Buying a Government House

Buying a Government House

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First Point

Maintenance

Housing Maintenance

Older Persons Housing

Older Persons Housing

Sale to Tenant

Sale to Tenant Scheme

Shared Equity

Shared Equity

Common Waiting List

Waiting List

Provision Schedule
All locations

                                                           
Item Existing property Existing property on fail only Re-furbished property New property
1 Basin - cold water Yes Yes Yes
2 Basin - hand basin with plug Yes Yes Yes
3 Basin - hot water Yes Yes Yes
4 Basin - vanity unit Yes Yes
5 Cabinet - full height storage or broom cupboard Yes Yes Yes
6 Cabinet - under tub or wall mounted Yes Yes Yes
7 Cabinet - with mirrored doors or mirror Yes Yes Yes
8 Cupboard - linen Yes Yes
9 Cupboards - childproof lock to one Yes
10 Cupboards - cupboards, drawers & bench top Yes Yes Yes
11 Cupboards - microwave shelf if space available Yes Yes
12 Cupboards - overhead and pantry Yes Yes
13 Cupboards - refrigerator space Yes Yes
14 Door - privacy latch Yes Yes
15 Doors - 2 sets of keys Yes Yes Yes
16 Doors - door stops to all doors Yes Yes Yes
17 Doors - locks to external doors Yes Yes Yes
18 Doors – screen Ground floor flats: 1 screen door to front and back (sliding on back if necessary). 1st floor and above flats: 1 screen door to front. Free standing dwellings and townhouses: 1 screen door to front and back (no sliding screen doors.)
* Screen doors not to be installed where fire egress may be hampered)
Yes Yes Yes
19 Doors - weather seal to external doors (under energy efficiency strategy) Yes Yes Yes
20 Electric – single 240 volt supply Yes Yes Yes
21 Electric - double power points - 2 in kitchen, living room and main bedroom Yes Yes
22 Electric - double power points Yes Yes Yes
23 Electric - external porch lights to front & rear Yes Yes
24 Electric - light globes to all fittings at vacancy Yes Yes Yes
25 Electric - one light fitting per room Yes Yes Yes
26 Electric - one phone point Yes Yes Yes
27 Electric - one tv antennae plug in multi unit complexes Yes
28 Electric - outside meters / inside sub-boards Yes
29 Electric - residual current devices Yes Yes Yes
30 Exhaust fan – ducted to outside. Kitchen and Bathroom. (Exhaust fan in toilet a standard provsion to existing proeprties only if no window). Yes Yes
31 Fences to all rear yards Yes Yes Yes
32 Fences - wing fences and double gates for car access Yes Yes Yes
33 Finish - Paint to roofs and walls, fixtures, windows Yes Yes Yes
34 Finish - "colorbond" fascias, gutters and downpipes Yes Yes Yes
35 Floor - non-slip ceramic tiles in wet areas Yes Yes
36 Floor – vinyl to kitchen, dining, hall and entry Yes Yes
37 Floors – carpet to bedrooms and living areas Yes Yes
38 Floors - tiles & skirtings to bathroom, laundry & toilet Yes Yes
39 Floors - concrete finish to porches [other finishes acceptable if appropriate for property type] Yes Yes Yes
40 Garage or carport – Carport to replace stand alone existing garages on fail. Yes Yes
41 Grounds - external storage shed Yes Yes
42 Grounds - house number Yes Yes Yes
43 Grounds - letterboxes Yes Yes Yes
44 Grounds - steps, landing, handrails and ramps Yes Yes Yes
45 Grounds - drying area & clothes line [rotary or paraline] Yes Yes Yes
46 Grounds - landscaped front and rear yards Yes
47 Grounds - lockable letterboxes for multi-unit properties Yes Yes Yes
48 Heating - SIZING:
Bedrooms Electric Gas
Bedsitter 1 x 2.4/3.6 kW 1 x 26.4 mJ
1 1 x 2.4/3.6 kW 1 x 26.4 mJ
2 Bedroom Flat 1 x 2.4/3.6 kW 1 x 26.4 mJ
2 Bedroom Class 1 1 x 3.6 kW 1 x 26.4 mJ
3 1 x 3.6 kW 1 x 26.4 mJ
4 + 1 x 4.75 kW 1 x 37 or 40 mJ
Yes Yes Yes
51 Path - hard paved driveway or car parking area Yes
52 Path - partial perimeter around dwelling [wheelchair] Yes
53 Path to clothes line Yes Yes
54 Path to front door Yes Yes Yes
55 Safety - public lighting to external areas of group sites Yes Yes Yes
56 Security intercom - to all apartments Yes
57 Shower - curtain rail &/or screen and soap holder Yes Yes Yes
58 Shower - water saving shower head or rose Yes Yes Yes
59 Shower and/or bath - hot and cold water Yes Yes Yes
60 Sink - hot & cold water Yes Yes Yes
61 Sink - stainless steel with plug Yes Yes Yes
62 Smoke alarms - hard wired Yes Yes Yes
63 Stove - gas or electric Yes Yes Yes
64 Taps - garden tap for each yard [front and rear] Yes Yes Yes
65 Taps - hot and cold for washing machine Yes Yes Yes
66 Tiles - wall tiles above sink Yes Yes Yes
67 Tiles - wall tiles over benches and behind stove Yes Yes
68 Toilet - bowl with double flap seat Yes Yes Yes
69 Toilet - dual flush cistern Yes Yes Yes
70 Toilet - privacy latch to door Yes Yes
71 Toilet - roll holder Yes Yes Yes
72 Toilet - skirting tiles Yes Yes
73 Toilet - non-slip ceramic floor tiles Yes Yes
74 Tub - cold water Yes Yes Yes
75 Tub - hot water Yes Yes Yes
76 Tub - stainless steel trough with plug Yes Yes Yes
77 Wall - skirting tiles Yes Yes
78 Wall - tiles above tub Yes Yes Yes
79 Wall - tiles to basin, bath and/or shower Yes Yes
80 Wall - towel rail Yes Yes Yes
81 Wall & ceilings - acrylic low sheen or enamel flat to lounge, bedrooms, hall Yes Yes Yes
82 Wall & ceilings - acrylic semi-gloss or enamel gloss to kitchen, bathroom, laundry and toilet Yes Yes Yes
83 Walls & ceilings - polyurethane, varnish or gloss enamel to windows, doors and other timber Yes Yes Yes
84 Wardrobes - built-in - minimum 2 bedrooms Yes Yes
85 Washing machine - space for machine Yes Yes
86 Water - hot water:
Bedsitter: 50 litre electric 1 BR property: 80 litre electric, 90 litre gas or 16 litre per minute instant gas 2 BR flat: 80 litre electric, 90 litre gas or 16 litre per minute instant gas 2 BR Class 1 property: 250 litre solar, 90 litre gas or 16 litre per minute instant gas 3 BR Class 1 property: 170 litre gas, 250 litre solar or heat pump 4+ BR property: 170 litre gas, 250 litre solar or heat pump.
Yes Yes Yes
87 Windows - anodised or powder coated aluminium. Note: Windows at heritage properties may only be replaced as per heritage requirements. eg: Timber windows should be replaced like for like. Yes Yes
88 Windows - latches or winders plus mesh flyscreens Yes Yes Yes
89 Windows - securable with latches Yes Yes Yes

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