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No, you do not need a lawyer to do your conveyancing in most States, but there is definite value for money in using a conveyancing lawyer for your conveyance. Whilst most conveyancing contracts are standard carbon copies of each other, what you need to look out for is when they become non-standard. If you are […]

Your conveyancing lawyer can provide you with legal advice from both the contract of sale, legislation and court rulings. A lawyer is generally expected to keep up to date with proposed changes to legislations so that they can properly advise clients of impending changes that may impact on their transactions. Your conveyancing lawyer can also […]

A licensed conveyancer is someone that is granted a license by the State government to provide conveyancing service to residential property buyers and sellers. A licensed conveyancer can provide general advice to clients that are based on the contract of sale and from their experience of having conducted conveyancing matters. A licensed conveyancer is governed […]

Due diligence is the act of exercising the proper amount of diligence when you are doing something. In the context of conveyancing, it means that you are doing research and investigations on a property to make sure that it serves the purpose that you intended. Some due diligence can be completed by your conveyancing lawyer, […]

The cooling off period is typically not enough time to order all the searches relevant to a purchase because most certificates can take a minimum of 3 – 5 business days to be received from the authorities. However, as a minimum you need to instruct your conveyancing lawyers to order the title search and review […]

The cooling off period is generally used by the buyers to confirm that they really do want to proceed with the purchase. During this period, the buyer can serve notice on the seller that they no longer want to buy and can end the contract. The buyer does not need to provide any reason to […]

Most conditions in Queensland are generally not deeming. A deeming condition is one that automatically satisfies or waives a condition, or even terminates a contract, if you fail to do something by a certain date. Generally most conditions will only give the seller rights against the buyer if the buyer does not do something by […]

Generally not unless the seller is obliged to do so under the Australian Consumer Law. If this is something you are particularly concerned about then you should request one of our friendly solicitors draft you a special condition to make your contract subject to the seller providing included chattels and fixtures in working order.

A solicitor can only sign transfers on behalf of a seller if settlement is happening electronically. Where paper transfers are to be signed then all sellers will need to sign these documents and have them witnessed in person.