45 pm aldavies3 Thanks for enlightening me! Would I find this on the 'Particulars of Sale ' page or just "hidden" within the huge contract somewhere? And would it actually be called 'land tax' in the contract or could it go under some other 'technical' name? If i recall correctly (and i dont have the contract on hand), it was a one line clause something like: "Purchaser agrees to pay any and all outstanding fees and taxes due/accumlated at settlement, including but not limited to council rates, water something and land tax" It was something like that, so have a look through your contract to see if there is something similar. Our Build - Places Fairhaven 23+ - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28045 Our Landscaping - Belial's Backyard - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45375 Re: Everyone building w/ Carlisle Homes or building in Sanda 92Jun 23, 2010 12:15 am Belial aldavies3 Thanks for enlightening me! Would I find this on the 'Particulars of Sale ' page or just "hidden" within the huge contract somewhere? And would it actually be called 'land tax' in the contract or could it go under some other 'technical' name? If i recall correctly (and i dont have the contract on hand), it was a one line clause something like: "Purchaser agrees to pay any and all outstanding fees and taxes due/accumlated at settlement, including but not limited to council rates, water something and land tax" It was something like that, so have a look through your contract to see if there is something similar. Thank you for your reply. The only thing I can find in our contract is this: "The Vendor undertakes to pay all outstanding rates and taxes when due and payable and the Purchaser agrees not to make any deduction from settlement monies for any outstanding rates and taxes." It then continues to say "If the Purchaser is after settlement date assessed, levied or charged any supplementary rates or outgoings no adjustments shall be made and the Purchaser shall be solely responsible for payment thereof." Does this mean the vendor will pay the land tax? Re: Everyone building w/ Carlisle Homes or building in Sanda 93Jun 23, 2010 9:27 am [quote="aldavies3] Thank you for your reply. The only thing I can find in our contract is this: "The Vendor undertakes to pay all outstanding rates and taxes when due and payable and the Purchaser agrees not to make any deduction from settlement monies for any outstanding rates and taxes." It then continues to say "If the Purchaser is after settlement date assessed, levied or charged any supplementary rates or outgoings no adjustments shall be made and the Purchaser shall be solely responsible for payment thereof." Does this mean the vendor will pay the land tax?[/quote] Hmmm that ones an interesting one, now just to make clear this is an uneducated interpretation so it may be incorrect. I'd recommend if you have a solicitor or conveyencer you ask them for a professional interpretation. That said lets breakdown what it says: The Vendor undertakes to pay all outstanding rates and taxes when due and payable This suggests the vendor will pay them when due, however you need to consider that land tax is due on 31/12 of each year, whilst council rates, water etc all are due on 31/6.Hence i'd interpret that statement to say they will have paid them up to the last time they were due. and the Purchaser agrees not to make any deduction from settlement monies for any outstanding rates and taxes." This statement would suggest, that you have to effectively pay for any outstanding rates and taxes (which you would assume would include land tax), between the period that it was last payable and the date of settlement. Ie the vendor will add these to the settlement cost and your the purchaser agree to not deduct these from the settlement monies, ie you pay for them "If the Purchaser is after settlement date assessed, levied or charged any supplementary rates or outgoings no adjustments shall be made and the Purchaser shall be solely responsible for payment thereof." This clause seems to indicate that if you conduct settlement after the date they specify, then you are liable for the extra rates etc payable. This is because in calculating the rates etc due at settlement it is calculated for settlement to occur on an exact date. If for whatever reason this is delayed, then rather than them recalculate for the new date as most things are accured on a daily basis, you just become liable to pay any increases seperately calculated from the amounts they calculated for settlement. Ie. They calculate land tax to be say $500 payable on 23/6/10, but you settle on 25/6/10, and based on that date the land tax would be say $515, then you would be liable to pay the vendor the $500 as calculated then seperately required to pay the $15 extra to cover the extra. Note those figures are just pulled out of the air and arent indicative of what you may pay. Hope that helps, now i'll stop stealing sanmarks thread. Our