Legislation has been introduced to:
- increase the first home owner rate of duty thresholds and
- remove the link between the property value caps for the first home owner grant and the first home owner rate of duty.
The changes are subject to the Parliamentary process and updates to RevenueWA's systems.
The first home owner grant cap for homes south of the 26th parallel of South Latitude was increased to $800,000 for transactions with a commencement date of 7 May 2026. The changes have now been applied.
See Circular 23 ‘Finance Legislation Amendment (Housing Affordability) Bill 2026’ for further information.
Apply for the first home owner rate of duty if you have been pre-approved for the first home owner rate.
You can apply online for the first home owner rate of duty or use the form below. To apply online, log in to RevenueWAConnect then access the Online Services Portal.
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