Browse Forums Buying Land Re: How long for land to be ready? 6Mar 12, 2012 11:49 am We bought our first block off the plan in Warner Lakes in October 2007. Was meant to be titled in February 2008 - didn't actually end up settling until July 2008. Biggest problem was rain - slowed down everything significantly (developer had to do quite a bit of retaining). Just hope for a dry Winter! Re: How long for land to be ready? 7Aug 16, 2012 11:08 am butterflypond Hi there, I was wondering if any one knew how long it takes once earthworks starts for a stage of an estate? I know its a loaded questions and I hear how longs a piece of string. But once council approvals go through is it 3 -4 months roughly. My estate originally said August 2012 will be titled, but now its October with works starting in March? I wonder if they will actually get it done faster or will winter slow them completely? I have bought in Greenvale Providence... Cheers Hey butterflypond, has your land settled?? Have you started to build yet? If so, who are you building with? Re: How long for land to be ready? 8Aug 16, 2012 11:26 am no I won't settle until 2nd half of November, so probably won't be able to start until the new year. As for builders I've signed up with Porter Davis but ran into some issues and may walk away and start over looking again. Re: How long for land to be ready? 9Oct 05, 2012 3:21 pm We had a block of land in Cranbourne in Victoria, it was the last stage of the estate so pretty much everything was already built on all around the stage. Even then they were still 3-4 months after the original date. There will always be delays, rain holdups, paperwork holdups, council holdups etc. etc. so my best advice I can offer is be patient - it will be done when it's done, not much you can do to rush it! After 2 false starts, a year living overseas, two more world trips and 3 years of uncertainty we are now starting the build process again - hopefully for real this time! Re: How long for land to be ready? 10Jan 18, 2013 6:09 am We bought in Mernda. We were originally told titles were expected in June 2012. They only started earthworks in May 2012. Our and titled yesterday! I know people who bought in Wallan who waited 18 months after the estimated date. Building the Oasis 27 in Mernda Re: How long for land to be ready? 11Jan 25, 2013 8:19 am fuzzy-sizzles We bought in Mernda. We were originally told titles were expected in June 2012. They only started earthworks in May 2012. Our and titled yesterday! I know people who bought in Wallan who waited 18 months after the estimated date. Yeah, Stage 7 of Wallara Waters in Wallan was delayed big time, we put a deposit on land in Stage 9 in May last year, when stage 7 was finally finished and stage 8 hadn't yet titled. They now say stage 9 will title in May this year, the delay has suited us as we have been able to save heaps more because of it, but they still have some stage 7 lots that are for sale as they were most likely sold but took too long to title and contract ran out and people went elsewhere. Use a product like Equisol's Vitalise to clean the deck then coat with a penetrating timber oil. It will look 10 years younger and add value to your home. Visit for… 1 16845 Hey everyone, With winter just around the corner, I'm starting to think about how to prepare my home and garden for the cooler weather. Winters can be a bit surprising,… 0 1812 Congratulations! Nice to put that to bed before christmas, now you can relax 3 7822 |