PROPERTY LAWYER /CONVEYANCER NEAR ME

We service the Greater Sydney area; The Eastern Suburbs; The Inner West; The Western Suburbs; The Lower and Upper North Shore; the Northern Beaches the Sutherland Shire the Hunter and Central Coast; the South Coast.

ONLINE CONVEYANCING AUSTRALIA

Mostly all NSW conveyancing and Real Property matters are now conducted online – on PEXA in the majority of cases. We are registered users of the PEXA platform and have been for a number of years. You do not need to visit us if that is your preference. We can manage and assist you with all the required conveyancing steps via email or other digital means available to us online. In most cases documents can now be signed via digital signatures, without the need for wet ink signatures.

FREE REAL ESTATE CONTRACT REVIEW

We generally review one to two real estate contracts for you at no cost.

Call now for an Introductory Property Conveyancing Consultation in Sydney.

WHAT IS CONVEYANCING

Conveyancing is the legal process where the ownership of property is transferred from one party to another. Conveyancing if done correctly insures that the legal title of a property is transferred correctly from the seller to the buyer.

WHO CARRIES OUT CONVEYANCING

In NSW conveying its conducted by solicitors and lawyers and licenced conveyancers.

But lawyers and licenced conveyancers should be insured With professional indemnity insurance

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LAWYER CARRYING OUT CONVEYANCING WORK AND A LICENCED CONVEYANCER

At the end of the day both should achieve the tasks that they have been instructed with.

DO LAWYERS CHARGE MORE FOR CONVANCING THAN LICENCED CONVEYANCERS

Not necessarily; you can negotiate your conveyancing fees with whoever you wish to go with. Basically it comes down to who you feel comfortable with and who you trust to do the job for you. Bad should be competent to carry out your instructions. There may be advantages to using a lawyer rather than a conveyancer and vice versa. Not all conveyancing matters go smoothly and to the plan.

Sometimes conveyancing matters do become problematic and in fact could result in court litigation if things are not handled properly and with the utmost care.

It is in these situations that it may be more advantageous to use a lawyer for your conveyancing. It is quite common for a conveyancer to have legal advice should it be required.

You can call us to discuss the things that can possibly go wrong in the course of a conveyancing matter; each matter is unique in itself.

The main difference between licenced conveyances and lawyers carrying out conveyance him is that their respective code of conduct is regulated by different bodies the Law Society of NSW regulates the conduct of lawyers whereas the New South Wales Fair Trading regulates the conduct of licence conveyancers Which means that if you wish to complain about the conduct of your property lawyer or your licence conveyance are particularly in relation to their competence or the fees that they have charged you, you will need to approach either one of these bodies for relief.

WHAT DOES CONVEYANCING ENTAIL

Conveyancing processes can be quite involved and complex. A good knowledge of contract law and property law regulations is required. It is also an advantage to have good communication skills, because people involved in conveyancing have to communicate on a daily basis with a lot of different people ranging from financial institutions, lending brokers, real estate agents, real estate buyers agents, settlement agents, tenants of properties.

We are excellent communicators having a lot of experience dealing with such people.

The administrative tasks Involved in acting for the seller of a property are as follows.

1. Taking the instructions from the client.
2. Making searches on the title of the property.
3. Gathering the searches and drafting the contract for sale with the special conditions and the instructions of the client in mind.
4. Liaising with the real estate agent appointed to sell the property.
5. Negotiating the final terms of the contract with the potential buyer subject to instructions.
6. Attend to having the contracts signed and to exchange the contract.
7. Advising the client to sign relevant release of security forms.
8. Liaising with the client’s financial institution to have any mortgage or caveat or other encumbrance on title released on or by settlement.
9. Receiving and answering requisitions from the buyers conveyancer or lawyer.
10. Attending to get the relevant clearances from the Australian Taxation Office and Revenue NSW
11. Receiving the draft settlement figures from the buyers conveyancer in readiness of settlement.
12. Checking the draft settlement figures and advising the client and taking instructions for payment of the settlement sum.
13. Attend to settlement.

The administrative tasks Involved in acting for the buyer of a property are as follows.

1. Checking the contract.
2. Advising the client of any pitfalls and taking instructions.
3. Seeking amendments to the contract.
4. Making sure the client has finance approval to proceed.
5. Attending to the signing of the contract with the client.
6. Attending to the exchange of contracts.
7. Attending to liaise with the clients lending institution advising of settlement dates and receiving advice from them about documents needing to be signed for finance to be available in time for settlement.
8. Attending to the payment of stamp duty or applying for exemption if applicable and relevant necessary
9. Making relevant searches on the property to make sure there are no affectations.
10. Subject to proper and satisfactory search results preparing settlement figures in readiness for settlement and sending same to the lawyers/ conveyancers for approval.
11. Attend to settlement.

These procedures must be carried out with timeliness and diligence so that delays are avoided. Generally a delay caused by a buyer will see the buyer penalised with a late settlement penalty.

WHAT IS MEANT BY EXCHANGE OF CONTRACTS

Both buyer and seller of a property become bound by the contract when the contract is exchanged. The procedure of exchanging contracts involves one contract being signed by the buyer of the property and the other being signed by the seller of the property; the buyer receives the sellers contract and the seller gets the buyer’s contract. Generally speaking there is no contractual relationship between the parties until the contract is exchanged and dated.

The final terms and conditions of the contract is generally negotiated by your lawyer or conveyancer before the exchange of contracts.

WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE US TO DO YOUR CONVEYANCING WORK

We are experienced in contract law.

We always act in your best interests.

We are effective communicators and negotiators.

We act quickly and efficiently with diligence. We will always speak with you by whatever means you prefer.

“As a very experienced, professional Sydney property lawyer I will always preserve and protect your interests”

We are always at your service

We act on your instructions immediately with diligence and care

Your matter is always our top priority

We are accessible to you at all times