Conveyancing Maitland and Charlestown
Looking for licensed conveyancing Maitland and Charlestown services? Conveyancing Services have offices in these areas, from which we service all of New South Wales.
If you require property conveyancing services, but are new to conveyancing and unfamiliar with the process, than you have come to the right place.
As professional conveyancers, we can explain the current New South Wales conveyancing process accurately. Please continue reading to gain an understanding what conveyancing is which covers the fundamentals, including the transference of titles and ownership of land. For a more comprehensive explanation, or to learn how we can help you specifically, please get in touch with us via the phone numbers at the top of this page, alternatively, you can contact us via our contact form.
What is Conveyancing?
Conveyancers Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, East Coast and Hunter Valley locals Trust, since 1986
The main purpose of the Conveyancing process is to transfer the legal title or ownership of land and any improvements on that land, from one owner to another.
This is usually carried out by a Seller and a Buyer entering into a Contract for Sale, which sets out all the terms of the agreement in writing. There are occasions where a Contract is not used, such as property transfers between family members.
Once the Buyer and Seller have both agreed to all the terms of the Contract then the Contract is “exchanged”. This means that Contracts are physically swapped and the buyer's conveyancer now holds the Contract signed by the seller and vice versa, and at this time the Contract becomes legally enforceable. A 10% Deposit is usually paid on exchange of Contracts, however this amount may be reduced by agreement, or in some cases a Deposit Bond is used. With Residential properties there is also a 5 business day cooling off period during which the buyer may pull out of the Contract, but would lose 0.25% of their deposit if they did so. The Cooling Off period may be waived in some cases.
It is usually about 5 weeks (35 days) between exchange and settlement, however this time frame can be shortened or lengthened by agreement. During this time many actions need to be carried out such as searches are ordered to ensure that there are no outstanding interests or problems with the property, Stamp Duty must be paid to the government, a buyers loan must be processed and a sellers loan must be discharged.
Just prior to settlement the buyer should carry out a final inspection on the property to ensure that there is no damage and they are happy and ready to settle. On the day of settlement the buyer will pay the balance of the purchase price for the property to the seller, and the keys and title deed are made available to the buyer.
The staff members at Conveyancing Services will attend to settlement on your behalf, and we will ensure that all documents have been prepared and executed correctly, that all the money is correct and that everything is in order. We will then telephone or email you to advise that settlement has gone through.
The current Title Deed is then forwarded to Land & Property Management Authority (LPMA) to advise of the change of ownership and then a new Title Deed is issued in the name of the new owner.
You can read more about Buying or Selling Residential Property In NSW in this booklet by the Australian Institute of Conveyancers NSW Division
What our Conveyancing Service Includes
We will assist you with the whole conveyancing process, which may include:
• examining the contract for sale
• arranging building and pest inspections
• arranging a strata inspection report (if the property is in a strata scheme)
• assisting with liaising with your lender regarding finance if necessary
• exchanging the contract of sale
• advising on when and where to pay the deposit
• advising of when and where to pay stamp duty, and processing the duty
• finding out if any government authority (eg. local council, Water, NSW Roads and
Maritime Services) has a vested interest in the land or if any planned development could
affect the property
• finding out any information that may not have been previously disclosed such as a fence
dispute or illegal building work
• calculating adjustments for council and water rates for the property settlement
• overseeing the change of title with Land and Property Information NSW
• completing any final checks prior to settlement
• attending settlement.
• checking if there are outstanding arrears or land tax obligations
• checking if swimming pool compliance documentation is needed
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