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Buyer Questionnaire

Your role:…

First, I need to know some details about you. Are you the Buyer, or an Attorney acting under a Power of Attorney on behalf of a Buyer?

Buyer Power of Attorney

Do you have a copy of the Power of Attorney you can provide now?
Yes No

Please provide a copy of the Power of Attorney:

What is your full legal name?

What is your mobile number?

What is your best email address related to the power of attorney?

What is your address?

An original or certified copy of the power of attorney must be registered with Titles Queensland prior to settlement. Please select one of the following compulsory options (please call us urgently if you cannot select any of these options):

The power of attorney has been registered with Titles Queensland and you can provide us with the dealing number. You hold the original power of attorney and can provide us with the original for us to lodge with Titles Queensland. You hold a certified copy of the power of attorney and can provide us with the original certified copy for us to lodge with Titles Queensland.

Have you received a notice that the Power of Attorney has been revoked?
Yes No

Buyer's Details

Now you will need to provide the details of the Buyer(s). Please enter the details for one Buyer at a time. You will have the opportunity to add another Buyer after you have entered all the details for each Buyer. We must be able to contact each Buyer throughout the conveyance. It is each Buyer’s obligation to stay in contact with us as your rights may be negatively affected if we are unable to contact you. Please contact us urgently if any Buyer will be unavailable on any date throughout your conveyance.

As one of the Buyers, please enter your details first.

Company Individual

What is the First Name of the person purchasing the property?

Please provide the Phone Number:

Please provide the Buyer TFN:

Is any buyer registered for GST?
Yes No

Are the full names of all buyers noted on the contract?
Yes No

Are any Buyers purchasing the Property on behalf of another party?
Yes No

Does the buyer have a Middle Name?
Yes No

What is their Middle Name?

What is the Buyer Surname?

What is the Buyer date of birth?

What is the Buyer's Email?

What is the Buyer's current Residential address?

What is the Buyer's Residential address after settlement?

Is this address the same as the postal address?

What is the postal address?

Is the person buying the property as a Trustee of a trust?
Yes No

Company Name:

ACN/ABN:

What is the Registered address (if this is an Australian location, we will assume that the company has been incorporated within Australia, so please advise us if your assumption is not correct)?

What is the Postal address?

Is the company owned or controlled by foreign persons?
Yes No

Please confirm that you are not intending to change any of the shareholding of the Buyer within the next three years to foreign shareholders, as this may increase stamp duty (foreign acquirer duty) payable in the future.
We confirm there will be no change There are likely to be foreign shareholders in the next three years

Welcome Home Conveyancing can take instructions from any director or shareholder (i.e., one person) on behalf of the Buyer.
Yes No

Buyer TFN:

Is any buyer registered for GST?
Yes No

Is the full company name noted on the contract?
Yes No

Is this a sole director company?
Yes No

What is the full legal name of the first/sole director?

Date of Birth:

Email / phone number

What is their phone number?

What is their address?

Would you like to add another director?
Yes No

What is the second director's name?

What is their date of birth?

Email / phone number

What is their contact number?

And what is their address?

Is the company purchasing the property as a trustee?
Yes No

What is the Trust name?

Do you have a copy of the Trust Deed available to upload? Please also immediately provide a copy to your financier.
Yes No

Please upload a copy of the trust if available.

Does the Trust have an ABN?
Yes No

What is the Trust ABN?

What is the Trust type?
Discretionary Unit Bare Superfund Other

Please provide details of the Trust:

What is the registered address of the Trust?

What is the postal address of the Trust?

Please provide the following information for all beneficiaries:
- Full legal name
- Email
- Mobile
- Residential address.

For example:
Jane Doe, [email protected], 041234567, 1 Address Street City 1234
Sarah Smith, [email protected], 049876543, 2 Other Place City 4321

Are any of the beneficiaries of the trust foreign persons or foreign corporations?
Yes No

Are the full names of both the trustee and the trust noted on the contract?
Yes No

Would you like to add another buyer?
Yes No

Grants and exemptions

Now, I'm going to ask about grants and exemptions.

Buyer's Details

As one of the Buyers, please enter your details first.

Company Individual

What is the First Name of the person purchasing the property?

Please provide the Phone Number:

Please provide the Buyer TFN:

Is any buyer registered for GST?

Yes No

Are the full names of all buyers noted on the contract?

Yes No

Are any Buyers purchasing the Property on behalf of another party?

Yes No

Does the buyer have a Middle Name?

Yes No

What is their Middle Name?

What is the Buyer Surname?

What is the Buyer date of birth?

What is the Buyer's Email?

What is the Buyer's current Residential address?

What is the Buyer's Residential address after settlement?

Is this address the same as the postal address?

