Buying a house
#1
Buying a house
Hi,
Dont s'pose anyone could enlighten me, we are planning to move to Brisbane next year (currently in post application - pre medicals limbo) and I wondered if its easier buying a house in Oz than it is in the UK and the sort of costs involved?
Thanks in advance
Mark
Dont s'pose anyone could enlighten me, we are planning to move to Brisbane next year (currently in post application - pre medicals limbo) and I wondered if its easier buying a house in Oz than it is in the UK and the sort of costs involved?
Thanks in advance
Mark
#2
Brisbane Housing
Never bought a house there myself. You'll see few semi-detached but lots of units (flats). Check out the Brisbane paper http://www.couriermail.news.com.au/ for pricing details.
Terminology
Hi-set = 2 Storey (A house to you and me)
Lo-set = 1 Storey (A bungalow)
Unit = Flat
Townhouse = Smallish (not always in town and seldom built over a garage like those London Townhouses)
Mortgages work on a different formula (I think)
Terminology
Hi-set = 2 Storey (A house to you and me)
Lo-set = 1 Storey (A bungalow)
Unit = Flat
Townhouse = Smallish (not always in town and seldom built over a garage like those London Townhouses)
Mortgages work on a different formula (I think)
#3
Y Ddraig Goch
Joined: Aug 2002
Location: Body is in Brissie. Heart and soul has long flown home.
Posts: 3,722
Re: Buying a house
Originally posted by doub
Hi,
Dont s'pose anyone could enlighten me, we are planning to move to Brisbane next year (currently in post application - pre medicals limbo) and I wondered if its easier buying a house in Oz than it is in the UK and the sort of costs involved?
Thanks in advance
Mark
Hi,
Dont s'pose anyone could enlighten me, we are planning to move to Brisbane next year (currently in post application - pre medicals limbo) and I wondered if its easier buying a house in Oz than it is in the UK and the sort of costs involved?
Thanks in advance
Mark
it's pretty easy buying a house here... well it's pretty easy getting a loan.
There are a few different loans about... fixed, variable, offset mortgage etc.
sort of costs involved are.. lawyers if you want one
surveying costs .... if you're buying a second hand house.. Get it checked for termites... this is a must!!! you'd be mad not to.
Last house I rented.. I had termites breaking out of the window frames one night... it was like something out of a horror movie... horrible things!
You pay stamp duty of course.
I'm currently building new... bought a block of land, paid for a lawyer which I think cost me around 2thou... stamp duty for the cost of the land, can't remember the exact cost of that.
Then I went to a builder... we are almost at our start date now (just received the plans back from the council)... You pay no stamp duty on the actual house if your building.
... I'd say it's no easier, or difficult buying here than it is in the UK.
cheers
http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin...d&t=res&snf=bs
There's a link on the above realestate site... explaining house buying, mortgages etc.
http://loan.echoice.com.au/pages/h_buy_renovate.html
this link may help you too.
#4
Forum Regular
Joined: Aug 2002
Location: Woodcroft, 25 kms south of Adelaide South Australia
Posts: 281
I have never bought a house here, only built or rented, but I do know that it is a much quicker process than the UK. In some cases only two weeks, and there are no problems with chains....it just doesn't happen here.
#5
BE Enthusiast
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 405
Re: Buying a house
Originally posted by Ceri
Last house I rented.. I had termites breaking out of the window frames one night... it was like something out of a horror movie... horrible things!
Last house I rented.. I had termites breaking out of the window frames one night... it was like something out of a horror movie... horrible things!
Originally posted by Ceri
http://loan.echoice.com.au/pages/h_buy_renovate.html
this link may help you too.
http://loan.echoice.com.au/pages/h_buy_renovate.html
this link may help you too.
Cheers, TA