Six Queensland-specific steps when building a house: site costs, two contracts, the building certifier who issues the approval, five mandatory inspections, checking the builder, and the final paperwork.
The body corporate certificate, the seller disclosure statement and the community management statement — what each contains, and the three things the disclosure statement is not required to cover.
Where body corporate levies go, who sets them, why two identical units pay different amounts, the insurance and spending limits, and what late payment costs.
What a body corporate is under Queensland law, the line between lot and common property, the five regulation modules, who sets the levies, and the nine limits on by-laws.
QBCC’s public registers let you verify a Queensland builder in about five minutes: the licensee register, suspended and cancelled licences, excluded individuals, and an insurance search on the property.
The 2026-27 FIRB fee brackets for new dwellings and vacant land, why established dwellings cost three times as much, and the vacancy fee return most owners forget.
