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The Sustainability Declaration is a mandatory checklist that must be completed by the home seller (vendor) when selling a house, townhouse or unit. It will be required from beginning of January 2010 as part of the sale.
Properties that have a greater number of sustainability features use less energy for heating and cooling, generate fewer greenhouse gas emissions, use less water—and best of all, are more comfortable to live in. They also can have lower operating costs and be more energy and water efficient.
Sustainability features such as access and safety also mean that the property will be suitable for owners during their various life stages and will reduce the need for costly future upgrades.
The checklist will identify the property’s social sustainability and environmental features in four key areas:
- energy
- water
- safety
- access.
It will increase the awareness and marketability of the dwelling’s sustainable building features and will act as an incentive to improve the sustainability performance of Queensland’s 1.6 million existing homes.
For those homeowners who have already taken steps to improve the sustainability of their property, this means that the environmental, social and financial benefits of those features can be recognised when the property is on the market.
Who should complete a Sustainability Declaration?
The declaration is designed to be completed by the property owner or a delegated individual. If an owner is unable to complete the form, they can seek help from another person to complete it on their behalf as long as the owner signs it. Where an owner cannot sign the form, a person authorised under a power of attorney or other statutory power may sign the form.
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Yes I would agree the new simplified Sustainability Declaration Form is a much easier version for home sellers to fill in so they can avoid paying an assessor for the privilege.
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After a number of months allowing the owner to fill out the form has demonstrated, it is just a piece of paper on th wall- meaningless and useless. If owners aren’t sure they leave it blank, so in practice the whole form can be left blank- a useless process mean political window dressing.
In contrast, ACT mandates that a qualified independent assessor needs to fill it out, then it means something and buyers know what it says and now what star rating their house has….
Wants monkeys work… pay peanuts, or in this case the cost of a piece of paper.
RE: Section 373C(2): This section is ridiculous. The thousands of trees lost and paper printed etc (not to mention agent hours spent) because of the requirement to attach a copy of the SDF to each property flyer given out is counterproductive and anti-environmental. Why can this section not be amended to having the statement written that the SDF is available upon request like it is with every other requirement. This seriously needs to be amended or it erodes the implimentation of the SDF program as it is effectively too difficult to adhere to.