Browse Forums Home Finance 1 Jul 22, 2010 1:05 pm hi guys we just bought our first property a sub divided house i just received the paperwork from the solicitor and they asked us to check the position and measurements of the land against the plan, to ensure they are the same is this a formality to cover themselves or something i really should check? its not excatly our area of expertise can anyone offer some advice? many thanks, Re: Measuring land of your new property- is it needed? 2Jul 22, 2010 1:08 pm We bought our land in a new estate off a developer, and we did measure it. I would do it, what if you plan to build a house on it and then find it doesn't quite fit, holdups due to fences, other buildings are a possibility.... My building thread : viewtopic.php?f=31&t=36059 Paid initial deposit 24/7/10 Tender appointment 20/8/2010 Flooring and tile appointment 25/9/10 Colour and Electrical appointment 13/9/10 December site start delayed Site start (YAY!) 17/1/11 Slab pour 1/2/2011 Re: Measuring land of your new property- is it needed? 3Jul 22, 2010 1:23 pm thansk for your reply there is no way we can build on it, it has no avail land im still deciding if its needed, i mean IF we found an issue, what would happen? Re: Measuring land of your new property- is it needed? 4Jul 23, 2010 5:05 pm The solicitor has asked you to measure it so that you can't sue them if turns out that the property is the wrong size. Whether or not you want to measure it depends on how much *you* care if its out. Re: Measuring land of your new property- is it needed? 5Jul 26, 2010 11:49 am All you really need is a long measuring tape (I used an 8 metre one) and some gumboots. And some kind of marker, such as fences or survey pegs, to tell you where the boundaries are. If you get it done professionally it'll cost several hundred dollars. So I would only do that if your own unprofessional measurements show a large discrepancy. 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 Re: Measuring land of your new property- is it needed? 6Jul 26, 2010 11:59 am Measure your land. Make sure you know where the pegs are too. You can borrow tape from the real estate agent usually. We ended up buying one-greatly used when trying to do the landscaping. Re: Measuring land of your new property- is it needed? 7Jul 26, 2010 12:02 pm btherl All you really need is a long measuring tape (I used an 8 metre one) and some gumboots. And some kind of marker, such as fences or survey pegs, to tell you where the boundaries are. Be wary of this as one of the major reasons for getting land measured/a survey done is to actually determine where the boundary is. It's amazing how frequently the fence line is not actually the boundary line. Re: Measuring land of your new property- is it needed? 8Jul 29, 2010 5:34 pm Might be worth having a surveyor do it for you. That way you know will be right. Re: Measuring land of your new property- is it needed? 9Aug 20, 2010 8:16 pm I think measuring your land and provide the details to solicitor is good thing to do as that will facilitate the procedure if you want to do anything else with your property. Find Letting Agents Re: Measuring land of your new property- is it needed? 10Aug 27, 2010 12:40 pm we are planning on a knock down rebuild, and got our block measured and drawn up for $220 was for the demolition plan, you also get your exact block size and found out our neighbors fence was erected 200mm on our property 2nd-Fix | Blog Building with Desyn Homes previously with the insolvent [url=https://www.facebook.com/7NewsAdelaide/videos/1162546323776021/]Endeavour Homes[/url] I have a box of quality drill bits that seem to be new but their engraved sizes covered by rust ,,,,I tried to sand them to see their sizes but still I am finding… 0 853 The setback from the kerb is 4m. It is council land to provide an area for services like sewer main, gas mains, water mains, underground power or poles for overhead power,… 4 1008 If you are in Victoria you have a statutory right to your own building inspector regardless of builder's consent. No negotiations are required. However the builder will… 1 1408 |