Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 23, 2011 11:32 am Hi all, We've just found that the house we are after has an easement and drain at the back. Is this normally a show stopper for majority of people? How do I find out how big is the easement and the drain? Does the "drain" that they are referring is the sewage drain? Thank you so much.. Re: Easement on the house. Showstopper? 2Aug 23, 2011 11:53 am I would say definitely not a "show stopper". It is not unusual for blocks to have easements which typically run along a boundary. Most times they simply mean you cannot build over the top of that easement (or if you do, you can expect whatever you build to be torn down if they need to access what is under the easement). If you are looking at buying a home that you believe has a easement on the land the simplest thing to do is have a look at the contract/section 32 statement (if you're in Victoria) which will have a copy of the Title. That document will indicate where the easement is and what it is for (ie: water, sewerage etc) get your solicitor/conveyancer to explain it to you and then make the decision as to whether you want to purchase. Re: Easement on the house. Showstopper? 3Aug 23, 2011 12:15 pm Here is some information on how to read a title plan http://www.anewhouse.com.au/?p=393 And here is some additional info on Easements and how you may be able to build on them. http://www.anewhouse.com.au/?cat=409 The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Easement on the house. Showstopper? 4Aug 24, 2011 9:17 am The easment must be shown on the plans. Our 2nd home had an easment at the rear for drainage that was 2m depth by the length of the block at the back long. We were allowed to build over it if we wanted on the condition that we must be able to provide access to it in ist entirety if required by authorities. eg council or water. Meaning you could put a deck or raised shed etc. Re: Easement on the house. Showstopper? 5Aug 24, 2011 10:00 am Thanks for all of your reply... Now, if there are 2 similar sized houses close to each other.. One has an easement along the back and the other doesn't have one. Would you pay a bit extra (say $20k) for the one who doesn't have easement? Re: Easement on the house. Showstopper? 6Aug 24, 2011 10:46 am fluffybear Thanks for all of your reply... Now, if there are 2 similar sized houses close to each other.. One has an easement along the back and the other doesn't have one. Would you pay a bit extra (say $20k) for the one who doesn't have easement? No Chances are they all have easements however only some have inspection pitts. My block had one. I covered it with soil then rolled out lawn over it. Re: Easement on the house. Showstopper? 7Aug 24, 2011 11:59 am fluffybear Thanks for all of your reply... Now, if there are 2 similar sized houses close to each other.. One has an easement along the back and the other doesn't have one. Would you pay a bit extra (say $20k) for the one who doesn't have easement? Approximatly 50% of blocks will have an easement. Unless I wanted to build close up to the back fence I wouldn't pay any more. Most easements are only a couple of m wide so a reasonable gap between the house and the fence and there should be no problem. The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Easement on the house. Showstopper? 8Aug 24, 2011 3:07 pm $20k is too much for no easement, if it's just a 2 metre drain easement at the back. Will it cost you $20k to provide access in the unlikely event that it's required? Metricon Riva 33 - http://herlihy-riva.blogspot.com Site start 15/03/2010 - Handover 23/12/2010 9 months and 8 days (284 calendar days) from site start to handover Easement on the house. Showstopper? 9Aug 24, 2011 4:26 pm What about from a resale point of view? If 900k is at stake, would you be less likely to pick the one with easement? Re: Easement on the house. Showstopper? 10Aug 24, 2011 6:12 pm fluffybear, easements are on all sorts of property; big, small, cheap, expensive. We have sold million dollar plus properties that have easements and covenants. An easement is usually there to provide services to the property, street and/or suburb. Chances are you will never have to worry about it, except for initial planning by not building over it. As mentioned previously, they are extremely popular, so I really wouldn't worry too much about it. As agents, we wouldn't appraise a property based on an easement burden unless it was really biased against the property owner. Oceanic with Nautilus upgrades. Handover 8 September 2010 Re: Easement on the house. Showstopper? 11Aug 24, 2011 7:45 pm If you're choosing between the blocks I'd be looking at orientation over easements unless the easement is in a really weird spot. Our last house had an easement along the back and our new one has a 3 metre down the length but that's the side we'll have our paving etc. Unless it's a tiny block that people would want to build all over, I wouldn't worry about it JLD You should be able to encase the sewer but you will need it designed and approved and access to lot 580 to do the work 2 17155 You might be able to apply to divert the sewer at your expense. In NSW you would contact a Water services co-ordinator and they would give you advice as to whether or not… 1 16145 Thanks - yea sounds like I need to submit build over easement application....ugh guess I better start finding someone who can do the engineering drawings 3 3358 |