From the category archives:

Subdividing Land

Do you have plans for 2012? Part 2 – The process

25 January 2012

In part one of Do you have plans for 2012?  Part 1 – Your homework, we talked about looking for a suitable property to purchase, for development and sub-division.  Perhaps you don’t have to look any further than a property you already own.
There are many people who already own a property that is suitable for [...]

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Last round of Property Development Assessments for 2011

14 December 2011

Christmas is fast approaching and the Brutal Art Design + Build team are busy doing the December dash.
If you would like a Property Development Assessment to ponder over the Christmas break, you will need to order and pay for it by close of business Friday 16 December 2011, to ensure we can have it back [...]

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Intergenerational Housing: Shifting Wealth – Part 2

18 October 2011

In Part 1 of Intergeneration Housing: Shifting Wealth, we talked about the expense of land and the difficulty of adult children being able to purchase property in the neighbourhood in which they grew up.  We discussed two scenarios on how intergenerational housing could work and this week, we discuss another two scenarios.

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Intergenerational Housing: Shifting Wealth – Part 1

24 August 2011

“Let’s face it, we don’t have expensive housing in Australia, we have expensive land.  The average cost of residential land overtook the median cost of constructing a dwelling, across all Australian capitals, about five years ago.  The difference between the two is now considerable and growing.” Michael Matusik.

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Two up: Dual Occupancy Developments – Part 1

24 June 2011

A dual occupancy development is a great way to start or expand your property portfolio.  There are plenty of properties on the market that make ideal dual occupancy development sites.

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The hidden cost of Subdividing Land: It’s not my job

21 April 2011
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If you’ve subscribed to our email newsletter, you can probably tell that we enjoy guiding our clients through their subdivision and development projects.
However there is one type of client that brings us great sadness.
That’s the client who has come to us to rescue and finish their project that has been started elsewhere.
This article will outline [...]

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Subdividing Land: Are you being served? Part III

20 April 2010
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The past two articles have outlined easily overlooked areas when subdividing land:

Providing unencumbered services
Ensuring service extensions are not required

This week we’ll conclude our service connections theme with perhaps the third most overlooked aspect of servicing your new land allotment/s.

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Subdividing Land: Are you being served? Part II

13 April 2010
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Our previous article looked at one of the most commonly overlooked aspects of any subdivision/development – the provision of unencumbered services to each subdivided land allotment.
This week we’ll continue the theme and look at what is possibly the second most overlooked aspect when it comes to servicing your land.

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Subdividing Land: Are you being served?

7 April 2010
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Does obtaining a Planning Permit for multiple dwellings automatically allow you to subdivide?

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Property Investment Strategies: Buy to Subdivide

23 March 2010
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* Image courtesy of Kriss Szkurlatowski
Property Investing Trivia:
“You must own a property, in order to find out if it can be subdivided”.
True or False?

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