Form 2 seller disclosure: your rights as a buyer

Since 1 August 2025, most Queensland sellers must give buyers a seller disclosure statement (Form 2) with certain certificates before the buyer signs the contract. It tells you key facts about the property, such as the title, encumbrances, zoning, rates and any body corporate details.

Easements and other things registered on the title, zoning and any notices from council or the state, pool safety status, rates and water charges, and for units the body corporate information. If anything looks unusual or is missing, ask before you sign.

If the seller was required to give one and didn't, you may be able to end the contract before settlement. The timing and the way you give notice matter, so get advice straight away.

If the statement is inaccurate or incomplete in a way that matters, and you wouldn't have signed had you known, you may be able to end the contract before settlement. Small errors may not be enough. We can look at the statement and tell you where you stand.

No. It covers the key disclosures, but your solicitor still checks the title and orders the searches relevant to your purchase, and you still need your own building and pest inspection.

Yes. The Form 2 doesn't change your usual cooling-off rights. Cooling-off is 5 business days for most residential purchases, with a small termination penalty.