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Links
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Your Mortgage
A useful website full of hints & tips on how to own your
home sooner.
www.yourmortgage.com.au
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Home Price Guide
Compare property values in various suburbs.
www.homepriceguide.com |
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The First Home Owners Scheme
If you are buying or building your first home, you may be
eligible for benefits under the First Home Owner Grant Scheme
and/or the First Home Plus Scheme.
www.osr.nsw.gov.au |
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Foreign Investment Review Board
Foreign purchasers intending to acquire real estate in Australia
must seek prior approval from the Government through the Foreign
Investment Review Board unless specifically exempted by the
Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulations.
www.firb.gov.au
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homeone
homeone™ is a trusted online building resource enjoyed by
hundreds of thousands of Australians’, and now New Zealanders’,
seeking solutions to unique home building and renovation needs.
www.homeone.com.au
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HomeSolution
HomeSolutions goes beyond the directory concept and provides
a link between people who are needing information and those who
can supply this information. The information provided on the
HomeSolutions site deals with many varied home related
categories from furnishings to flagpoles, from bathrooms to
barbecues, the list goes on
www.homesolutions.com.au
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Village - Over 55s & Retirement Communities Online
By the time you reach retirement age, the family home is usually
too large and the garden is too difficult to maintain, which
prompts the decision to consider selling and moving into
something smaller.
The following link may help clarify the retirement process.
www.villages.com.au
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Department of Fair Trading
Before an agent can sell your property, they must sign a
contract with you. This written agreement is called an Agency
Agreement, which is a legally binding contract. It is important
that you read and understand it. If you are not sure about the
agreement terms you should get legal advice.
www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au
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Australia Post
Moving?
Complete a change of address form from the Post Office - this
can be done on-line at:
www.australiapost.com.au
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eBay
Need to sell furniture you no longer need? Organise a
garage sale or sell it online
www.ebay.com.au
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Roads & Traffic Authority
Change your address on your
drivers licence. Visit your local RTA or complete the on line
form at:
www.rta.nsw.gov.au
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Australian Electoral Commission
Change your address on the
electoral role at
www.aec.gov.au
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Australian Securities & Investments Commission
If you are a company director
you must notify ASIC of your change of address. Forms may be
obtained on line at
www.asic.gov.au
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Negative Gearing
A very informative website to visit in relation to negative
gearing and investment is
www.propertyinvesting.com |
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Landlord Insurance
Many standard insurance policies do not cover the risks
often associated with rental properties such as malicious damage
or theft by tenants and their guests. Learn more at
www.terrischeer.com.au
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Smoke Alarms
Under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment
(Smoke Alarms) Regulation 2006, landlords are responsible for
fitting smoke alarms to all residential premises.
www.fire.nsw.gov.au
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NSW Landscaping & Garden Maintenance
NSW Landscaping & Garden Maintenance offers, landscape
planning, hard and soft landscaping, renovations, extensions and
much more.
www.nswlandscaping.com.au
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