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Present Use of the property
If the present use is not lawful under the relevant town planning scheme as at the contract date and this has not been disclosed in the contract then you may be able to terminate the contract at any time before settlement.It is not possible to know w...
Town Planning Certificates
There are 3 types of planning and development certificates which can be obtained from the local authority. The information these searches disclose and their relative cost are set out in the Buyers Searches List:(1) Limited Certificate which takes ap...
Environmental protection
The Environmental Protection Act 1994 requires that the seller makes a specific disclosure before entering into an agreement with you if any of the following are applicable to the land (including the common property if in a community titles scheme):(...
Unregistered encumbrances
Unregistered encumbrances and other government rights or interests may affect the property or the title such as:a) unregistered water, sewerage or combine drains; orb) access or extraction rights under the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009; Geothermal...
Particular issues of concern for Buyers
If there are matters regarding the property of particular concern or importance to you or your financier then you should discuss this with us so that we can determine whether a special condition is required and appropriate investigations can be made....
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