I'm buying a new home
Buying a home is a major financial transaction that can be both exciting and stressful. You’ll have research and budgeting to do, questions to ask – and have answered – boxes to tick and key decisions to make. You want to make sure you’re aware of and carefully consider everything from the small details to the big picture. This includes not only your costs and obligations, but also the various types of assistance that the ACT Government offers home buyers in the ACT.
Follow these links for more information on some of the factors impacting your important purchase.
Charges when buying a home
Home buyer assistance
Home Buyer Concession Scheme
Pay less (or no) conveyance duty (stamp duty) when you buy a home or residential land.
Land Rent Scheme
Rent land through a land rent lease rather than purchasing the land to build a home.
Pensioner Duty Concession Scheme
Pay less (or no) conveyance duty (stamp duty) if you are a pensioner moving to more suitable accommodation.
Pensioner Duty Deferral Scheme
Delay payment of conveyance duty (stamp duty) if you are a pensioner moving to more suitable accommodation.
Deferred duty
If you’re eligible for one of our concession schemes, you may be able to defer payment of any conveyance duty (stamp duty) owing.
Disability Duty Concession Scheme
Pay less (or no) conveyance duty (stamp duty) if you have a long-term or permanent disability and buy a home or residential land.
Special disability trust duty exemption
Pay no conveyance duty (stamp duty) if you are a special disability trust and buy a home or residential land.
Loose-fill Asbestos Buyback Concession Scheme
Pay less (or no) conveyance duty (stamp duty) when you buy a home after handing over property that contained loose-fill asbestos.
Eligible impacted properties: Loose-fill Asbestos Buyback Concession Scheme
Pay less (or no) conveyance duty (stamp duty) when you buy a home after handing over property indirectly impacted by loose-fill asbestos.