Notice of acquisition of an interest in land

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Use this form to complete a notice of acquisition when you need to lodge one with Secure Electronic Registries Victoria (SERV) for a transfer of land. 

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You must lodge the completed notice with SERV within one month of acquiring land or penalties may apply. The other copy of the notice must be sent to the relevant local council.

Get these details ready

It is important that all details are accurately recorded on the form.

Transferor (seller)

You will need:

• the full name of all parties registered on title
• for trusts, the full name of the trustee and the trust (for example, John Smith as trustee for the Smith Family Trust)
• for companies, the company name and its Australian Company Number (ACN) or Australian Business Number (ABN)
• the transferor’s email address, address at the time of transfer and the future correspondence address
• the name, phone number and email address of the transferor’s solicitor, conveyancer or agent, or N/A in the name field if they are not using one.

Transferee (buyer)

You will need:

• the full name of all parties to be registered on title
• date of birth for each person buying the property
• for trusts, the full name of the trustee and the trust (for example, John Smith as trustee for the Smith Family Trust)
• for companies, the company name and its Australian Company Number (ACN) or Australian Business Number (ABN)
• the transferee’s address at the time of transfer
• the transferee’s future address for correspondence
• the transferee’s contact number and email address
• if the property will not be the transferee’s principal place of residence, the address of their principal place of residence.

Details of title

You will need:

• certificate of title
• plan of the property
• transfer of land documentation
• council rates notice
• property address, including any unit, office, suite or factory number
• lot and plan number, volume, folio, crown allotment, section or portion, parish name
• municipality name and property number
• the area of the land being transferred and the unit of measurement (for example, 5,000 square metres or 200 hectares)
• unit of entitlement of the land of floor space being transferred, i.e. your share of ownership of the common property (for example, 100:800).

Details of transaction

You will need:

• total sale price (including GST). If no sale is involved (for example, a transfer under a will or survivorship application), write ‘0’
• the deposit amount paid to secure the property
• the GST amount included in the property’s sale price
• the date the contract was signed. If there is no contract, leave blank
• the date of possession or transfer
• details of any terms sale arrangement
• the number of bedrooms. If there are no bedrooms, leave blank
• the property description using the land use codes listed in the form
• the construction material of the main structure.

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