Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Where do I start - Knock down and rebuild 7Sep 17, 2013 6:07 pm If I understand your first post you are replacing an investment property with one that you either intend to live in or rerent out. So, unrelated to the building process - You really need to speak to your accountant about capital gains tax ramifications. We recently considered doing the same as you and our accountant took ages to make sure we understood the taxation issues and the records we needed to keep. We've had the offer of a short term tenant whilst waiting for CDC/DA home approval and demolition for our knock down rebuild. It would achieve a pretty low rent as it's… 0 13742 Hi I live in a 100yr old semi and my neighbour added an additional floor last yr and our architect has advised that we can knock down our semi and build a free-standing… 0 37681 if the original house is in good condition most of what you listed could be added in stages without the need for KDR and costs and disruption of having to live elsewhere… 1 13658 |