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    Buying or renting a house

    Buying or renting a house

    Your rights, helpful hints, and what to do if something goes wrong when you buy or rent your home.

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    • Prepare to make an offer

      Fill your home-buying toolkit with the right expert help, reports, and sales and ownership terminology.
    • Building reports and red flags

      Get a pre-purchase inspection to know what you're buying, and when to walk away.
    • Working with a lawyer or conveyancer

      How to find the right legal expert, get the most out of them and resolve…
    • Solving issues with the owner or real estate agent

      Your rights and problem-solving options when buying privately or through a real estate agent.
    • Buying a house after a natural disaster

      Damage checks, repairs, insurance claims. How to assess risks in an area affected by earthquakes,…
    • Preparing to rent

      Rental applications, tenancy agreements, bond and other costs. Avoid common mistakes by understanding the essentials.
    • Solving issues with your landlord or property manager

      Your rights with renting problems like maintenance or bond issues and how to solve them.

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