I work for a builder and I have NEVER seen anything like this...
I would suggest maybe an engineer to inspect the structural integrity of the slab. Someone else said…

Hello!
We are thinking of buying one of the last blocks of land at Mawson Lakes, SA. I work for a residential builder, so the actual building not going to…

Congrats, Vanessa! Don't get too disappointed if you don't have a slab within the 4 weeks. The letter actually says "minimum of 4 weeks" for work to commence…

Hey Newbie!
You need to get your builder to write a letter to RevenueSA advising why you were delayed in council, etc. Make sure that they put dates for each…

Yeah... I know that the encumbrance is a killer due to all the green requirements.
Where are you building now? Which builder?

Damn tax office !!!
We bought our house for $240,000 + $10,000 in stamp duty / legals, etc over 2 years ago. If we sub-divided, we would get at least…

Thanks ! That's what I thought. We would have to demolish the existing house and divide the block down the center to create two smaller, long blocks.
Do you have…

Follow up question -
If we do demolish and sub-divide our block, we would just sell the land off without developing. Does anyone know what kind of taxes we would…

Has anyone bought land in Lightsview, Northgate estate?
What are the prices like?
What builder did you go with?

This should be a rough schedule for construction:
1. PAY a professional surveyor to peg your block. You require this to ensure that your slab is poured in the…

Hi !
That's fairly common in the building industry. The slab must have been out by a few hundred mm's. They will go back…

Excellent ! Thanks for the info.
I'll check out their website and do some more research.
Do you have an existing house to demolish?
Sewer / water connections can be very expensive.…

Hi all !
We're thinking of demolishing and sub-dividing our block in Ridgehaven. Does anyone have any experience with this in SA?
How do you start?
What are the…

I can't find it either !!