What is the postal address?

Is the person buying the property as a Trustee of a trust?
Yes No

Company Name:

ACN/ABN:

What is the Registered address (if this is an Australian location, we will assume that the company has been incorporated within Australia, so please advise us if your assumption is not correct) ?

What is the Postal address?

Is the company owned or controlled by foreign persons?
Yes No

Welcome Home Conveyancing can take instructions from any director or shareholder (i.e., one person) on behalf of the Buyer.
Yes No

Buyer TFN:

Is any buyer registered for GST?
Yes No

Is the full company name noted on the contract?
Yes No

Is this a sole director company?

What is the full legal name of the first/sole director?

Date of Birth:

Email / phone number

What is their phone number?

What is their address?

Would you like to add another director?
Yes No

What is the second director's name?

What is their date of birth?

Email / phone number

What is their contact number?

And what is their address?

Is the company purchasing the property as a trustee?
Yes No

What is the Trust name?

Do you have a copy of the Trust Deed available to upload? Please also immediately provide a copy to your financier.
Yes No

Please upload a copy of the trust if available.

Does the Trust have an ABN?
Yes No

What is the Trust ABN?

What is the Trust type?
Discretionary Unit Bare Superfund Other

Please provide details of the Trust:

What is the registered address of the Trust?

What is the postal address of the Trust?

Are any of the beneficiaries of the trust foreign persons or foreign corporations?
Yes No

Are the full names of both the trustee and the trust noted on the contract?
Yes No

Would you like to add another buyer?
Yes No

Grants and exemptions

Now, I'm going to ask about grants and exemptions.

Buyer's Details

As one of the Buyers, please enter your details first.

Company Individual

What is the First Name of the person purchasing the property?

Please provide the Phone Number:

Please provide the Buyer TFN:

Is any buyer registered for GST?
Yes No

Are the full names of all buyers noted on the contract?
Yes No

Are any Buyers purchasing the Property on behalf of another party?
Yes No

Does the buyer have a Middle Name?
Yes No

What is their Middle Name?

What is Buyer the Surname?

What is the Buyer date of birth?

What is the Buyer's Email?

What is the Buyer's current Residential address?

What is the Buyer's Residential address after settlement?

Is this address the same as the postal address?
Yes No

What is the postal address?

Is the person buying the property as a Trustee of a trust?
Yes No

Company Name:

ACN/ABN:

What is the Registered address (if this is an Australian location, we will assume that the company has been incorporated within Australia, so please advise us if your assumption is not correct) ?

What is the Postal address?

Is the company owned or controlled by foreign persons?
Yes No

Welcome Home Conveyancing can take instructions from any director or shareholder (i.e., one person) on behalf of the Buyer.
Yes No

Buyer TFN:

Is any buyer registered for GST?
Yes No

Is the full company name noted on the contract?
Yes No

Is this a sole director company?

What is the full legal name of the first/sole director?

Date of Birth:

Email / phone number

What is their phone number?

What is their address?

Would you like to add another director?
Yes No

What is the second director's name?

What is their date of birth?

Email / phone number

What is their contact number?

And what is their address?

Is the company purchasing the property as a trustee?
Yes No

What is the Trust name?

Do you have a copy of the Trust Deed available to upload? Please also immediately provide a copy to your financier.
Yes No

Please upload a copy of the trust if available.

Does the Trust have an ABN?
Yes No

What is the Trust ABN?

What is the Trust type?
Discretionary Unit Bare Superfund Other

Please provide details of the Trust:

What is the registered address of the Trust?

What is the postal address of the Trust?

Are any of the beneficiaries of the trust foreign persons or foreign corporations?
Yes No

Are the full names of both the trustee and the trust noted on the contract?
Yes No

Would you like to add another buyer?
Yes No

Grants and exemptions

Now, I'm going to ask about grants and exemptions.

Duty Questions

Will you be applying for any of the following grants, concessions, or exemptions?
First Home Buyer Owner Occupier (non-first home buyer) Investor / None Other

Please specify:

Are you also buying a new build / vacant land upon which your first home will be constructed, so are looking to apply for the First Home Owner Grant?
Yes No

Has any Buyer ever owned land, property or an interest in a property in Australia or overseas?
Yes No

Please specify:

Are all buyers in the contract Australian citizens or permanent residents?
Yes No

Will all buyers be living in the property
Yes No

Are any of the Buyers related to any of the Sellers?
Yes No

Do any of the Buyers have any form of relationship with any of the Sellers?
Yes No

Are you receiving the Property as a gift or are you aware that you are paying less than the market value of the Property (or are you aware that the price less than the market value of the property)?
Yes No

Are you either buying another property from the seller or buying another property within a close location to this property?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Are all buyers in the contract Australian citizens or permanent residents?
Yes No

Are you or any of the buyers either of the following?

