Alkimos Settlement Agent and Conveyancer

Who handles the paperwork on a property transfer

Alkimos sits within Perth’s northern suburbs, roughly 40 km north-west of the Perth CBD. Buying or selling property is straightforward when the paperwork is handled properly, and stressful when it is not.

With roughly 48 km between Alkimos 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 Alkimos. 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.

Settling Alkimos property: the local picture

Newer areas like Alkimos generate a different kind of settlement work, because the land is often being sold before the title exists rather than after.

It also changes what we check. A new lot means confirming the plan has been registered and the title has issued in the correct name, that the developer’s requirements have been satisfied and that any design covenants noted against the land are understood by the buyer before settlement.

Around here that usually means:

• new-lot titles created from a deposited or survey-strata plan
• first home buyer duty concessions and grant timing, confirmed with RevenueWA
• developer covenants and design guidelines noted against the land
• keeping finance approval valid while titles are pending
• beachside apartments and villas where strata by-laws cover short-stay letting

The rest is the standard sequence: searches, council and Water Corporation enquiries, duty through State Revenue Online, settlement figures and settlement itself, all prepared so that when the title does issue, nothing is holding things up.

We settle property across this pocket of Perth, including settlement agent Jindalee, Carabooda, Butler, Eglinton and Quinns Rocks.

Where settlements come unstuck, and how we prevent it

Settlement is a process with a fixed date and a lot of moving parts. The list is long: title searches, enquiries to the council and Water Corporation, strata information where relevant, verification of identity, preparation of the transfer, duty assessment, settlement figures, settlement itself, then notification to the authorities and registration at Landgate.

Sellers need to complete a verification of identity check before a transfer can be registered. It is quick, but it has to be done by someone authorised, and leaving it to the last week creates unnecessary pressure.

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

Every part of the transfer, covered

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

• Buying – Everything from the accepted offer through to registration of your name on the title.
• Transfer duty through State Revenue Online – We arrange stamping, so duty does not need to be paid before settlement.
• Strata settlements – Apartments, villas and survey-strata lots, including strata information and levy adjustments.
• Selling – Private homes, commercial property and deceased estates, with documents signed at a time that suits you.
• Title searches – Shelley can search a title and explain what is registered against it before you commit.
• Private sales – Where there is no agent involved, we handle the transaction between the parties.
• Lodgement at Landgate – Preparation and lodgement of documents for registration.

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

How it works when you are further out

We are in Myaree, roughly roughly 48 km from Alkimos, and we settle property across Western Australia rather than only in our own corner of it. For clients out this way that means everything is done by phone, email and electronic document signing, with verification of identity arranged in a way that does not require an office visit.

Settlement is completed electronically, so nobody attends in person and the distance makes no difference to the outcome. If you would like to talk it through before committing, call Shelley on 0428 336 878 and we will explain the process for your situation.

We offer cost-effective and stress-free settlement

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

What buyers and sellers ask us most

I am buying land in Alkimos and the title has not issued yet. What happens?

Settlement is triggered by the title issuing rather than by a fixed date, so the timing is driven by when the plan is registered. We monitor it, keep your lender in the loop and give you as much notice as we can once a date firms up.

Can you act for me if I am selling and buying at the same time?

Yes, and it is common. Where a sale and a purchase are linked, the two settlements need to be coordinated carefully, which is easier when one agent is running both.

What does a settlement agent cost for a Alkimos 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.

Don’t have time to get to an office?

Our services include Alkimos 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.