6 Steps Brochure

6 Steps Brochure

Six Steps to your new home

Step1

The Site Inspection

We’ve created this guide as something of a roadmap to your new home. With it, we’ll walk you through the six steps of building with us so you can get appropriately excited as you progress. Be sure to hang on to it as you go, this way, you’ll know where in the process you are, as well as exactly what you’ll need to do (and how excited you’ll need to be) every step of the way. Home is closer than you think

Your Part A bit of paperwork is needed to make it all happen, so we’ll be asking you to provide us with: Clear documentation of your site, including size,

Our Part The building process starts off with a land assessment to ensure your new home complies with all the necessary regulations. This includes a site inspection, a borehole soil test, preparation of a zoning certificate and a comprehensive contour survey of your land.

dimensions, and 88B & 10.7 certificates Additional reports such as Bushfire Report, Arborist Report, Flood Certificates An estimate of the overall budget for your new home Personal identification (e.g. passport, driver’s licence, land title) to verify the legal details for your contract

Note: Moving forward you will be required to attend Tender, Contract and colour appointments. Each of these meetings are carried out on weekdays, in normal business hours.

$1,000 for vacant sites

$1,500 for knockdown sites

$2,500 for acreage sites

Payments Required

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Step 3

The Tender

The Building Contract

Our Part A member of our customer service team will be in touch to arrange a tender appointment at: Clarendon Homes Office 21 Solent Circuit, Norwest 2153 During the meeting we will confirm your site costs (based on the information received from the site inspections/surveys) and cover any changes and questions you might have. Once you’ve accepted your tender we’ll provide you with colour selection information and a sample copy of the HIA building agreement.

Your Part Before the meeting you should:

Our Part Now that your new home tender has been accepted we will... Prepare a full set of architectural drawings of your new home and prepare a building contract, which includes your contract tender, with accurate pricing on any variations you have made to your home. A member of our Customer Service team will be in touch to arrange your contract appointment.

Your Part As you prepare for the meeting, you should: M ake notes on any changes you might like to consider for your new home Make final decisions on your plans based on your budget At the meeting you will talk to one of our Construction Finance Managers who will tell you exactly which loan documents you require. You can also use this service for arranging your finance from start to finish Submit all final structural changes so we can prepare your architectural drawings

 Obtain a copy of your conditional approval from your lender or use one of our Construction Finance Managers to organise your loan Gather ownership details of your land for the Council application Prepare to sign the building contract Ensure all signatories can attend the appointment At the meeting you willlmeet with one of our Construction Finance Managers to discuss the progress of your loan. At this stage, it’s important you’ve started the loan application process with your chosen lender.

Note: The contract appointment is approximately two hours long.

Note: The tender appointment is approximately two hours long.

Payments Required Balance of $5,000 due as acceptance of your new home tender (balance less previous payment) Don’t forget – this is your final chance to make any structural changes to your home. Any structural changes from the acceptance of your tender will unfortunately incur a re-draw fee.

5% deposit required for registered and unregistered land minus any deposit paid to date.

Payments Required

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Step4

Your Part

Lifestyle Studio Selections

Lifestyle Studio Inclusions Tour We highly recommend attending a Lifestyle

Before your appointment you’ll need to: Visit the PGH or Austral Brick showroom and select the bricks for your home * Browse through your selections brochures to decide on your inclusions During your appointment be ready to:  Make final decisions on the finishes and inclusions for your new home Don’t forget: This is your final chance to alter the finishes to your home. Any delays from here will impact the building process and any post sign-off changes will unfortunately incur an administration charge.

Studio Inclusions Tour before your personal colour appointment. On the tour we’ll show you all your inclusions and give you an opportunity to see what changes you can make. Sapphire Inclusion Tour: Saturday 10am, 11am & 12pm Essential Inclusion Tour: Saturday 1pm Lifestyle Studio Colour Appointment When you meet with our Lifestyle Studio Team you’ll need to finalise your selections as efficiently as possible. We recommend that you set aside some time before the appointment to go through all the options and make sure you’re happy with your choices.

