Transfer Duty

What Queensland buyers should check on a house and land package, including QBCC licensing, home warranty cover and contract risks.

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

Learn what transfer duty is in Queensland, how dutiable value is calculated, tiered rates, owner-occupier concessions, and first home buyer thresholds.

From 1 August 2026 the Queensland home concession requires buyers to be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or specified foreign retiree. Draft, held for review before publication.

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.

Queensland's first home owner grant and transfer duty concessions explained, including current thresholds for established and new homes, and why buyers must verify figures with QRO directly.

Queensland's additional foreign acquirer duty, foreign land tax surcharge, and the federal ban on foreign purchases of established dwellings, and why buyers must verify their own status individually.

A general framework for what overseas buyers should research before choosing an area in Brisbane, including current foreign investment rules.

Questions worth asking when choosing between a new build and an established home in Queensland, from warranty cover to land size.

The upfront and ongoing costs of owning property in Australia beyond the purchase price, from stamp duty to council rates and insurance.