Build - Places Fairhaven 23+ - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28045 Our Landscaping - Belial's Backyard - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45375 Re: My Riverton - Land Settled 16th June! 94Jun 23, 2010 9:44 am Lol - be my guest belial....hahaha Site Start - 20th July 2010 Slab Pour - 30th July 2010 Frame Start - 6th August 2010 Roof Tiles - 18th August 2010 Plaster Completed - 6th September 2010 Bricks - 3rd - 20th September 2010 Painting - 4th October 2010 Fitoff Begins - 21st October 2010 Re: My Riverton - Land Settled 16th June! 95Jun 23, 2010 10:51 am Got any idea of when you might see a site start sanmark? Looks like one of our neighbours will soon start, as the title pegs were uncovered and resprayed white, so i'd suggest they've had their re-survey completed. Our Build - Places Fairhaven 23+ - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28045 Our Landscaping - Belial's Backyard - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45375 Re: My Riverton - Land Settled 16th June! 96Jun 23, 2010 2:30 pm Belial Got any idea of when you might see a site start sanmark? Looks like one of our neighbours will soon start, as the title pegs were uncovered and resprayed white, so i'd suggest they've had their re-survey completed. Yeah we are still waiting. The builder has us booked in for a start on the 16th of July at this point. They are in the process of applying for DAP approval and building permits. (even though they had advised that DAP was applied for and approved ages ago - not happy). So I"m still hoping for an earlier start but it all depends on how long it takes to get DAP approval. BTW do you know if there is a phone number for Sandarra DAP assessment panel? Site Start - 20th July 2010 Slab Pour - 30th July 2010 Frame Start - 6th August 2010 Roof Tiles - 18th August 2010 Plaster Completed - 6th September 2010 Bricks - 3rd - 20th September 2010 Painting - 4th October 2010 Fitoff Begins - 21st October 2010 Re: My Riverton - Land Settled 16th June! 97Jun 23, 2010 2:37 pm PM sent, also if your DAP was approved you would have recieved the FORMAL approval contract which has to be signed by you and the builder rep and returned within 14 days of then issuing it, otherwise you have to reapply. So if you havent recieved that then it hasn't been approved. Talk to the contact i sent you he should be able to tell you whats what. Our Build - Places Fairhaven 23+ - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28045 Our Landscaping - Belial's Backyard - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45375 Re: Everyone building w/ Carlisle Homes or building in Sanda 98Jun 23, 2010 4:42 pm Thank you belial. It's amazing how a short few sentences can mean so much when explained in detail! I think you're right though, that we should get our solicitor to explain that clause to us properly. But thank you so much for explaining it to me as best you could. You made perfect sense, thank you. I really appreciate you taking the time to explain it properly. It's quite cheeky how they have worded it, because at a glance you'd think the Vendor is responsible for paying it. But when you look more closely, as you have, it is quite clear that we will quite certainly be up for some sort of fee/payment/bill. This forum is great. I have learnt so much since I joined. This is just one more thing I can add to the list of things I didn't previously know. And now this is one more thing I can add to the list of things we need to save more money for!!! Thank you once again belial. Re: My Riverton - Land Settled 16th June! 99Jun 25, 2010 8:13 pm DAP approval submitted today, so should get approval by next week according to clublinks! Then it's just the building permit and away we go.... Site Start - 20th July 2010 Slab Pour - 30th July 2010 Frame Start - 6th August 2010 Roof Tiles - 18th August 2010 Plaster Completed - 6th September 2010 Bricks - 3rd - 20th September 2010 Painting - 4th October 2010 Fitoff Begins - 21st October 2010 Re: My Riverton - Land Settled 16th June! 100Jul 03, 2010 12:06 pm DAP approval happened yesterday! Whoo hoo.... so its just the building permit now, which according to the builder can take about a week although they did say they could push it through within 48hrs if they needed to urgently, but seeing as my build is not that urgent to them, I guess it will be about a week.... Should get the official DAP letter by Monday though. Cant wait until all this paperwork part is done and I can see some movement on the block! Site Start - 20th July 2010 Slab Pour - 30th July 2010 Frame Start - 6th August 2010 Roof Tiles - 18th August 2010 Plaster Completed - 6th September 2010 Bricks - 3rd - 20th September 2010 Painting - 4th October 2010 Fitoff Begins - 21st October 2010 9 25363 This is one of the reasons I decided to go overseas for my double glazed windows. As the builder indicated, he's worked on many upmarket builds, these were the most well… 13 19833 2 15666 |