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Purchaser Info Pack & Guidelines

THE PACK

What's in the pack

Rapids Landing buyers receive a Pack designed to act as a guide to the covenants. It includes helpful information on building, fencing, landscaping guidelines, environmental initiatives, telco/IT services.

Protective covenants registered on all titles are designed to assist your builder or architect share the responsibility of matching the quality standards of homes.

Included in your pack

  • Building
  • Fencing
  • Landscaping guidelines
  • Environmental initiatives
  • Telco / NBN
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Fencing & landscaping

Two features included with your Stage 8 block. Here’s exactly what’s covered.

Fencing

Your boundary fencing, done for you

The seller arranges and pays for your boundary fencing in quality timberlap, the only fencing used at Rapids Landing, installed by their contractor so every street shares the same look.

Landscaping

A head start on your garden

The seller contributes up to $4,000 +GST towards designing and planting your front garden, arranged with their landscape contractor within six months of moving in.

  • Design
  • Instant turf
  • Soil conditioner
  • Mulch
  • Plants
  • Trees
  • Fertiliser
  • Water-wise irrigation

Both apply once your home reaches practical completion within 36 months of settlement, in line with the building guidelines.

 
SUSTAINABILITY BUILT IN

Rainwater tank incentive

A developer rebate towards your rainwater tank, part of the clean, green Rapids Landing lifestyle from day one.

  • $2,000 developer rebate towards your tank
  • An extra 2,500 litres of storage on top of the standard 2,500, so 5,000 litres in total
  • Land bought direct from the developer, home complete within 36 months of settlement
STEP BY STEP

The step-by-step guide

Within our garden suburb you have freedom to choose a block of land to suit your lifestyle, dreams, and budget. To assist with the process we have prepared this step by step guide and other things to consider before buying land.

Rapids Landing guidelines are an example in the building industry for innovation, construction management, and sustainable design. At Rapids we believe in building not just a home, but also a lifestyle and a future.
01

Where do you want to live?

Talk to the land agents about the blocks available and the services on offer.
02

What can you afford?

See a broker to work out your borrowing capacity and anything you’ll need up front.
03

Who will you build with?

Ask around, visit a few builders, look at their designs and homes around town, and get a build estimate.
04

Purchase a block

Meet the agent and sign a Contract of Sale, knowing your total loan amount and finance timeframe.

05

Sign the building contract

Finalise the details of your build with your builder and sign, keeping your land-finance timeframe in mind.
06

Submit your finance application

Get all your financial information to your broker or lender; your signed building contract needs to be in by this stage.
07

Finance approved

Your lender sends formal approval, your land contract moves to settlement, and your builder applies for the building licence.
08

Settle, celebrate and build

The title transfers into your name, your loan begins, and construction starts.
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The step-by-step buyers guide

From your first enquiry to the day you move in, the whole build journey in plain language. Pop in your email and we’ll send it straight over.
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