Land sourcing
Land sourcing that accounts for the build.
The same house does not cost the same on every block. Slope, flood overlay, bushfire attack level, acoustic requirements and soil class each force design changes, heavier engineering or upgraded materials, all of which affect the build price.
What we do
Finding the block, and testing it.
If you are only looking at what is publicly advertised, you are seeing what did not sell first. We source across all three routes — on-market listings, off-market lots being resold or quietly cleared, and pre-release stock allocated before a stage is launched.
Finding a block is the easier half. The harder half is knowing what it is likely to cost to build on, because none of it appears on a sales plan and none of it is priced until a builder has looked at the site. We assess that before you commit, so the cheaper block does not turn out to be the more expensive house.
Our part is the research and the build-cost side. The lot itself is bought through the agent marketing it, and once you have chosen, we go back to what the block means for the build and which builders suit it.
What you get
What a land search covers.
On, off and pre-release
Access to stock that is not advertised, and to releases before they launch.
Build-cost assessment
Fall, soil, easements, access and service distance, assessed per block rather than assumed.
Overlays and constraints
Flood, bushfire attack level and acoustic requirements, and the design or material upgrades each one forces.
Estate requirements
Covenants, design guidelines, approved-builder panels and the deadlines attached to them.
Titling and contract terms
Titled or untitled, registration estimates, sunset clauses, and what happens to your build price if a date moves.
Builder fit for the block
Once the lot is chosen, the builders suited to it — which is not the same list for every site.
Worth knowing
Why the cheap block often isn't.
Two lots at the same price, in the same release, can differ by a large amount once a house is on them. Fall drives earthworks and retaining. Soil classification drives the slab. An easement quietly removes part of the buildable envelope. A long run to the connection point adds trenching. None of it is visible standing on the block.
The sequence that avoids most of the pain is simple and almost nobody follows it: shortlist two or three blocks, find out what each will cost to build on, and then choose — knowing that the dearer block with better ground is sometimes the cheaper finished house.
Start here
Tell us what you're looking for.
Answer a few questions and we'll come back within one business day.
Rather talk about the block?
Call us and we'll talk through the lots you're considering and what each is likely to cost to build on.