Hi there, I'm new to all of this and planning to build a place with one of those volume home builders (e.g. Carter Grange, Glenvill Homes, Thomas Archer). Currently nearly finishing the design phase so will get estimations & contract soon, etc.

I understand that it will be a HIA contract (I'm guessing that's pretty normal) - but I'm wondering what is 'normal' or recommended in terms of:

• Legal conveyancing (Do you normally get a lawyer/conveyancer to look over the contract? Or is this not required?)
• Building inspectors (Will I be able to ask my builder to let me arrange for a private inspector of my own choosing? Is this normal? Will it be hard to negotiate?)

Some more specific questions (depending on the above):

• What is this sort of conveyancing called? (What do I Google?)
• What things should be checked from a legal perspective?
• What are the 'stages' that building inspectors normally work on? (e.g. Is it only the framing stage? etc.)

Thanks