Bushfire risk in Pyrmont (2009)

If you are considering a property in Pyrmont, the bushfire-prone land status of the specific lot is one of the most consequential pieces of information you can obtain before signing a contract. In the City of Sydney area, bushfire-prone land classification is recorded on the Section 10.7 planning certificate, which sellers are required to attach to the contract of sale.

Properties on bushfire-prone land in City of Sydney are not a niche category. They are common across much of Sydney's western, northern, and southern fringes. Ownership does not preclude financing, and most major lenders treat bushfire risk the same as flood risk: a disclosure item that may affect insurance rather than a hard lending constraint. The key question is the Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating, which determines construction requirements.

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