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Understanding Title Plans
Title plans are quite a bit different to Survey Plans. The above is typically what you would see when looking at the title plan for a small subdivision. This is what it tells you about block No 2, which I…
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Understanding your Survey Plan
I’m used to look at survey plans but I do understand that most people struggle to understand them. Here is a quick guide to help you understand the survey plan for your new house. The plan below shows a survey…
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Title Delays
Do you think because you have paid a deposit on a block you can settle on the land straight away? Waiting up to a year could be a possibility! The Developer’s on site agent will usually be pushing the latest…
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Understanding Plans – Basic Floor Plan
A basic floor plan is the sort of plan you will see in the developer’s brochure or on their web site. Most people aren’t used to looking at plans and relating them to what they are going to get. So…
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What Sort of Plan?
Buying Land…….There are several sorts of Plans/ Surveys of your Block to think about before you can start building a house. Here is a guide to the various plans based on the same block: Title Plan Title Plans are the…
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7 Things To Think About Standing On A Block
So you have visited the Developers Office and been shown a site plan with some blocks for sale that are the Size, and Orientation, you want. The next thing is to get a copy of the Title Plan and go…
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Easements
When I worked for a drainage contractor almost every month I have to tell people that they are going to have to take down their shed, dig out part of their raised garden bed, or take up part of their…
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Block Boundary Pegs
Your block location is defined by its boundary pegs. It all looks quite simple when you are looking to buy the block. You can go out to the site and see tall pegs with tape at every corner. A few…
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Electrical Easement – Fail
It looks like someone forget to check their Title Plan when buying the block. The result an electrical substation in front of their front window. To avoid problems like this Check Your Title Plan I found this photo on the…
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Buying a Block
Did you know the wrong block can add $20,000, $40,000, or even more, to your build cost! Are you worried that the agent isn’t telling you everything? Do you need to know what questions to ask? Is independent advice important to you? …
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