Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Feb 07, 2009 9:20 am We are going down to put a deposit on a block of land today, subject to finance for 30 days in Cascades on Clyde. On Monday we will be putting another deposit down on with the builder (PD) subject to finance.
When do we seek the advice of a solictor to look at contracts? Can anyone reccomend a solictor in the South East area? And what should i be expecting them to charge? If you have any other advice before we go down to put a deposit down, please let me know! We'll be fixing out site costs with PD, but can someone please let me know if theres anything i should be asking in regards to this, i beleive i should make sure that includes removal of rocks? Thanks. Re: When to get the advice of a solicitor? 2Feb 07, 2009 11:58 am PD, rock removal, ask another buyer of PD, but I thinks they will charge you extra for that??? $3,000???
As for soly, def have he/she look at it prior to signing if possible. BUT, and people need to remember this, YOU do have FIVE DAYS TO COOL OFF after signing a standard HIA (and I assume master builders) building contract. SO, take this five day period, even if you've signed, to get advice and make sure you are happy with all the ups and downs of the contract. I cannot stress, that once this five day period is up, you are locked in. and so are your choices of colours, sizes, changes etc. So once we signed, we went over our contract with a tooth comb, I found many "grey" areas and I rang the builder 3 days later and said "if these aren't addressed, we are cooling off!" (funny to say that with our current heat wave!). Anyway, he addressed them all satisfactorily immediately = errors (and there were a few) and changes I wanted made. My contract states that if I make a change after cooling off, it will cost me $600 for their admin costs to make the change and then whatever the cost of the change is. This is a very high price (may or may not be justified) - irrelevant, I've agreed to it now. SO, if you want someone to go over the contract with you prior to signing, then do so within the 5 day period. I also note on this forum that people often seek advice on whether to get advice on a building contract by a soly. Another approach, would be to get someone who is an experienced builder, to look over your contract for you (maybe a building inspector like Kev, at his hourly rate - much cheaper than a soly). He would know these contracts and all their shortcomings! Good luck with building with PD, which plan are you looking at? Annie A thankful person is a happy person. [/color]My hobby design blog: http://aviewondesign.blogspot.com/ Re: When to get the advice of a solicitor? 3Feb 07, 2009 12:13 pm Thanks for that info Annie.
Is putting a deposit down subject to finance and signing the actual contract 2 seperate things? Or will we only have 5 days after the initial $1,000 deposit to get the contract checked? I thought the deposit was one thing.. and then the contract with the first 5% was another thing? Re: When to get the advice of a solicitor? 4Feb 07, 2009 1:08 pm Yes I think the deposit is another issue to signing contracts. Once you put deposit down, if contracts aren't signed, then you still aren't committed. But perhaps ask them directly how they work. A thankful person is a happy person. [/color]My hobby design blog: http://aviewondesign.blogspot.com/ Re: When to get the advice of a solicitor? 5Feb 07, 2009 2:45 pm I had my land contracts reviewed yesterday by my solicitor before signing them today (YAY!!). For doing that and organising the settlement for the land it's costing me a fixed price of $605.
I will also be building with PD and doing fixed site costs and I am going to make sure the contract clearly states that all site costs are fixed regardless of soil type and rock removal. 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: When to get the advice of a solicitor? 6Feb 07, 2009 3:32 pm Lisanne, that is a great price, obviously doesn't include the conveyancing for your matter??? does it???
Annie A thankful person is a happy person. [/color]My hobby design blog: http://aviewondesign.blogspot.com/ Re: When to get the advice of a solicitor? 7Feb 07, 2009 3:33 pm Annietom Lisanne, that is a great price, obviously doesn't include the conveyancing for your matter??? does it??? Annie It includes everything for the land settlement 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: When to get the advice of a solicitor? 8Feb 07, 2009 7:19 pm i don't know what goes on here in qld, but the cheapest conveyancing i could get was $935 and that was with a discount - when i first started ringing around the average price was around $1300 2014 - Prepping to build the Soho 4 with Plantation homes, industrial style 2009 - Built the Brampton with Coral Homes viewtopic.php?f=31&t=15399&start=280 Versaloc is a mortarless besser block system that still needs a properly engineered footing. If you just do a 400x200 footing it will fail in time. At 17m long you need it… 1 17405 Depends how much direct sun it gets. Is there any shading (eaves or trees)? If the sun hits a window directly it doesn't matter too much if it's double or single… 1 12662 9 24789 |