Showhouses

[Kiki]

Hi Guys,:D

Just a quick question. I know a few of you have bought while still been in the UK. I was wondering has anybody went down the route of buying one of the showhouses then the builders rent it back. Thought that might work for us to get on the property ladder before we get there and while the prices are still okay.

Any input or help would be appreciated. do you think its good move or stupid. (mind you not saying I wil run out and do it tommorow just a thought I need help with at the mo):goofy:

kimberley:biglaugh:

[jen&ian]

Hi,

We bought a house ready for our arrival, as we are on a PR visa we were able to do this hastle free. If you are on a temp visa you can still buy but have to do it as an investment or should I say "investment";). You will have to get FIRB (foreign, investment reveiw board) approval. You can then rent it out or live in it yourself. Compared to all the carry on we have here it's actually a very simple process over there. Whether it's a good idea is a matter of personal choice for us the decision was partly influenced by the fact that we were priced out of our first choice Perth in a matter of a few months and didn't want to risk it happening again.

Jen:)

[soggy]

Hi Guys,:D

Just a quick question. I know a few of you have bought while still been in the UK. I was wondering has anybody went down the route of buying one of the showhouses then the builders rent it back. Thought that might work for us to get on the property ladder before we get there and while the prices are still okay.

Any input or help would be appreciated. do you think its good move or stupid. (mind you not saying I wil run out and do it tommorow just a thought I need help with at the mo):goofy:

kimberley:biglaugh:

Hi. I am at the early stages of buying a property as an investment and have not yet got a visa, the company I am useing is http://www.monopolyrh.com/ and first impressions of them are very good, they can put you in touch with people to handle all aspects of the purchase, morgage, FIRB ect. They were recomended to me by Ian from Ianb on this site, who are at a more advanced stage, you can read his post about it here
http://www.pomsinadelaide.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1276
It seems a good way of getting on the Adelaide property ladder with out waiting to get there, and a good investment if you dont, (you will).:idea:

Simon

[Guzzler&Sas]

Hi Kimberley
Certainly seems like a fab idea sitting in the UK let me tell you. However, something which us Brits do not really bear in mind about property (well we did not anyway) is the size of the plot which the house sits on. I never even looked at this information on realestate and when you are here, and visit a house, you suddenly realise how small some gardens are compared to others. Also gardens might not be an important thing for others, but we wanted some run around area for the kids, space to build a swimming pool in time etc.
From the show homes we have seen, many of them are on very small blocks, giving you only a few metres at the side or back of you house.
It is really just something to think about in the grand scheme of things ....
Good luck
Sas:cute:

[jen&ian]

Of course you don't have to buy a show home necessarily, you could buy a slightly older property with a good plot and still rent it out privately, I believe the rental market in Adelaide is pretty hot at the mo.

Jen:)

[Kiki]

Hi Kimberley
Certainly seems like a fab idea sitting in the UK let me tell you. However, something which us Brits do not really bear in mind about property (well we did not anyway) is the size of the plot which the house sits on. I never even looked at this information on realestate and when you are here, and visit a house, you suddenly realise how small some gardens are compared to others. Also gardens might not be an important thing for others, but we wanted some run around area for the kids, space to build a swimming pool in time etc.
From the show homes we have seen, many of them are on very small blocks, giving you only a few metres at the side or back of you house.
It is really just something to think about in the grand scheme of things ....
Good luck
Sas:cute:

Hi Sas

Yes that is one thing I have noticed the size of land on a showhome. Thought their offers were to good to be true. We like you want room for the kids. We have a big back garden here so would want atleast equal amounts there.

With a private rental I worry about what state the house maybe in when we eventually get there. (IF)

Thanks everyone for your input.

Kimber:goofy:ley x

[Russfamily]

We bought at auction over the phone have only seen photos of the property, but had some friends in adelaide that gave us advice and also a friend who works with banksa and watches the property market. We knew that we needed a property that had some thing that the likes of u and me wanted so we went for views, so we went to auction and 1 month later the property was ours. the house itself is a 4 bed, not particulary very pretty but has with a good size garden 834sq m in total. but the view over the sea is amazing.

[nicky, alan and charlotte]

Hi Soggy
This is something that we have been looking into and have just contacted Monopolyrh/com. Just out of interest where are you buying? As looking at the houses all look nice but do not have any idea where they are?

