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    Help please: buying property with illegal dwelling

    Fair enough. Cheers for that, Wylie
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    Help please: buying property with illegal dwelling

    What happens if there is a fire in the primary house (approved dwelling) on the property and the tenant dies? It, also, might not be fire regulation compliant because it is an old, period house. Built well before regulations were introduced.
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    Help please: buying property with illegal dwelling

    I hear what you are saying, Vaughan. Driving without a license is a good analogy. Regarding the tenant (who seems very nice and aware of the situation) in the secondary unapproved dwelling, the current arrangement they have is very, very informal. They are, let us say, quite "alternative" and...
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    Help please: buying property with illegal dwelling

    What is the best approach with council? Either they don't know, or they've turned a blind eye! Inquire honestly and specifically, dobbing the vendors (and our selves, potentially) in? Can this 2nd dwelling in question ever be made legal? or Ask...
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    Help please: buying property with illegal dwelling

    Cheers everyone for the replies. I thought the two houses on the one property may have been too good to be true.... The location of the unapproved house, however, is so nice with the setting and gardens, we'd even consider knocking it down and, perhaps, installing a caravan there for personal...
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    Help please: buying property with illegal dwelling

    Hello everyone, Very new to the forum (first post), but given it's such a wealth of information, I thought people might be able to help out with a problem. My wife and I are considering buying a gorgeous rural property on about 4 acres in Victoria. It has a lovely period house as the...
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