If any buyers are temporary residents, we recommend you visit this link to learn if you are eligible to buy property in Australia.

Please note that you might have to pay additional stamp duty or obtain prior approval from the Government to buy property in Australia.

Temporary Resident Foreign Resident

Do you have a copy of the visa status?

Yes No

Please upload a copy of your or another buyer's visa status here.

Select file(s) to upload

Key information of the property being purchased

Okay, now I'm going to ask about key information relating to the property being purchased.

Property questions

Have you arranged insurance for the property you are buying?
Yes No

For peace of mind, we strongly recommend that you arrange insurance from the date the contract is signed. This may be required by your lender if obtaining finance.

What type of property are you buying?
House Unit, apartment or townhouse Vacant land Off the plan unit/apartment/townhouse Off the plan vacant land Office Other

Please specify:

Are you intending to build and live in the property in the next 12 months?
Yes No

What is the address of the property you are buying?

Are you purchasing the property to live in or as an investment property?
To live in As an investment

Did you purchase the property at an auction?
Yes No

Do you have any concerns about the property boundaries or potential encroachments either from your property onto a neighbour’s property, or, from a neighbour’s property onto your property?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Are you aware of any particular or unusual features or location of the property?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Do you have any concerns about the property, or issues we should be aware of?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Is the Property close to a main road, rail line, high voltage power lines, airport, creek, lake, beach or river?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Is the Property near any major infrastructure projects?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Is the Property in an area affected by floods or cyclones?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Is the Property in a known mining district? Or, are you aware of any mining tenures or exploration permits that affect the Property?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Is the Property currently being used for residential purposes?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Are you aware if the property has been used in any other way prior to its current use?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Has the Seller or its real estate agent stated to you verbally or in writing that the present use is possible or lawful?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Are you aware if you are the first Buyer of this Property (e.g. a new house and land package or new residence after demolition)?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Are you acquiring the Property in connection with the carrying on of a business enterprise?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Have you received any notice from the Seller or its real estate agent about contamination of the Property, or do you have reason to believe that the Property may be contaminated?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Do you have any future plans or additional intended use for the Property (e.g. subdivision, building works, renting out the Property after settlement, business premises)?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

If you are acquiring the Property for development, are you proposing to carry out development under an existing approval for the Property?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Are you acquiring the Property for any entitlements that you believe attach to the Property (e.g. rights of access, pontoon/jetty use/marina or similar, transferrable dwelling entitlements, infrastructure offsets or credits)?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Are there physical features which may impact upon your use of the Property (e.g. manholes for sewer, private foul water line)?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Do you know of any unregistered encumbrances or interests affecting the Property such as sewerage or drainage easements, access rights for geothermal exploration or production, or declaration of beach area?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Are you aware of any services (e.g. gas, water, sewerage) on or under the Property which do not service the Property (i.e., services which relate to a neighbouring property)?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Are you aware of any services for the benefit of the Property that pass through other land?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Has the Seller or its real estate agent given you any notices that relate to the Property from any authority?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Are you aware of any significant earthworks on the Property (excavation or filling) that have altered the ground level of the Property? In some cases, earthworks will require a development approval (depending on the extent of any changes in ground levels). Unapproved or defective earthworks may create expensive rectification obligations.
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Have any promises or representations been made by the Seller's real estate agent in relation to the Property (e.g. items included in the purchase such as carparks, air-conditioning units, views or future benefits of the Property)?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Did you receive a copy of any documentation relating to an application or order made by Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal for trees relating to the Property?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Are you aware of any disputes, notices, applications or orders relating to dividing fences or trees?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Are you aware of any building covenants affecting the Property?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Have you signed any document relating to any covenants?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Do you have reason to believe that the owner may have conducted work on the Property as an owner builder?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

If you have not already signed the Contract, do you require any special conditions in the Contract in addition to the standard conditions?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

WARNING: If you answer “Yes” to any of the above questions, or, if you have received other documents or disclosures, please provide these to us. Please do not assume that the real estate agent or Seller has provided us with all documentation provided to you. These documents may affect your rights and it is important that we receive copies of all documents you have received for our advice.

Is there a pool on the Property (including nearby land that has a pool that the Property can use) or common property?
Yes No

Did you receive any of the following?

A pool safety certificate
An exemption certificate
A Notice that there is no pool safety certificate

WARNING: One of these three certificates/notices must have been provided to you prior to you signing the contract. Please email us with your certificate/notice after you complete this Questionnaire.

Is your contract subject to building and pest?
Yes No

Have you arranged for a building & pest inspector to inspect the property at least two business days prior to the Building & Pest Inspection Date?
Yes No

WARNING: Please contact Welcome Home Conveyancing immediately as you may inadvertently lose rights as a consequence of any further delay in not engaging a building & pest inspector.

