Stamp duty and first time buyer grant
Aug 8th 2005, 12:44 am
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Stamp duty and first time buyer grant
Hi Guys,
Me and my wife have been in Australia about 7 weeks and have permanent residents visas as skilled migrants. Just wondering if any of you guys can shed a little light on if we will qualify for the $7k first time buyer grant over here and does it depend on if you previously owned property in the uk? Also, we plan to buy up in Queensland around the Brisbane area spending $400k to $450k, with a 50% deposit and would like to know what level of stamp duty concession we would be eligible for (if any)?
cheers for your help guys, this forum has stopped me scratchin my bonse loadsa times!!!
Me and my wife have been in Australia about 7 weeks and have permanent residents visas as skilled migrants. Just wondering if any of you guys can shed a little light on if we will qualify for the $7k first time buyer grant over here and does it depend on if you previously owned property in the uk? Also, we plan to buy up in Queensland around the Brisbane area spending $400k to $450k, with a 50% deposit and would like to know what level of stamp duty concession we would be eligible for (if any)?
cheers for your help guys, this forum has stopped me scratchin my bonse loadsa times!!!
Last edited by patmoss; Aug 8th 2005 at 1:33 am.
Aug 8th 2005, 12:46 am
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Re: Stamp duty and first time buyer grant
Originally Posted by patmoss
Hi Guys,
Me and my wife have been in Australia about 7 weeks and have permanent residents visas as skilled migrants. Just wondering if any of you guys can shed a little light on if we will qualify for the $7k first time buyer grant over here and does it depend on if you previously owned property in the uk? Also, we plan to buy up in Queensland around the Brisbane area spending $400k to $450k, with a 50% deposit and would like to know what level of stamp duty concession we would be eligible for (if any)?
cheers for your help guys, this forum has stopped me scratchin my bonse loadsa time!!!
Me and my wife have been in Australia about 7 weeks and have permanent residents visas as skilled migrants. Just wondering if any of you guys can shed a little light on if we will qualify for the $7k first time buyer grant over here and does it depend on if you previously owned property in the uk? Also, we plan to buy up in Queensland around the Brisbane area spending $400k to $450k, with a 50% deposit and would like to know what level of stamp duty concession we would be eligible for (if any)?
cheers for your help guys, this forum has stopped me scratchin my bonse loadsa time!!!
Aug 8th 2005, 2:10 am
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Re: Stamp duty and first time buyer grant
Hello,
Here is a stamp duty calculator.
http://moneymanager.smh.com.au/tools...stampduty.html
You can find others using Google http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=e...cr%3DcountryAU
The FHOG is available to people who have not owned a property in Aus before. So as Bix said there's no problem with UK properties. It is also worth checking if your chosen state offers any discount or additional grant.
Regards
A
Here is a stamp duty calculator.
http://moneymanager.smh.com.au/tools...stampduty.html
You can find others using Google http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=e...cr%3DcountryAU
The FHOG is available to people who have not owned a property in Aus before. So as Bix said there's no problem with UK properties. It is also worth checking if your chosen state offers any discount or additional grant.
Regards
A
