Building of home on land owned by another
6C Building of home on land owned by another
If a person enters into a comprehensive building contract to build, or builds or has built, a free-standing home on land in which the person does not have a relevant interest, the provisions of this Act apply in respect of the building of the free-standing home as if the person did have such a relevant interest.
If a person enters into a comprehensive building contract to build, or builds or has built, at the person’s own expense, an attached home on land in which the person does not have a relevant interest, the provisions of this Act apply in respect of the building of the attached home as if the person did have such a relevant interest.
Accordingly, a person may apply for a first home owner grant in respect of the building of such an attached home or free-standing home.
This section applies in respect of the building of a home only if the owner of the estate in fee simple in the land on which the home is built has consented to the occupation of the home by the applicant for the first home owner grant on completion of the home or the applicant has a right, under a lease, licence or other arrangement, to occupy the home on completion.
In this section—
attached home means a home which includes a kitchen, a bathroom, a living area and a bedroom or a combined bedroom living area and which is part of, or connected to, a building that contains another home.
free-standing home means a home that is not part of, or connected to, a building that contains another home.
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