Aerial view of an inner-city high-rise construction site with tower cranes, exposed concrete cores and surrounding heritage and commercial buildings — illustrative of an off-the-plan development under construction.

Off-the-plan

Off-the-plan: the financial assumptions that quietly shift.

Sunset clauses, defect liability and valuations at handover.

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VICApplies in VictoriaUpdated Mar 2024

Sunset clauses, defect liability and valuations at handover.

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