Handers81

Hi guys

Hope everyone is keeping safe, just a quick question regarding the First Home Owners Grant.

We currently live in Queensland and are looking to buy a house and land package.

We haven’t owned a house here in Australia but we did in the UK. We don’t own the house in the UK anymore we sold it in January 2018 when we moved here.
My question is are we eligible for the First home owners grant?
Also in our paperwork we have been asked if we have owned a house overseas so I’m guessing we have to declare it???

im so confused and will be grateful for any help
😊

Amazulu

Don't know about Qld but when we moved to WA, we got the payment, despite owning multiple properties in the UK at the same time

rammygirl

If it asks you the question answer it honestly. It is meant for genuine first time buyers after all. Pity WA don’t enforce this. Not having a go amazulu, if you followed the rules for WAfair enough!
In SA we didn’t get it as we had owned a home overseas.
Our sons should get it if it still applies (when they have saved enough deposit!)

Handers81

Thank you! I definitely intend to declare it as it asks and I’m not going to hide it I’m just confused because all the governments websites don’t mention owning a house overseas for FHOG only for the concessions x

Handers81

Thank you!

i guess we will just declare it because I don’t want it to come back and bite us on the bum later and see what happens x

Amazulu

We certainly didn't hide the fact that we owned property OS. I remember thinking at the time that it was a crazy situation, but it was offered to us and we took it

Dorothy

Same with us. We had owned homes in Canada and even though we declared it ww got the FHOG.

Handers81

we will if it’s offered to us as well, thank you for replying x

Handers81

Thanks everyone, fingers crossed we can get it!

thank you so much for taking the time to reply x

louie

The eligibility checker - https://www.qld.gov.au/housing/buyin...igibility-test - only asks about property in Australia. I went through the checker putting in info I thought would be applicable in your case and it says yes.

Handers81

Thank you for doing that, it will be a big help
if we can get it x

Kiwipaul

Yes you are entitled to the FHOG in QLD.
When I bought my house in Brisbane after arriving from NZ (where I had an investment property) I couldn't believe that I was entitled but on checking and verifying the rules I applied and received it.

So go ahead and apply.