Property & Rates
WHAT DO I GET FOR MY RATES?
Rates income allows for the development and maintenance of infrastructure across the whole District. Roads and footpaths, parks and recreation services, cemeteries, civil defence, rural fire control, building control and urban planning, animal control and the management of the District's environmental assets are all funded from rates. Rates income is used for the maintenance and development of the whole District and it would be impractical to try and match each individual’s rates to the benefits they receive, just as it would be for income tax. The roading rate, for example, may not be used to fix a specific ratepayer’s road but it is used to maintain all the roads in Waipa, which they use when they travel around the district. Ratepayers who do not get water, stormwater or sewerage services pay nothing towards them (they are self-funding services).
KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BUYING INTO AND PROTECT YOUR FUTURE
A Land Information Memorandum (LIM) is a thorough search of Council records and may answer some important questions about the property you are about to buy or sell . The information you will receive in your LIM includes details on rates, water supply, sewer, land drainage, consents, licences, hazards, roading proposals, an aerial photograph and much more.
You can download a LIM application form below:
LIM Application Form (42k)