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Cover Application

  • Step 1. Property
  • Step 2. Purchaser’s details

We have moved our title insurance ordering process for Practitioners to our eTitle platform. This will provide greater visibility with tracking your orders and making payments allowing you to better support your clients.
To enquire about arranging title insurance for your clients as a First Title ordering party, please contact our Customer Service team on 1300 362 178 or email bdms@firsttitle.com.au

Requesting title insurance for a residential property is only available online for a new property purchase. Your solicitor or conveyancer may be able to help arrange a policy if you already own your property.

For commercial properties, we do not have a title insurance product available for properties that have already been purchased.

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If the self-contained residential units are on individual titles then separate Strata Owners Gold policies should be ordered.

Please update the policy type or contact our Customer Service team on 1300 362 178 or customerservice@firsttitle.com.au for more information.

A Known Risk is knowledge of an issue with the property that could lead to a claim under the title insurance policy. Known Risks include but are not limited to:
  • Unapproved building works;
  • No certificate of occupation issued;
  • Non-compliance with zoning and development laws;
  • Survey/boundary defects (boundaries not in the true location);
  • Knowledge of fraud, forgery and/or identify theft;
  • Non-compliance with easements and covenants;
  • Encroachments (structures expanding on to the neighbour’s property);
  • Lack of legal right of water supply or drainage;
  • Outstanding rates, charges or taxes on the property – that will not be paid or reimbursed on settlement;
If any of these Known Risks have been disclosed:
  • in your contract for sale;
  • in your Building Inspection report;
  • by the Real Estate Agent or Vendor.
Please select “Yes”.
A Known Risk is knowledge of an issue with the property that could lead to a claim under the title insurance policy. To determine if there are any Known Risks, please confirm:
  • Are you aware of any zoning issues which affect your right to occupy the property?
  • Have you received any correspondence, notice, order, claim or are you aware of a proposed notice, order or claim relating to:
    • Unapproved building works;
    • Any structure(s) on your property which extend onto your neighbour’s property;
    • Any neighbouring structure(s) which extend onto your property;
    • A claim of adverse possession by any person;
Outstanding rates by previous owners or outstanding notices.

Describe known risk

Describe defects / matters affecting title or use of the property

Please describe

Please explain why you didn’t end up purchasing title insurance

Please describe the renovations/modifications you have done

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  • Details page from contract of sale
  • Title search document
  • Any documents relating to known risk

Thank you for your order

Our Underwriting Team will now review your application and come back to you shortly.
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This request is not yet a contract of insurance and does not provide you with any cover.

Our policyholder obtained a survey and discovered a wall had been built on to their property without their knowledge. Total cost of claim $18,000.

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When our policyholder lodged a development application with council, they discovered that the existing garage and carport were built without a permit.
Total cost of claim $100,000.

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After purchase, our policyholder became responsible for a 36 year old sewerage and building works defect. We accepted the claim and covered the rectification costs:  $75,000

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2 years after purchasing their property, our policyholder received a notice from council advising that the granny flat and double carport were constructed without approval

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After settling their property, our policyholder in QLD was made aware that their backyard shed never received final building approval.  Council issued a notice to rectify.   Total cost of claim $30,000.

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4 years after purchasing, our policyholder received a notice from council stating two large verandas and a shed were illegal.  Total cost of claim $48,000.

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Our policyholder undertook a survey in preparation to subdivide their property.  The survey revealed several encroachments on 3 sides of the property.
Total cost of claim $51,000.

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Our policyholder undertook a survey in preparation to renovate the property.  The survey revealed that both fence lines were not on the true boundaries.
Total cost of claim $12,000.

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