Your Settlement Agent in Gidgegannup

Getting a property to settlement without the stress

Gidgegannup lies roughly 35 km north-east of the Perth CBD, within the Perth Hills. The settlement side of a sale is unglamorous, deadline-driven work, and it is what Jacaranda Settlements does every day.

With roughly 45 km between Gidgegannup 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 Gidgegannup. 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.

How local property shapes the settlement process

Around Gidgegannup the lots are generally bigger and the ground steeper than on the plain, and that changes what has to be checked before settlement rather than what the house looks like.

In this part of Perth we are most often dealing with:

• properties on onsite wastewater rather than a scheme sewer connection
• 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

That means the title search on a Gidgegannup 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.

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 settlement agent Brigadoon, Upper Swan, The Vines, Belhus and Baskerville.

Behind the scenes of your settlement

Between the accepted offer and settlement day sits several weeks of unglamorous, deadline-driven work. 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.

Rates, water and strata levies are adjusted at settlement, so a buyer reimburses the seller for the portion of the year already paid. It surprises people, so we set it out clearly in the settlement statement rather than leaving it as a line item.

Because settlements are completed electronically in WA, where you live in relation to our office makes no difference to how your settlement is handled.

The settlements we handle

We are licensed for every part of conveyancing in WA. The services clients ask for most:

• Title searches – Shelley can search a title and explain what is registered against it before you commit.
• 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.

Not sure which of these applies to your situation? Call and describe the property, and we will tell you what is involved.

Phone, email and electronic signing

Gidgegannup is roughly 45 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:

Questions we are asked most

What should I check on the title of a hills property?

More than you would on a standard suburban block. Access arrangements, easements, rights of carriageway and any notifications registered against the land all matter on larger hills parcels. We search the title and explain what is on it in plain terms before you are committed.

What does a settlement agent cost for a Gidgegannup 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.

When do I need to appoint a settlement agent?

As soon as your offer is accepted, and ideally before. The earlier we have the contract, the sooner we can order searches and raise enquiries, which is where the time goes.

Don’t have time to get to an office?

Our services include Gidgegannup 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.