Settlement Agent Bailup

Your settlement, handled from offer to keys

Bailup sits roughly 45 km north-east of the Perth CBD, in the Perth Hills. Once an offer on a Bailup property is accepted, the transaction moves from the real estate agent to a settlement agent, and that is where we come in.

With roughly 56 km between Bailup and our Myaree office, everything is handled remotely: documents by email, explanations by phone, signing electronically. Call us to talk it through.

Buying or selling a house is a lengthy and complex process and obtaining professional advice will help ensure your smooth and successful property settlement in Bailup. The main job of a settlement agent is to transfer the ownership of the property and depending on whether you are buying or selling has various different components.

The local detail behind your settlement

Hills property is different to the coastal plain, and the differences show up on the title. Blocks in and around Bailup are typically larger and treed, often with sheds, workshops, water tanks or other structures added over the years.

That means the title search on a Bailup property earns its keep. Easements, rights of carriageway, bushfire-related notifications and encumbrances are all more common on hills titles than on a standard suburban block, and every one of them needs to be identified and explained before settlement rather than discovered afterwards.

Settlements we regularly handle around here include:

• transfers where the land is bush-adjacent and the title carries bushfire-related notifications
• title searches on larger and irregular parcels, including access and rights of carriageway
• easements, encumbrances and notifications registered against hills titles
• checking that sheds, workshops and other structures line up with the approvals held
• shire rates and emergency services levy adjustments at settlement

Practically, that means we order the title search early, read what is registered against the land rather than skimming it, put the questions to the shire in writing, and tell you in plain terms what each item means for you. Where something needs attention, you will hear about it while there is still time to do something about it.

We settle property across this pocket of Perth, including Swan View settlements, Wooroloo, Beechina, Chidlow and Mount Helena.

What you can expect from us

The job of a settlement agent is to transfer ownership of the property and to make sure nothing is missed on the way. We search the certificate of title and check what is registered against it, raise enquiries with the local shire or council, Water Corporation and any strata company, prepare and lodge the transfer documents, attend to transfer duty through State Revenue Online, calculate the adjustments so rates, water and levies are shared fairly to the day, and complete settlement electronically.

The dates that catch people out are usually not the settlement date. Finance and building inspection conditions have their own deadlines earlier in the contract, and missing one of those causes far more trouble than anything that happens in the final week.

Electronic settlement is now the standard process in Western Australia, so nobody has to physically attend a settlement any more. It happens online, and we confirm it with you as soon as it is done.

Services available to Bailup clients

Whatever the property is, the settlement work is covered:

• Vacant land settlements – Land purchases and sales, including contracts that are conditional on the title issuing.
• Selling – Private homes, commercial property and deceased estates, with documents signed at a time that suits you.
• Buying – Everything from the accepted offer through to registration of your name on the title.
• Application by survivorship – Transferring a property into the surviving owner’s name.
• Court order transfers – Transfers arising from a separation or family court order.
• Transfer duty through State Revenue Online – We arrange stamping, so duty does not need to be paid before settlement.
• Lodgement at Landgate – Preparation and lodgement of documents for registration.

Every one of these is quoted before we start, so you know the cost before you commit to anything.

Distance is not a problem

Bailup is roughly 56 km from our Myaree office, so we look after clients here remotely, and it works well. Documents are sent to you, explained over the phone, and signed electronically. Verification of identity can be completed without a trip to an office, and we will tell you exactly what is needed.

Settlement itself is completed electronically in Western Australia, so there is nothing to attend on the day and no need for anyone to travel. Distance genuinely does not change the service, only the way we get the paperwork to you. Call Shelley on 0428 336 878 and we will talk through how it would work for your property.

We offer cost-effective and stress-free settlement

We are licensed in all aspects of conveyancing in Western Australia. Other services that we offer:

Your questions answered

The property has sheds and outbuildings. Does that affect settlement?

It can. Structures added over the years do not always have approvals recorded for them, and it is far better to establish that during the contract period than after settlement. We raise the enquiries as part of the process.

What does a settlement agent cost for a Bailup property?

Our fee depends on the property and what the transaction involves, so we quote before you commit. Ask for a quote and you will get a clear figure rather than an estimate that moves later.

Who tells the council and Water Corporation about the change of ownership?

We do, as part of the settlement. You do not need to contact them yourself, although you will want to arrange your own connections for power, gas and internet.

Don’t have time to get to an office?

Our services include Bailup home appointments, including weekends to sign confusing documentation and to conduct a verification of identity check for sellers to avoid going to Australia post. However, we are also able to work remotely to do all this over the phone or in person.