Thanks

Nicky

[ianb]

Hi Soggy
This is something that we have been looking into and have just contacted Monopolyrh/com. Just out of interest where are you buying? As looking at the houses all look nice but do not have any idea where they are?

Thanks

Nicky

Nicky,

Hi Nicky, i know i am speaking for Soggy but i put him onto the houses with Monolopy. The house we have got and where Soggy is looking is at Lakeside in Andrews Farm. I also see when we was there on our reccie a few weeks ago similar places are underway at Oakwood, (1/4 mile further north than lakeside also at Ocean View which is further South, but not sure how many left) We told Soggy to deal with Ben Howard from Monopoly as he has been excellent so far to us and from what Soggy has said so far the same to him. Just mention Ian from uk and im sure he will look after you the same as us both. By all means pm either Soggy for further info or me and i can send through some literature that got us started back in April that they sent to me.

Just wish i had commission!!:mad:

[nicky, alan and charlotte]

Thanks for the info Ian,

Hope you don't mind but just got a few questions

How far in either Ocean View or Andrews Farm away from the centre of Adelaide?
How far from the sea, and does it seem nice areas?
What sort of size gardens do they have and what advice would you give me into what sort of size to look for, not looking for a huge garden but we do have kids.
We applied for 136 visa in June we have sold the house and have the money in the bank so if we could buy before we get out it would be one less worry.

Thanks again

Nicky

[soggy]

Thanks for the info Ian,

Hope you don't mind but just got a few questions

How far in either Ocean View or Andrews Farm away from the centre of Adelaide?
How far from the sea, and does it seem nice areas?
What sort of size gardens do they have and what advice would you give me into what sort of size to look for, not looking for a huge garden but we do have kids.
We applied for 136 visa in June we have sold the house and have the money in the bank so if we could buy before we get out it would be one less worry.

Thanks again

Nicky

Hi Andrews farm is about 28km from center of Adelaide, about 30 minutes I beleive, Ocean veiw is about 45km from Adelaide it is at Sellicks beach the southern most part of Adelaide and about 45 minutes from center, I think I have just purchased the last house at Andrews Farm and I May have the last one at Ocean view too:embarrassed:, as the previous purcaser to me was interested in buying 4, although you could go direct to a builder on these sites but there are many pitfalls to going this.

The good news is at Oakwood park near Andy farm some will be available in November:)

I would just like to say that Monolopy have been great so far, I have been dealing with Ben and he must be good as I have just agreed to buy 2 houses on the other side of the planet in a country I have never been, there is no high pressure selling everything is about what you want, worth sending him an e-mail, include your phone number and mobile and he will call you for a chat.

Simon

[nikkiandlee]

Hi,

Could I ask a question please:wubclub:?

How do you get a mortgage when you don't have a job when you get to Adelaide????

We love this idea however are concerned as to the mortgage part, we will only have a modest deposit so would need a mortgage the same as we have here. Does anyone know how this would work??? :GEEK:

Thanks

Nikki

XXX

[ianb]

Hi,

Could I ask a question please:wubclub:?

How do you get a mortgage when you don't have a job when you get to Adelaide????

We love this idea however are concerned as to the mortgage part, we will only have a modest deposit so would need a mortgage the same as we have here. Does anyone know how this would work??? :GEEK:

Thanks

Nikki

Nikki,


XXX

You can get a mortgage providing you get FRIB approval which was harmles enough to us!.
You can then either rent the property out like we are for a short term lease till we get there and then move in. This is ok to do as well.
If you need an more info give us a shout and will try to help or email the guy i mentioned in post and say you know us and would like some more information about it and im sure he can give you all the info you need

[nikkiandlee]

Thanks Ian, (Again :),)

Ever Thought of arranging an ask Ian thread or forum :D!!?

What would we all do without You?:err:

Yes we will e-mail the person you spoke of, Lee and I love the idea of having a new house to go to once we are out there, it will make things more stable for the children to have our own home!!

Thanks Again

Nikki

[soggy]

Thanks Ian, (Again :),)

Ever Thought of arranging an ask Ian thread or forum :D!!?

What would we all do without You?:err:

Yes we will e-mail the person you spoke of, Lee and I love the idea of having a new house to go to once we are out there, it will make things more stable for the children to have our own home!!

