Next step

I lost my house hunting momentum for a while there. Partly it's been that I've been waiting for the title to be completed on this block in Blackburn South. What was a big old corner block is now 2 blocks, each with street frontage. Like what we were thinking of doing ourselves. The subdivision is complete and we are now waiting for the title to come through and then we will put in an offer.




This house will fit on the block inside the building envelope we think,
it is a lovely old place (you have to imagine it with an iron/colourbond roof), requiring lots of cosmetic work and an updated kitchen/bathroom eventually. But it has a great floor plan, plenty of room, and is especially good for a north facing block. I have lots of questions to go to the council and house removers with, will make an appointment to see them this week.

Questions for Council:

• What are the car parking requirements for a block/house this size?
• The building envelope abuts the boundary on one side of the block, are there requirements for how far the house must be from the fence?
• Is there a council bond required while works are underway?
  
  

Questions for House Relocator:

• Will this house fit within the building envelope?
• Within what time frame must this house be moved? Do the relocators move houses to a storage lot if they don't have a buyer at time of removal? Are there any implications for the condition of the house if they are stored for a time?
• Is it necessary to get soil testing done prior to purchase of the land?
• Are any chimneys in the house moved with it? Or must they be rebuilt.
• Is a site scrape necessary before house is relocated? At whose cost?
• More details re costs and time frames for project completion.