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What is Land Tax in NSW?

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Ken Bourke Leave a comment

Land Tax is a tax levied on owners of land in NSW as at midnight on 31 December each year. Each owner is assessed based on the sum of unimproved values for all land held by that person at that … Continue reading →

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Electronic Conveyancing gains momentum

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Ken Bourke Leave a comment

Electronic Conveyancing is here. For some time, electronic conveyancing has been talked about as coming but life went on without it. Up until now, buying and selling property started online with lots of online tools for searching records, downloading documents, … Continue reading →

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Swimming Pool Requirements – what you need to know

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Ken Bourke Leave a comment

If you are selling a property in NSW with a swimming pool (or a spa pool), there are now certain requirements that need to be met: The swimming pool (or spa pool) must be registered on the NSW Swimming Pools … Continue reading →

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Confused about benefits available to Home Buyers?

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Ken Bourke Leave a comment

What exactly is available right now to home buyers in the way of grants and other benefits? The current position with grants and benefits can seem confusing because it has changed many times over the past few years. Currently as … Continue reading →

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New Conveyancing Rules for Verification of Identity (VOI)

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Ken Bourke Leave a comment

A prudent conveyancer would have always taken reasonable steps to verify the identity of the client and the client’s authority to deal in a transaction. New Conveyancing Rules have now been introduced by the NSW Government’s Land and Property Information … Continue reading →

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