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| Mortgage Duty changes - NSW 
 Issue date:            27 August 2007
 Category:              Sales & Lending
 Importance:           High
 Distribution:           Australia
 Item number:         wk07.246.34
 Classification:         Internal
 
 Key Information
 ·     The New South Wales state government has announced abolition of their mortgage duty in three stages:
 
 o        From 1 September 2007, mortgage duty will not be chargeable on advances made in connection with owner occupied housing
 
 o        From 1 July 2008, mortgage duty will not be chargeable on advances made in connection with investment housing
 
 o        From 1 July 2009, remaining mortgage duties will be abolished
 
 Stage 1:
 
 ·     Borrowers must be natural persons (not a company) and loans must be used predominantly for one or more of:
 
 o        financing the acquisition of a residence
 
 o        financing the construction of a residence
 
 o        financing alterations or additions to a residence
 
 o        financing the acquisition of residential land
 
 o        repaying (refinancing) another advance that was used for any of these purposes
 
 ·     Forms will be required to support applications and these are currently being developed
 
 ·     NSW Office of State Revenue is providing guidance regarding their requirements and will be communicated in due course
 
 
 
 Stages 2 and 3:
 
 o        Details will be published closer to implementation dates
 
 Action Required
 Ongoing
 ·     Continue to quote mortgage duty in applications until more details are known
 
 ·     If applications are drawn with surplus mortgage duty, the amounts will remain in the loan account
 
 ·     If an application is drawn with underquoted mortgage duty, the usual recovery procedures will apply
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