Caveats

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• Start

• Mortgage

• Exempt

• Duly stamped

• Conclusion liable

• Conclusion fixed duty

• Conclusion Not liable

Mortgage duty will be abolished in 3 stages:

1 September 2007

Duty is not chargeable on advances made to a natural person/s on or after this date in connection with owner occupied housing. This includes refinancing an owner occupied home loan.

1 July 2008

Duty is not chargeable on advances made to a natural person/s on or after this date for investment housing.

1 July 2012

Mortgage duty is abolished. NSW Mortgage duty will not be chargeable on advances made on or after 1 July 2012.

A Caveat is a warning. It is an entry made in the books of the offices of a registry or court to prevent a certain step being taken without previous notice being given to the person entering the Caveat.

In general, caveats are not liable to duty and do not require stamping or notation.

However, where a Caveat is used to protect the interests of a mortgagee under an unregistered mortgage, the Caveat becomes liable to duty as if it where a mortgage.

Select start to find out whether your caveat is liable to duty.

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