First time buyer grant
Jul 31st 2007, 1:38 pm
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First time buyer grant
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Just needing some information on the first home buyers grant. We came over on a temporary visa but now have PR. In the deepest depths of my memory, I can remember someone saying that you could apply for the FTB grant if PR came through within 12 months of buying/building your house. Can't seem to find it now tho.
Any help would be appreciated.
Debs
Just needing some information on the first home buyers grant. We came over on a temporary visa but now have PR. In the deepest depths of my memory, I can remember someone saying that you could apply for the FTB grant if PR came through within 12 months of buying/building your house. Can't seem to find it now tho.
Any help would be appreciated.
Debs
Jul 31st 2007, 1:45 pm
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Re: First time buyer grant
Just needing some information on the first home buyers grant. We came over on a temporary visa but now have PR. In the deepest depths of my memory, I can remember someone saying that you could apply for the FTB grant if PR came through within 12 months of buying/building your house. Can't seem to find it now tho.
Details here: http://www.firsthome.gov.au/
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Jul 31st 2007, 3:05 pm
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Re: First time buyer grant
You need to apply for the grant within 12 months of completion of construction or settlement of the home. So, if you got PR within the 12 months period and then also apply for the grant within the 12 months period you'll get it.
Details here: http://www.firsthome.gov.au/
Gina
Details here: http://www.firsthome.gov.au/
Gina
We signed contracts for the build in December. Building commenced in February and is nearly finished. We were granted PR on 3/7/07.
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Jul 31st 2007, 5:16 pm
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Re: First time buyer grant
LOL! Click on the link I gave you and scroll down until you come to the section about the 12 months.
Then put your claim in within 12 months of when you finish construction. (If it was me, I'd claim as soon as it's finished.)
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Jul 31st 2007, 11:11 pm
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Jul 31st 2007, 11:22 pm
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Re: First time buyer grant
http://www.dtf.wa.gov.au/cms/osr_content.asp?id=379
Jul 31st 2007, 11:27 pm
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Re: First time buyer grant
On the WA website it states that at the time of purchase one person has to have been either a PR or citizen.
http://www.dtf.wa.gov.au/cms/osr_content.asp?id=379
http://www.dtf.wa.gov.au/cms/osr_content.asp?id=379
Worse bit is (and I said I would never do it), we had banked on the money for bits on the house before completion and now I will have to do a juggling act.
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Jul 31st 2007, 11:33 pm
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Yes I have noticed that now they have sent the letter through but the settlement agent on the land and comments on here I read last year didn't reflect that so I just applied. Didn't know if there was an exception that I couldn't find.
Worse bit is (and I said I would never do it), we had banked on the money for bits on the house before completion and now I will have to do a juggling act.
Debs
Worse bit is (and I said I would never do it), we had banked on the money for bits on the house before completion and now I will have to do a juggling act.
Debs
