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Does a granny flat add value to your property?
The short answer is yes. The longer answer is that 'yes' depends on your block, your suburb, your buyer pool, and whether the structure was built properly. For a decision that typically involves $100,000–$200,000, the longer answer is the one worth understanding.
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How to read house plans
Most people see a set of house plans for the first time when they are already committed to a project. Suddenly there is a document with unfamiliar symbols, multiple drawing types, and dimensions written in ways that take a moment to decode. None of it is complicated once you understand what each drawing is trying to show you.
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How long does it take to build a house in Melbourne?
The construction phase is the part you picture, but it is not where most of the time goes. A new home in Melbourne involves design, council approvals, and building permits before a single slab goes down, and those earlier stages are where timelines vary most and where the real surprises tend to live.
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Owner Builder in Victoria
Most people researching owner building in Victoria are doing it to save money. The savings are real in some circumstances, but the obligations that come with the permit are more significant than most people expect, and several of them follow you for years after the build is finished.
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Section 32 Victoria. What it covers and what it leaves out
If you are buying property in Victoria with plans to build or develop, a Section 32 vendor statement is where you start your due diligence, but it is not where you finish it. The document tells you what a vendor is legally required to disclose. It says nothing about what your council will permit you to build.