Property Valuation

Downsizing is a different research problem from a first purchase. A property-research guide to the strata reality check, accessibility, and the downsizer super contribution rules, with retirement villages explicitly out of scope.

Learn the essential distinction between a Queensland contract deposit paid to a trust account and an equity deposit required by mortgage lenders.

Queensland land tax notices for 2026 are issuing from August 2026. Individuals are assessed from $600,000 in taxable landholdings, companies and trustees from $350,000. Draft, held for review.

What Queensland sellers should check and prepare before listing a property, including seller disclosure, title and approval issues, presentation, and choosing an agent.

What happens if finance falls through after signing a Queensland property contract, how the standard finance clause and notice deadline work, and why acting early matters.

Joint tenants versus tenants in common in Queensland, and the ownership, estate and relationship-breakdown questions buyers should think through before buying property with someone else.

What Queensland buyers should budget for beyond the deposit, including finance clause timing, lender valuation risk, and the search, legal, duty and settlement costs that add up before settlement.

Why a fence line is not proof of a Queensland property's legal boundary, what a survey plan actually shows, and when to engage a registered cadastral surveyor before you buy or build.

Why sheds, decks, pools and extensions on a Queensland property may not be approved even if they look well built, how to check council records, and the risks of buying without checking.

What Queensland property buyers should check on retaining walls, including warning signs, approval and engineering requirements over 1 metre, and when to get a professional assessment.