Livingstone Shire Council unpaid rates property auction to be on March 28

A handful of properties will go to auction this month. See the property details and the latest sale prices. A notice has also been issued for a vehicle to be impounded.

Properties for auction on March 28 by Livingstone Shire Council for unpaid rates.

A handful of houses, including a unit with ocean views, are set to go to unpaid rates auction by Livingstone Shire Council later this month.

A formal notice was published by the council on March 13 for four properties with unpaid rates.

Under Local Government Regulation 2012, council is authorised to sell land if the rates or charges have been overdue for at least three years, or one year for vacant or commercial land.

The land is to be sold at market or land value or higher than the amount of the overdue rates/charges.

A list of 18 properties for auction were presented to council on September 20, 2022, and a number of owners have since paid the outstanding amounts.

The remaining property owners were sent a Notice of Intention to Sell on November 7 and the auction will proceed unless all overdue rates, interest and other amounts are paid.

“Ratepayers always have the options to enter into formal payment arrangements which prevents legal action being progressed by council’s debt collection agency,” a council report starts.

Council charges a rate of seven per cent per annum on overdue rates and utility charges, applied monthly on all overdue balances.

As of February 2023, 424 properties were under management totalling a sum of $1,701,841 with 269 under debt collection, 52 under proposals to pay, 101 under agreements to pay and two under council hardship.

Livingstone Shire Council has 18,098 rateable properties with 424 under management representing 2.3 per cent.

UNPAID RATES PROPERTIES TO GO TO AUCTION:

• 180-186 Barmoya Road, The Caves.
Rural residential lot of 6343 sq m with house. Last sold in 2002 for $158,000.

• 105 Dempsey Street, Ogmore
Rural lot of 1430 sq m with house. Last sold in 2004 for $25,000.

• 204 Stones Road, Woodbury
Rural 10 hectare lot with house and pool. Last sold in 1990 for $90,000.

• Unit 46, 4-8 Adelaide Street, Yeppoon.
One-bedroom, one-bathroom unit at Bayview Tower. Last sold in 2017 for $120,000.

180 Barmoya Road, The Caves. Photo: Google Maps.

105 Dempsey Street, Ogmore. Photo: Google Maps.

204 Stones Road, Woodbury.

Unit 46 at Bayview Tower, Yeppoon. Photo: @ Real Estate.

The public auction will be held at 10am on March 28 at the HUB on James Street.

Licensed auctioneer and Ray White Yeppoon principal Lindsay Lodwick will host the auction.

Successful buyers will need to pay a 10 per cent deposit of the total price on the day.

See the 2022 unpaid rates auction list here.

Another notice was also published on March 14 by council for a vehicle impounded.

A gold 2002 BMW X5 vehicle will be impounded from Todd Avenue, Yeppoon if the owner or another person acting on behalf of the owner claims a right to possession of the vehicle.

The vehicle will be offered for sale by Tomkins Valuers Auctioneers and Agents on April 1.