Browse Forums Building A New House 1 May 29, 2019 7:14 pm I am building a new house in Queensland. I am a first home owner and there are few concerns over FHOG that I require clarification about. 1. My land cost is 435K + 314K (Building contract), But I haven't included Driveway in the contract. Does the first home grant also need to include landscaping, fencing and driveway? 2. What if I remove certain upgrades from the pricing of the contract and add them later as a post contract variation to meet the QLD FHOG requirements? It is only going to be few thousand dollars as I am only marginally going above in the build price. Does QLD government only look at the initial contract or variations as well? 3. I haven't included the landscaping, fencing and driveway into the build contract. Does the build contract need to include that in order to qualify for first home grant? Re: Home grant and contract price 2Jun 01, 2019 10:26 am My understanding is that they use the contract price and you can perform upgrades later on. If I were you, I would make sure to not go beyond the 750K threshold, including any variations (as variations are technically part of the contract). You would have to contact them to obtain a definitive answer. Re: Home grant and contract price 3Jan 20, 2021 3:39 pm Hey arunkumar I know it's been 2 years but can I ask how did you go with that? did you have to include Driveway, fencing etc into your contract to get the grant, assuming it's under 750k? I'm in the same situation and thinking of leaving these for later so my total land and build contract be under 750k. Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 17628 So AFAIk the outcomes of the BAL ratings form part of a clause that allows them to pass these costs on to you. However the more relevant detail is how did it go from 19… 1 9166 Hi, you've probably already resolved this, however, Commbank will probably pay the funds to you after you send evidence the work is done regardless the change in the quotes. 1 35331 |