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All 11 guides

First Look

  • 02 First inspection questions in the ACT
  • 04 Understanding a Crown lease and ground rent
  • 11 Reading a section 17 certificate

In Focus

  • 03 Reading an ACT contract for sale
  • 05 Questions for a Canberra conveyancer
  • 06 Auction and private treaty in Canberra

Fine Print

  • 01 Compare home-loan lenders in Canberra
  • 09 How lenders describe offset and redraw
  • 10 Unit titling and owners corporation questions

Clear View

  • 07 Settlement-week checklist for the ACT
  • 08 The first month in a leasehold home

All notes

Eleven guides

Read in section order, or open the note that matches the paper in front of you. The comparison note is the one readers use beside public lender pages.

  1. 01 Compare home-loan lenders in Canberra — Fine Print. Owen Fitzgerald.
  2. 02 First inspection questions in the ACT — First Look. Harriet Oduya.
  3. 03 Reading an ACT contract for sale — In Focus. Mei Lin Teo.
  4. 04 Understanding a Crown lease and ground rent — First Look. Lucas Bianchi.
  5. 05 Questions for a Canberra conveyancer — In Focus. Mei Lin Teo.
  6. 06 Auction and private treaty in Canberra — In Focus. Lucas Bianchi.
  7. 07 Settlement-week checklist for the ACT — Clear View. Mei Lin Teo.
  8. 08 The first month in a leasehold home — Clear View. Harriet Oduya.
  9. 09 How lenders describe offset and redraw — Fine Print. Owen Fitzgerald.
  10. 10 Unit titling and owners corporation questions — Fine Print. Lucas Bianchi.
  11. 11 Reading a section 17 certificate — First Look. Harriet Oduya.

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"Zenith Lens" is the registered editorial name of this publication. We publish an independent first-home buyer guide for Australian readers — purchase steps, leasehold checklists, and questions to ask when comparing home-loan lenders. We are not an optometrist, camera or lens retailer, law firm, conveyancer, mortgage broker, or bank.