Thanks Again

Nikki

Hi again,
another benifit of using this company is you know you are getting a house that is ready for occupation with no hiddern extras, the morgage is based on your UK earnings, you can get an 80% investment morgage and a 4 bed house for about $275,000 mabe less thats about £112,000, hope this gives you some idea of what to expect but talk to Ben he can answer all your questions.

Good luck
Simon

[Leanne & Mark]

Does buying from here stop you getting the first home buyers grant thingy?
Also can you buy and start renting out before you get there? Can you get a buy to let mortgage on that principle, as you can here?

Planning to take over the world with an empire of buy to lets!!;)

Leanne & the drunken one in the corner.

[soggy]

[quote=Leanne & Mark;12415]Does buying from here stop you getting the first home buyers grant thingy?
Also can you buy and start renting out before you get there? Can you get a buy to let mortgage on that principle, as you can here?

Planning to take over the world with an empire of buy to lets!!;)

Leanne & the drunken one in the corner.[/quote

I think you will miss out on the $7000 first home thingy, as soon as the house is built you can rent it out, the company that Ian and myself are using find the tennants collect the money and pay it into the account the morgage comes out of, the sort the bank account and morgage too. you will need a 20% deposit plus a little bit.

Simon

[muppetbro]

absolute madness buying a house from the uk - we have been shocked at all the areas that look desireable from the realestate website photos - yep the house new builds albet smaller by far inside than older properties may still be nice to many but trust me they are crammed into ugly big estates with no plot size absolutely no character - a scar on the landscape when you see bulldozed expanses with charcterless treelless estates........whilst on the other side of the road you have older properties larger plots and a hell of alot more value ofr $ - however prices are rising and 12 months ago we rekon we cud be mortgage free now that looks very unlikely unless we go for a very modest small house in the outback :notworthy:

each to thier own of course but we have heared of many people regretting purchase - all my tick list of desireable places has been turned upside down.............

as for the travel times to the city double the estimates you read on forums and you will be alot closer to actual driving times - traffic is heavy for the last "20 minutes" which often takes 30 plus minutes if you catchmy drift......:arghh:

cost of living here is no way cheaper, wages are alot less so earning $ is making the cost of living more expensive than the uk imho

as my w ife said anyone coming here / locals requiring a mortgage of over 50% is going to struggle financially unless you are earning a good salary (considered over $50k) and few are in s.a.

having said that the people are cool mofos - my mobile phone is full of contacts after 10 days and really the only people to avoid are the pierced t ypes who once lived in elizabeth and are driving instructors and grow weed in thier sheds :biglaugh:

longer hours less pay make the ever increasing house prices less afordable - i dont t hink it is much different than the uk - so what im saying is dont kid yourselves up on the econmies - the lucky people are t hose that can become mortgage free the very lucky those who purchse two properties to rent out........which is driving t he prices up due to supply n demand...........

be realistic and dont be fed inaccurate - see for yourself

mart

[ianb]

absolute madness buying a house from the uk - we have been shocked at all the areas that look desireable from the realestate website photos - yep the house new builds albet smaller by far inside than older properties may still be nice to many but trust me they are crammed into ugly big estates with no plot size absolutely no character - a scar on the landscape when you see bulldozed expanses with charcterless treelless estates........whilst on the other side of the road you have older properties larger plots and a hell of alot more value ofr $ - however prices are rising and 12 months ago we rekon we cud be mortgage free now that looks very unlikely unless we go for a very modest small house in the outback :notworthy:

each to thier own of course but we have heared of many people regretting purchase - all my tick list of desireable places has been turned upside down.............

as for the travel times to the city double the estimates you read on forums and you will be alot closer to actual driving times - traffic is heavy for the last "20 minutes" which often takes 30 plus minutes if you catchmy drift......:arghh:

cost of living here is no way cheaper, wages are alot less so earning $ is making the cost of living more expensive than the uk imho

as my w ife said anyone coming here / locals requiring a mortgage of over 50% is going to struggle financially unless you are earning a good salary (considered over $50k) and few are in s.a.

having said that the people are cool mofos - my mobile phone is full of contacts after 10 days and really the only people to avoid are the pierced t ypes who once lived in elizabeth and are driving instructors and grow weed in thier sheds :biglaugh:

longer hours less pay make the ever increasing house prices less afordable - i dont t hink it is much different than the uk - so what im saying is dont kid yourselves up on the econmies - the lucky people are t hose that can become mortgage free the very lucky those who purchse two properties to rent out........which is driving t he prices up due to supply n demand...........

be realistic and dont be fed inaccurate - see for yourself

mart

All i can say is Muppetbro we HAVE driven from city to our house from city in 20-25 mins! The estate is NOT on a sprawling big estate!!!

