怎样看section 32

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WHEN you inspect a property, the selling agent should provide you with what is often known in Victoria as a Section 32. This document takes its name from Section 32 of the Sale of Land Act. It is also known as the vendors statement or contract of sale, and it will contain all the information you need to know before you put in an offer or make a bid for the property.
The Section 32 will include a copy of the land title, zoning information that prescribes what use the building can be put to, as well as any restrictions or caveats on the property. It will give information on building permits and agreements for any extensions or renovations, plus details of any existing debts on the property, council and water rates and body corporate fees.
Check the information contained in this statement carefully, especially if you are buying at auction where there is no cooling-off period. If you are very serious about the property you should get your solicitor to look over it. You will not be able to get out of the sale if you later find out something about the property — for example, a height restriction of the land — if that information was clearly set out in the Section 32.
After you have made the winning bid at an auction or the vendor has agreed to your offer at a private treaty, you and the vendor will sign and exchange a contract of sale. At a private treaty sale, make sure you do this as soon as possible. Until you and the vendor sign and exchange the contract there is a possibility that another buyer may come in and “gazump” you by offering the vendor a higher price.
While you are talking to the vendor about the contract, you may want to negotiate other aspects of the purchase such as the length of the settlement period and whether certain items, such as curtains or light fittings, are included in the price.
If you have bought through a private treaty sale, you are entitled to a three-day cooling-off period. You can also write conditions into the contract that allow you to withdraw from the sale if you can’t get finance to buy the home, or if the inspection report uncovers major problems with the property.
Purchases made at an auction are not entitled to any cooling-off period. You also can’t make the contract conditional on finance or any other circumstance.
[ 本帖最后由 shefanie 于 2007-1-30 13:19 编辑 ]

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