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    How important is buying new?

    Generally speaking, I guess ideally you buy a property at what you think is a good price in an area that you hope will go up in value. You don't buy a property for the tax breaks. Buying brand new property you often pay a premium because there can be a few fingers in the pie. And buying in a...
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    How important is buying new?

    Depreciation is a useful thing to assist with holding costs, but I reckon it should be way down the list of criteria for choosing a property. And that's coming from someone who has a vested interest in pushing the depreciation barrow. An established house that is, say, 5 years old will have...
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