Have you sent to us the completed Buyer Searches List?
Yes No

WARNING: Our First Letter recommends that certain searches be ordered immediately or at least before the end of any applicable cooling-off period. Even if you order searches immediately they may not be received before the end of any applicable cooling-off period. Please note that we are not obliged to order searches until we have received a completed Buyer Searches List instructing us on which searches you wish us to conduct. Searches are however non-refundable, meaning you must incur the cost of searches if you do not proceed when buying the property.

When would you like us to order searches?
Now As soon as the contract becomes unconditional Other

WARNING: You should read the information in our First Letter on the risks of delay in ordering searches. By instructing us to delay ordering your searches you acknowledge you have read this information and accept any risks from delaying the searches.

Are there any particular issues concerning the Property for which you require advice or particular searches to be undertaken (e.g., unapproved structures, non-compliant swimming pool fencing, flooding)?

Goods, fixtures, and fittings Thanks. Next, I'll ask about any goods, fixtures, and/or fittings on the property.

Chattels are those goods not fixed to the property such as: Furniture and appliances. Fittings and fixtures are attached to the land or property and would be damaged if removed. Such as : Fixed flooring, hot water system, built in wardrobe, cooktop, ceiling fans, stoves etc.

Goods, Fixtures & Fittings questions

Are any goods or personal property included in the purchase?
Yes No

Please provide more information – including the name of each item, along with any registration number / serial number (if you know it)

Should any fixtures or fittings be excluded from the purchase?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Does the heading “Included Chattels” in the Reference Schedule of the Contract include all chattels you expect to receive?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Does the Contract exclude fixtures you expected to be part of the sale?
Yes No

Please provide more information.

Financial
Now, next is the financials of the purchase.

Financial questions

Have you paid the full deposit at this stage?
Yes No

Please ensure that you have paid the deposit by the due date as indicated in the Contract of Sale.

How much was the deposit?

Date that deposit was paid?

Has the deposit holder provided you with a receipt for all deposit moneys that you have paid?
Yes No

Are you paying any part of the deposit by way of insurance bond or bank guarantee?
Yes No

Have you received any notice or communication from the Seller or the Deposit Holder about you not paying any deposit on time?
Yes No

Are you receiving any rebate or discount to the purchase price?
Yes No

Will you be obtaining finance to complete this purchase?
Yes No

What is the name of the lender/broker?

What is the lender/broker's contact number?

What is the lender/broker's email?

What is the Finance Amount that you have applied for?

Is the amount you are borrowing from the financier, along with your own funds, sufficient to cover all of the funds required for settlement? If not, please advise where you are receiving all remaining funds from
Yes No

Is other property of yours to be used as security for this purchase?
Yes No

Is anyone else providing security for the finance for this purchase (e.g. a guarantor)?
Yes No

Is there any other conditions that must be satisfied or are you relying on other events to obtain settlement funds (e.g. sale of other property including existing home, inheritance finalisation, court settlement)?
Yes No

Are you relying on a government grant for part of the funds required for settlement?
Yes No

Title

In this last section, I'll ask you for details on the Transfer of Land and Certificate of Title.

Title ownership questions

How would you like to be registered on the title?
Sole proprietor Joint tenants Tenants in common

Applicable where there is only one individual buyer / one company buyer / one trust buyer

Suitable where multiple buyers are to own the property in equal amounts and where one owner’s interest is automatically transferred to the surviving owner(s) in the event of that owner’s death

Suitable where multiple buyers are to own the property either in unequal amounts, or, where one buyer’s interest is to not be automatically transferred to the surviving owner(s) in the event of that owner’s death

Please refer to the Booklet on the difference between the methods of holding your interest in the Property. These methods can affect your succession plans, duty payable and Foreign Investment Review Board requirements.

Are any of the buyers related or associated with the Vendor?
Yes No

Please provide more information:

Settlement

Is settlement on the specified Settlement Date a time critical matter for you or have you made any arrangements that are dependent on settlement occurring on the specified Settlement Date?
Yes No

Please provide more information:

Are you proposing a pre-settlement inspection of the Property?
Yes No

WARNING: Please contact the relevant person holding the keys to the property to arrange this pre-settlement inspection with them directly.

WARNING: You are likely waiving certain rights available to you by not undertaking a pre-settlement inspection.

Is there is a tenant in the property as at the settlement date?
Yes No

Would you like us to obtain copies of the tenancy documents and make inquiries of the Seller regarding the tenancy?
Yes No

Does the tenancy end more than six months after settlement?
Yes No

Enter your full name:

Signature:

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