Browse Forums Buying Land 1 Aug 17, 2019 8:54 pm I am a first home owner looking at buying a piece of land in Victoria to build on. As first homer buyer I should be eligible for stamp duty exemption, however my mortgage broker has told me that I will have to pay stamp duty on the land but will get it back as a refund when i start to build the house. Is this true? I want to wait a year before building in order to get my plans and permits in place but would really appreciate not having to pay the stamp duty if I am eligible for the exemption. Not much in this responce. My suggestion is, what are you looking to build and why. This will all be impacted by the local councils planning scheme. Familiarise yourself… 6 5871 Hi Mofflepop, I would recommend finding a building designer to prepare plans, they should design to your specified budget. The benefit is you can tender the project out… 9 20432 So it looks like we finally have some movement on site! Definitely later than expected, but I'll take any progress at this point. I'll drop by over the weekend to get… 5 27739 |