Browse Forums Buying Land Re: how long can I hold land before building? 2Mar 05, 2010 3:40 pm ... built a Promenade with Clarendon. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=25104 20-10-09 - excavation and piering completed ... 12-04-10 - Basins fixed. Connecting to the electrical grid 23-04-10 - PCI 07-05-10 - HANDOVER! Re: how long can I hold land before building? 3Mar 05, 2010 3:43 pm We have a house in Doreen. Built the PD Kensington 24 (with Alfresco & Rumpus option). We are in...Decorating in progress...pics to come soon... Re: how long can I hold land before building? 5Mar 05, 2010 5:14 pm viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22766 - my build thread! Time waits for no man. Unless that man is Chuck Norris. Re: how long can I hold land before building? 8Mar 06, 2010 4:07 pm sleven Check whether it is actually written into the title of the land also - if it's just a convenence (is that the right spelling?!) and not actually written into the title then legally they can't do anything about it, You mean a covenant.... there's some interesting info and links here: http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/DSE/nrenpl.nsf/LinkView/2BF3571C1C8563DFCA256D480003CF45BEA6C84AE71808E0CA25730600829CDF Apart from the legal ramifications, surely there are moral ones? You sign a legally binding contract, agreeing to all the terms and conditions. Is it right to do that if you have no intention of complying with the terms of the contract? There may be legal ways around it if you're not in a position to build within the stipulated timeframe - I know that some forum members here have had extensions granted for various reasons. If the OP needs to extend the time for financial or other valid reasons, then it would be wise to find out if it's possible now, rather than just wait and do nothing. Covenants are notoriously difficult to enforce, but it does happen.... This is also interesting: http://www.geom.unimelb.edu.au/hunter/lectures/451203/Lecture_7.ppt#256,1,Land%20Covenants yes it does, you've just not understood it. theres a difference. 4 5331 Just to clarify, I'm not a builder I've read my own council's LEP numerous times and worked with an architect to understand my own lot size and problems. 5 1836 Building a fence now will help limit people dumping rubbish and soil on your property. Many houses in suburbia on small lots have fences up before a build. I moved into a… 1 4410 |