What does a Surveyor do?
A Surveyor carries out the necessary field work, measurements and calculations to prepare the plans and documentation required for the specific survey requested.
What type of Boundary Survey do I require?
Buying a property is the most expensive purchase that most people with ever make. Identifying and marking the property boundaries is very important particularly when building, as is being aware of any encroachments that may exist. Property disputes can be a major issue and not easy to rectify.
A Licensed Land Surveyor can help you through the process and can explain the difference between an Identification Survey, a Plan for Information Purposes and a Lodged and Approved plan with the Lands Titles Office.
What type of Survey do I need?
A Consulting Surveyor offers many services so when explaining your situation they will be able to determine what sort of survey you require.
In many cases clients have been referred onto a Surveyor by a fellow professional such as an Architect, Building Designer, Solicitor or Conveyancer and already have some idea of what they require.
What are the different types of Certificates of Title available?
Torrens Title
The registered proprietor of a Torrens Title owns the land and all the infrastructure on that land. Parts of the allotment maybe shared with others in the form of easements.
Community Title
The ownership of a Community Title is the same as a Torrens Title except some land must be shared with all other Community Lots within the Scheme. The shared portions are Common Property and can be used for driveways, infrastructure, buildings, gardens or other shared uses. Such Common Property is managed and maintained by all Community Title owners within the Community Scheme.
Community Strata Title
Such a Title can only be issued if at least one lot exists above another and Common Property is created in a Community Scheme. This would be the case in a multi-storied building where lots exist above one another. By the physical nature of a multiple storied building, all walls, floors, ground and roof are Common Property.
Strata Title
Strata Titles can no longer be created. They can only be amended.
If the existing Strata Plan consists of all Units being on the ground without being above one another, they can be converted to a
Community Title.
The advantages of the Community Title over the Strata Title is that the Community Title can give ownership to the buildings, improvements and the land within the Title to the owner of that Title.