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    wrong stamp duty charged

    why would that be so? This is an existing house on its own block and its own title, and the block next door is on its own separate title too? If I bought a house on its own block one week, then a block of land next month, they would be two transactions, wouldn't they?
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    what effect greek travel

    yes, obviously, but I was just wondering if anyone had any thoughts as to how it would affect people on the ground, shops, travelling around, etc. In other words, will if throw the country into chaos?
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    wrong stamp duty charged

    I have just bought a house with a separate block on a separate title next door. I have just realised I have been charged stamp duty on the whole deal and if I was charged stamp duty on the block and then stamp duty on the house it would have been way cheaper. Should I talk to my conveyancer or...
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    what effect greek travel

    Am just about to book a trip with a greek travel agent (this is attached to a workshop I am doing in Greece so it is not available to be booked from here). Does anyone have any idea how this whole greek/eco union thing would affect this? If they revert to the dracma, would businesses fold (i.e...
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    The seriousness of councils

    I used to work for a company that had govt contracts. As budget time approached, they would start manic ordering, then they would ask what we had in stock that could be delivered before budget close, then they would say just send the invoice, stock could come later. they would order stuff they...
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    cheap garage

    Don't think I will get much more rent for adding a double garage, but it will probably rent easier. So wanting to do one fairly cheaply. It will be in front of the house, on the front boundary. I'm thinking brick pillars, tile roof, roller door, and infill between the pillars with textured...
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    owner builder ins requirements

    I know you have to get insurance on an owner builder home, but is there a period after which you don't have to. It sticks in my mind that once it has been built 7 years you don't have to have insurance if you sell
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    Seller death before aettlement

    I know relatives who inherited grandmas house and sold it 2 weeks after her death when it hadn't even gone through probate. The new buyers are now living in the house and paying rent until probate happens. Could the vendors pull out of this contract?
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    Converting electric cooktop to gas cooktop

    my daughter has induction and is not a fan. drop corner of a , teatowel or anything, or spill water on the top and it stops cooking, and you have to buy really expensive saucepans
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    Is an ensuite addition possible?

    Make the long bedroom the main and take your space from the kitchen. It is way too big, only needs 1200 between benches
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    Tenant demands: asbestos and other demands

    I believe you can buy carbon monoxide test kits at bunnings.
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    tricky question

    yesthey have a soli as well as he is doing probate. cant remember which one gave this advice. If they transfer into execs names, wont they be up for stamp duty?.
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    tricky question

    Grandpa dies and Grandma inherits the house but doesnt take him off the title. Grandma then dies and leaves the house to their 4 children. Two of these are the executors. Conveyancer is saying Grandpa's name has to be taken off the title then transferred into the executors names before it can...
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    our ppr reno

    Well its darn cold sitting here looking out to sea with the big picture window out. Finally our new steel refinforcement for the whole back wall and double storey patio is ready and our big stacker doors have been delivered so they pulling out our 2700L window and 1800L sliding door and window...
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    Kitchen Ceiling

    What a clever idea extending the kitchen floor with tiles like that, it visually extends the kitchen enormously
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    questions regarding allowed deductions

    I thought you could claim for items required to get it ready for renting as long as it was being advertised for rent. In other words it was on the market
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    2 titles on one block

    Just bought a house with another block next door. Agent said they were on two titles but I checked with the council to make sure. Vendor had 2 titles but had coupled the blocks together to pay less rates. Council said it will not be a problem or cost much to seperate them again and found out...
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    Obtaining neighbours OK to run stormwater pipes through their yard.

    I did a development where there was no stormwater at all so we had to have a massive pit in the front with 2 pumps in it and the stormwater is pumped uphill and out into the gutter
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    painting bronze anodised Windows

    My SIL painted his inside with the whole primer, paint effort, took forever. Then he started spray painting them and it was so much easier, quicker and looked better. I have these in bronze and will definitely leave the outside but will paint the big timber reveals white inside and put up...
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    No more owner builder duplexes allowed in NSW

    You haven't been able to do this in Victoria for about 7 years
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