The final closing piece for the ridiculous processing and fees required for a covenant. I received an invoice from the council today… It cost me $174 for the privilege of using a council officer as an email post-box.
The main issue was to avoid the preparation of an ‘undertaking’ to assure that I would pay legal fees.
I requested that I pay the invoice up front.
Council scored $174 for the process… all I can do is hang my head in despair at the smallest of ridiculous details that seem to be presented.
About the author
Kirsty Merriman
For years I would plan houses, travel widely and observe communities. I also had the privilege of working for New Zealand's largest dairy company in both New Zealand and Malaysia. All the while supported by my husband and young daughter. After a while, our roles swapped and we moved to the Arabian Gulf. Meanwhile my passion for property and communities continued to simmer.
Along came COVID and had no choice but to pivot... in the words of Robert Frost, I looked for and "found the road less travelled by" and decided that maybe I could "make [a] the difference".
I look for to find insights and built a few of the houses that we need. This means a saleable house and a profitable and sustainable business.