Why do you constantly put things down that everyone else wants to do???? If you cant offer anyone anything other than critical comments as you obviously seem to have a very high opinion and seem to be constanly putting everything oz down may i ask actually why you want to live in Oz????

[soggy]

Originally Posted by muppetbro http://www.pomsinadelaide.com/forum/webchat/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.pomsinadelaide.com/forum/showthread.php?p=12421#post12421)
absolute madness buying a house from the uk
as for the travel times to the city double the estimates you read on forums and you will be alot closer to actual driving times - traffic is heavy for the last "20 minutes" which often takes 30 plus minutes if you catchmy drift......

cant be any more insane than moving to the other side of the planet to a place you have never been to or only visited briefly, there must be a lot of mad people here, not sure of your maths on the second part of the quote.


enjoy your surfing

Simon

[muppetbro]

too true soggy lad........the surf is on hold but ive been "rooting" on the coastline :D-

be nice if people dont judge others for having an opinion ey?

over and out on forums for me - the pms are all i need to "root" around :shocked:

ciao

[ali@51]

other peoples opinions are just that, opinions, and their is no need to ram them down other peoples throats as if you are the only one who is right. Glad you have a load of contacts on your phon lets see if they last as long as your positive attitude:D.

to quote somebody else IMHO if you have gathered all your facts you should do what you think is right for you. I pearsonaly wouldnt be brave enough to do it but can see how much easy it would make life.

Good luck whatever decision you make I'm sure it will be right for you and if not at least youve tryed.

[Kiki]

Thanks Everyone

Gots some great advice and alot more to think about.

I just can't wait:arghh:

Kimberley x

[Leanne & Mark]

the lucky people are t hose that can become mortgage free the very lucky those who purchse two properties to rent out........which is driving t he prices up due to supply n demand...........(mupprtbro qoutes)


Excuse me for being...well er.. argumentative. but if there is a severe lack of available rentals, people buying two or more houses to rent out will obviously help ease this !! Thus making more rental properties available, will make less demand, and make prices more competitive!!!!
So its all good....Dude!!!!!!!!!!!!

[graandjac]

could this be the end of muppet bro ......?

[ali@51]

We should be so lucky!!!!!!!!!!!

[ianb]

We should be so lucky!!!!!!!!!!!


we can only keep em crossed!!!

[ali@51]

Not just me then. havent stoped chorteling yet http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_1_219.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZNxuk137YYGB)





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[Kiki]

Watch out guys he could be our neighbour in our new housing estate........

Kimberley x:wacko:

[dglamoore]

We should be so lucky!!!!!!!!!!!


erm think this is not entirely called for - if you do not agree with someone ignore them don't bait them :o

Everyone is entitled to an opinion and obviously to disagree with those opinions but a lot of what muppetbro has said is true :err: what looks good online could be your worst nightmare when you get here and we changed our minds on a lot of things. Yes it would be easier to buy a house to move into but I definitely would not go down this route after getting here and experiencing things myself.

I have friends that got her this week and within 1 day had booked a flight back to the uk as they hate everything about Adelaide - luckily they had not bought a house beforehand :nah:

Quite ironic that another forum has a bitchy reputation while this one is so friendly??????????

Lisa:v_SPIN:

[Leanne & Mark]

1 day, i can't believe people do that. Why on earth bother going in the first place, surely you can't see enough of the place in a day. i'dve at least had a bloody holiday. derrr

Ali behave don't be mean to the muppet

[Devon]

I was quite surprised how muppetbro was being bullied on here by others for expressing his opinion. Also I agree with Lisa that a lot of what he said is actually true. He was just trying to advise people on how it can be surely. Was surprised as well that some of the responses came from people that haven't arrived yet so don't know how it is or have only been here a short time and seem to think they know it all! It's a great place to be and a great life but can be hard at times with lots of learning curves as with everywhere.

[Roo1]

Hi,

We bought a house ready for our arrival, as we are on a PR visa we were able to do this hastle free. If you are on a temp visa you can still buy but have to do it as an investment or should I say "investment";). You will have to get FIRB (foreign, investment reveiw board) approval. You can then rent it out or live in it yourself. Compared to all the carry on we have here it's actually a very simple process over there. Whether it's a good idea is a matter of personal choice for us the decision was partly influenced by the fact that we were priced out of our first choice Perth in a matter of a few months and didn't want to risk it happening again.