Our Part The Clarendon Lifestyle Studio Team is here to help personalise your new home. We’ll contact you to arrange a meeting to complete your selections once your contract is signed. Selections include:

Along with your Lifestyle Studio Consultant, representatives from our Partners will help you make decisions. Selections include: Tiles Electrical Floor Coverings Kitchen Air conditioning

Internal finishes External finishes Finishing touches

Staircase selections Blinds and Screens

Lifestyle Studio Opening Hours Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5pm Saturday 10am - 2pm

* For Essential Homes, these selections will be made on the day of your Lifestyle Studio appointment.

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Step5

Expert Reports &Lodgements

Your Part Before we can submit the necessary applications to the Council, the developer or Certifier, you’ll need to: Ensure the landscape plan is complete Ensure your external colour selections are finalised with the Lifestyle Studio Lodge a demolition application (if applicable). This is important to ensure the demolition is ready once the new house is appoved Submit your ‘bank pack’ to your lender and follow them up for a formal approval (also known as a letter of offer) and mortgage documents. Once you have these, please send your letter of offer to our customer service team. If you are utilising the services of one of our Construction Finance Managers, this will be taken care of for you Sign and return your letter of offer and mortgage documents to your lender as soon as possible. This will help avoid any delays down the track

Our Part We’ll obtain the reports required to submit the necessary applications for your new home to be approved, (including Developer approval if applicable) these include: Thermal and BASIX reports (as required) Hydraulic stormwater reports (as required) Structural engineer report Water board approval (including sewer peg-out if required) Landscape plan (as required) If you are required to provide any reports in order for your applications to be lodged, we will let you know so you can provide them to your Customer Service Consultant.

These reports and other documentation will form part of the package we provide to the developer, the Council or Certifier. When your lodgement is ready, we’ll submit the paperwork and make any payments related to Council, developer and Certifier assessments. If you’ve arranged your own finance, we’ll provide you with a ‘bank pack’ after colour selections have been finalised. This includes all the information you’ll need to obtain formal approval of your loan. If you are utilising the services of one of our Construction Finance Managers, we will liaise directly with the lender on your behalf.

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Step6

Your Part If you are arranging your own finance, you will need to submit the information we provide to your lender immediately, and then follow them up for your unconditional loan approval. If one of our Construction Finance Managers is helping you, they will organise all of this directly with the lender. Before we finalise everything for construction, you’ll need to provide: The signed copy of your ‘Final Plans’ paperwork

Building Approval & Site Start

Our Part Once the approvals for your home are received, we will:  Review your file and let you know if any other documentation is needed in order for construction to start We will complete your final construction plans, incorporating all variations for your sign off We will ensure you have all the information that your lender will need to provide you with a formal loan approval. If you are utilising the services of our Construction Finance Managers, we will liaise directly with the lender for you  Once we have received your signed ‘Final Plans’ and have all other required items, we will start preparing your file for construction (site start)

Written confirmation of land clearance (i.e., removal of sheds, trees, roots, etc) If any existing structures on site require demolition, we’ll need a demolition/asbestos clearance certificate from the demolition company If self-funded, please provide evidence of available funds to pay the contract price (i.e., a bank statement) If finance is being obtained, provide a copy of the loan approval that states an amount sufficient to pay the contract price and contains the words “authority to commence construction” or “building works may commence”. Of course, if you are using one of our Construction Finance Managers, they will have already taken care of this for you

Any section 94 contributions (if required)

Any council bonds if required (usually footpath bonds)

Payments Required

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Clarendon Homes (NSW) Pty Ltd B L2298C ABN 18 003 892 706. Only applies to homes built in NSW. Images for illustrative purposes only. E&OE Information contained current at time of print. 12/21