Brisbane First Home Owner Rebate Scheme

Lblah314 on 04/05/2021 - 14:31

Hi all. Just settled on my first house (established property, not new build) a few months ago in Brisbane city council area. Have just learned of the existence of the first owner rebate scheme for rates charged to first home owners in their first year of ownership. This is up to $1000 for established properties.

Unfortunately, this is limited to property under $750k, which happened to be the exact purchase price.

Am I completely out of luck? Is it a waste of time talking to my local councillor’s office, or submitting the rebate application in any case? If nothing else, hopefully at least this post can serve as useful information for others, because I had not heard of this scheme throughout the buying process.

Thanks!

Financial

Comments

  • wiipantz on 04/05/2021 - 14:49

    Damn, if you only offered a $1 less I spose?

  • tsunamisurfer on 04/05/2021 - 15:46

    You want your local councillor to initiate a private members bill to increase the eligibility by $1?

    • blah314 on 04/05/2021 - 15:52

      Haha no. Just wondering if the eligibility is set in stone, or if there could be some latitude to approve this scheme on an ad hoc basis. I realise I’m probably out of luck, just wanted to hear others opinions before I let it go.

  • apple2016 on 04/05/2021 - 19:03

    Does the condition say "property under $750k". In vic it states "property upto $750k" which means $750k included.

    • blah314 on 04/05/2021 - 19:58

      Nope, explicitly less than 750k. As I said I’m probably out of luck, but thought I’d see if anyone else had any luck at navigating this kind of thing.

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