Buying Property with EXPRESS PERMITS
- What is your plan ?
- Avoid buying a dud site ?
- Avoid over capitalising ?
How do you decide on your maximum offer, if you have no idea what it will take to build ?
What if it is not even practically possible to make the changes you need to make to accommodate your family?
A little time spent on the right research, at the right time – upfront by experienced people(i bought 40+ sites), can reduce most of the risk of making a very expensive, time consuming and disappointing mistake, that can affect the rest of your life..
We offer research and advice on the potential for a property to be developed or renovated to suit your needs.
We work with many Councils, including Moorabool, City of Geelong, Bayside, Mornington Peninsula and the Surf Coast Shire.
Please note: Our service is different to and much deeper service than a conveyancers title check or building inspection. We will help you seek advice and quotes from building inspectors, soil tests, engineers and/or other specialist consultants if we believe additional advice from them would benefit you.
You are much more likely to find the best property fit possible, if you clearly know what you are looking for.
By going thorough our staged process, we can help you understand how much floor area you are likely to need to achieve the home you want. If this is done before you start looking for a property, you will be in a much better position to know what you are looking for. However, it is equally valuable to go through this exercise once you have already found a property you are interested in.
In the case of a development or farm plan, we can test feasibility by sketching out how your brief might be achieved in relation to the existing building. We will also advise on things like the quality of the site orientation and access to sunlight and views, which can be important factors in how a house will feel.
2 The Money – Your Budget
To determine the offer you are prepared to make, you will need at least a ballpark idea of what it will take to achieve the home you ultimately want. Having this research prepared early is a small investment that can protect you from very expensive and time consuming mistakes buying the wrong property, as well as give you confidence and clarity when putting in your bid on the right one.
With the floor areas estimated at Step 1, we can apply typical rates/m2 to help you understand the costs likely to be associated with achieving your brief. This is essential information to have when considering the purchase price of a new property.
We can also advise on what other costs you will have to allow for, for example, council levies, the consultants you are likely to need, and how much they typically cost. We call this a Costed Scope of Works.
3 Regulatory Restrictions
You need to know what your options really are.
- What will you be allowed to do? What can’t you do ?
- What are the time and cost implications of a planning application and the chances of getting approved ??? How far away is the nearest watercourse?
- Will it need a professional drainage plan ?
- What is needed for a septic systems permit?
- Will you need a BAL rating and wind loading , is it considered coastal or alpine?
The questions and answers are different for every site address.
We research the regulations that will be relevant to any development on a particular site. It is important to know whether or not you will need a planning permit, what the planning overlays mean, and whether there are any other restrictions or un written policies that can affect the future of a permit.
For example, we may do a title boundary re-establishment or take spot levels where the house will be and will find out the likely height and setback limitations, whether you are in a flood, bushfire or termite zone and whether you can remove significant trees. We can advise on such things as the likelihood that your application will need to advertised, whether neighbours might be able to block your progress, and how much a heritage overlay will limit your options.
4 Restrictions on Title
Sometime there are convenants, caveats and easements on your title that restrict where or how you can build. Sometimes it is not obvious or a Section 173 is present , which affects MUST be understood before anything else !
We review the title and help you understand any restrictions that may be relevant to your proposed development. If legal advice is necessary we can suggest a legal expert to contact.
5 We Present Our Findings to You
We can give you a written report and discuss the findings with you in person, or over the phone or via zoom for speed and convenience. If you need urgent answers due to an imminent Auction or Expression of Interest closure, we have fast track options.
6 Pricing and More Info
We help create value and help avoid pitfalls and our rates are very reasonable, and we can act quickly if you need advice ASAP, and we work on weekends !
The cost of advice about a particular property can be used as a rebate against our design service fees in the future if you purchase the property and need more help.
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