Jen:)

Hi Jen,
My parents are coming out in October and want to buy here. They have no visa as yet and want to go down this route you mentioned. Can you tell me how you get FIRB approved.
Thanks
Judi x

[ali@51]

Bullying???? Hmmmm I think not. Maybe the flurry of posts was a tad unfotunate and could be seen by those of a nervous disposition as taking things a bit too far.

However, if anyone reads the thread and traces back to the source of these comments they will clearly see that the starting point was Muppetbro's assertion that another forum member's plans constituted 'absolute madness'. Personally speaking starting a post in such a manner is discourteous, lacks respect and is just downright annoying. This is not the first example of such behaviour. The posts that followed just go to prove that 'He who lives by the sword dies by the sword'. Obviously, however, 2 wrongs do not make a right (but the second one dose make you feel better :D).

I think that it is fairly obvious to anyone reading these posts that the issue is not with the opinion but with the attitude being displayed. Quite ironically this is the sort of attitude that a lot of people seem to be trying to get away from by going to Oz.

For what it's worth I couldn't buy a house without seeing it - no matter who had a looked at it for me. Then again not so long ago I wouldn't have believed I would move the entire family several thousand miles away to a country I've never been to. Everything is a gamble to a certain extent and some people are willing to gamble more than others. Hopefully the gambles we are all taking will pay off for us ALL.

Morgan

[ali@51]

By someone rattled Morgans cage.

As for me I have been a very very naughty girl and will never do it again:wubclub:.

Well not in a rush anyway.;)

[graandjac]

Fair comment lisa that was a bit school playground, sorry, it would be nice for muppet bro to add some good comments to some of the decussions, as iam sure there are some....?! seeing as he has been there before and a lot of us have not, i would like nothing more than to have some good feedback from from Mr Bro who has experenced adelaide, so please Mr Bro give us some good.
Cheers Graham

[smit]

absolute madness buying a house from the uk - we have been shocked at all the areas that look desireable from the realestate website photos - yep the house new builds albet smaller by far inside than older properties may still be nice to many but trust me they are crammed into ugly big estates with no plot size absolutely no character - a scar on the landscape when you see bulldozed expanses with charcterless treelless estates........whilst on the other side of the road you have older properties larger plots and a hell of alot more value ofr $ - however prices are rising and 12 months ago we rekon we cud be mortgage free now that looks very unlikely unless we go for a very modest small house in the outback :notworthy:

each to thier own of course but we have heared of many people regretting purchase - all my tick list of desireable places has been turned upside down.............

as for the travel times to the city double the estimates you read on forums and you will be alot closer to actual driving times - traffic is heavy for the last "20 minutes" which often takes 30 plus minutes if you catchmy drift......:arghh:

cost of living here is no way cheaper, wages are alot less so earning $ is making the cost of living more expensive than the uk imho

as my w ife said anyone coming here / locals requiring a mortgage of over 50% is going to struggle financially unless you are earning a good salary (considered over $50k) and few are in s.a.

having said that the people are cool mofos - my mobile phone is full of contacts after 10 days and really the only people to avoid are the pierced t ypes who once lived in elizabeth and are driving instructors and grow weed in thier sheds :biglaugh:

longer hours less pay make the ever increasing house prices less afordable - i dont t hink it is much different than the uk - so what im saying is dont kid yourselves up on the econmies - the lucky people are t hose that can become mortgage free the very lucky those who purchse two properties to rent out........which is driving t he prices up due to supply n demand...........

be realistic and dont be fed inaccurate - see for yourself

mart


Older properties larger plots.........true
cost of living is no way cheaper..............take average wages into consideration.....true IMO
driving the prices up due to supply/demand...true (interstate investors also)
Be realistic...........see for yourself..true.
heard of many people regretting purchase...true.

Forums are for views and peoples opinions, Take out of them what you want. Everybodies wants experiences are different. Some people fall into a well paid job easily, and wonder what the fuss is all about,others struggle.

All views IMO....are worth seeing, especially those from people from or have lived in Adelaide.

Its not all bad in Adelaide though.

