Buying and selling a home
In this section
Information for buyers and sellers
- Alternatives to owning your own home
- Real estate and settlement agents
- Information about land valuers
- Home buyers assistance account
- Fidelity guarantee account
- Taxes, charges and other costs
- Plumbers and painters and Building Commission
- Complaints and claims
- Smoke alarms
- Safety switches
The Homebuyers' Survival Guide for WA
The Homebuyers' Survival Guide for WA provides relevant and useful information for Western Australians when buying or building a house. The Guide also provides information to assist people when buying an easier living home.
Click on the following links to download electronic copies of each section of the Guide:
- Section 1: Planning [PDF 375kb]
- Section 2: Buying a home [PDF 331kb]
- Section 3: Building a house [PDF 319kb]
- Section 4: Special Features PDF [287kb]
- Housing choices for over 55's
- Safety in the home
- List of contacts
Please note that the term "property" in the Guide is used to mean either a dwelling and land or land only.
You can order a free copy from Consumer Protection by calling 1300 30 40 54, National Relay Service 13 36 77 (for the hearing impaired) or by email.