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Estimate transfer duty on a Canberra property purchase, including first home buyer concessions and surcharges. Rates for contracts in 2026–27.
Not at settlement. Under barrier-free conveyancing, you pay within 14 days of the notice of assessment issued after title registration.
From 1 July 2026: no duty for eligible buyers, with no income test and no price cap. No buyer can have owned property in the last 5 years.
The ACT has no foreign purchaser surcharge on conveyance duty.
Rates apply to transactions on or after 1 July 2026 (the ACT re-rates each 1 July under its tax reform program). Verified against official government sources, current as at 11 July 2026.
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Takes 30 seconds. Nothing to pay until settlement.