Smit

[soggy]

Older properties larger plots.........true
cost of living is no way cheaper..............take average wages into consideration.....true IMO
driving the prices up due to supply/demand...true (interstate investors also)
Be realistic...........see for yourself..true.
heard of many people regretting purchase...true.

Forums are for views and peoples opinions, Take out of them what you want. Everybodies wants experiences are different. Some people fall into a well paid job easily, and wonder what the fuss is all about,others struggle.

All views IMO....are worth seeing, especially those from people from or have lived in Adelaide.

Its not all bad in Adelaide though.

Smit

Hi Smit,

I dont mind reading any opinions, I welcome them I would rather know good and bad points than just good. But everyone is different, they want different things out of life and are willing to take different risks, they are also in different positions now, how muppetbro tends to upset/annoy/anger people;), is his posts seem to say his view is right and anyone who has a different one is:wacko:, and they all seem to be very negative rather than just realistic, this may not be his intention but from the response his posts get I dont think im alone in this opinion (the masses are not always right).

I for one will not mind being irritated by more of his posts but look forward to finding out mor of what he likes about Adelaide besides surfing.:)

Simon

[Tyke]

erm think this is not entirely called for - if you do not agree with someone ignore them don't bait them :o

Everyone is entitled to an opinion and obviously to disagree with those opinions but a lot of what muppetbro has said is true :err: what looks good online could be your worst nightmare when you get here and we changed our minds on a lot of things. Yes it would be easier to buy a house to move into but I definitely would not go down this route after getting here and experiencing things myself.

I have friends that got her this week and within 1 day had booked a flight back to the uk as they hate everything about Adelaide - luckily they had not bought a house beforehand :nah:

Quite ironic that another forum has a bitchy reputation while this one is so friendly??????????

Lisa:v_SPIN:

Who on earth was it that moved back in a day?????

[Guzzler&Sas]

phew ..... it is too nice a day in paradise (IMO) for all this bickering!
:D
Sas

[passionate pom]

Life is full of different people with different tastes and different expectations, Its good to see a good debate on this forum for once. I've only been a member for a short time and it all seems so nicey nicey and false.

[sarahsmartiepants]

Life is full of different people with different tastes and different expectations, Its good to see a good debate on this forum for once. I've only been a member for a short time and it all seems so nicey nicey and false.

I have read this thread from the begining and have to agree with you PP!

I have been on here for a month or so now and have seen people say " it is so friendly on here, not like the custard court". In all fairness that is because most of the people on here are in the UK. When you start to arrive and put up your posts you will see the difference.
I have met many many people here, some are in the "not lovin it camp" some are in the middle and some are in the " I fell into a good job with good pay and dont know what the fuss is about" camp... now the big question is ...what camp will you be in when you arrive????
I have also noticed that sometimes someone here can post on a thread and it can be completely disregared by people in the UK because it is not what they want to hear as it does not fit into thier dream, "rosey glasses syndrome".

For what it is worth....take all the info and research, research, research your self.
Never presume that some one is just being "negative", these are their findings and it could be any of you next with those findings, you wont know till you get here!

[Devon]

Morgan
If you think that some of us have nervous dispositions and negative attitude (your response to my post) maybe you should question this again after thinking how it was you who got fired up- if you still think that it is some of us and that is what you are coming to Oz to get away from then maybe we have saved you some time, money and stress in getting the visa and doing the journey!!!! Can't believe I took the bait and let you lower me to your childish level! Now I'm off for a walk to calm down - think I'll walk along the coast and watch the sea lions/ platypus basking in the sun on their backs in the sea and then home to have a nice healthy brekkie of oranges and grapefruit off the tree in the garden!!!!!!

[ali@51]

Devon,
Have pm'd you
ali

[Russfamily]

you can get the 7k first home owners grant if u are in the uk but will have to take up occupancy with in 12 months. there r many pitfuls from buying abroad and it will be a bit of a gambol but like ive said before buy a place for its postion and views not the size of the house. you can always improve the house but not the postion it located in.

[soggy]

you can get the 7k first home owners grant if u are in the uk but will have to take up occupancy with in 12 months. there r many pitfuls from buying abroad and it will be a bit of a gambol but like ive said before buy a place for its postion and views not the size of the house. you can always improve the house but not the postion it located in.

Yes you can get the grant from the UK but it is only available to those with permanent residency who intend to use it as there principal residence within 12 months of settlement or completion of construction, you can see more details on this website. http://www.revenuesa.sa.gov.au/

Simon