Property Settlements in Brabham

A licensed settlement agent for Brabham property

Part of the Swan Valley, Brabham sits roughly 15 km north-east of the Perth CBD. Every settlement runs to a date in the contract, and everything between signing and that date has to be organised by someone.

We are in Myaree, roughly 28 km to the south-west. Call us to arrange a home appointment, or we can run the settlement by phone and email start to finish.

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 Brabham. 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.

Why these settlements are not all the same

Around Brabham the parcels are larger and land use is more mixed than in the suburbs, which puts more on the title and more in the pre-settlement checks.

The consequence is that a Brabham settlement often involves more enquiry work than a suburban transfer, and the questions worth asking are about the land and its use rather than the building.

That work is straightforward when it starts early. The searches take as long as they take, and the difference between a calm settlement and a fraught one is usually just how soon they were ordered.

Locally, that translates into work like:

• duty and GST treatment where land has been used for a business or production
• easements, access arrangements and boundary questions on rural-residential blocks
• shire rates and levy adjustments at settlement
• larger parcels, sometimes more than one lot on a single title
• water supply arrangements, including bores, tanks and licences

The same applies in the surrounding suburbs: Henley Brook settlements, West Swan, Dayton, Herne Hill and Bennett Springs.

What we handle once the contract is signed

The job of a settlement agent is to transfer ownership of the property and to make sure nothing is missed on the way. Searching the title and any restrictions on it, arranging for anything that should not stay on the title to be removed, obtaining rates, water and levy figures, preparing the settlement statement and the transfer, attending to duty, completing settlement and notifying the authorities afterwards, all sit with us rather than with you.

If settlement is going to be late, the contract usually has something to say about it, including interest. Telling us early gives us room to sort it out; telling us on the day does not.

You will not need to attend settlement. It is completed electronically, which is now the standard process in Western Australia, and we confirm the outcome with you straight away.

How we can help with your property

Jacaranda Settlements is licensed in all aspects of conveyancing in Western Australia. That covers:

• 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.
• Private sales – Where there is no agent involved, we handle the transaction between the parties.
• Transfer duty through State Revenue Online – We arrange stamping, so duty does not need to be paid before settlement.
• Application by survivorship – Transferring a property into the surviving owner’s name.

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

How we look after clients further out

From our Myaree office it is about roughly 28 km to Brabham, so a home appointment is usually straightforward to arrange, weekends included. That covers signing the documentation and the verification of identity check required of sellers.

If it is easier, the entire settlement can be handled remotely instead, by phone, email and electronic signing, with nothing for you to attend on settlement day. Call Shelley on 0428 336 878 to talk through which works better for you.

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 is on more than one lot. Does that complicate things?

Not necessarily, but it needs to be identified early so the contract and the transfer describe exactly what is being sold. We check the titles at the start rather than assuming the listing is complete.

Do I pay transfer duty before settlement?

Not with us. We arrange stamping through State Revenue Online, so duty is dealt with as part of the settlement rather than needing to be paid beforehand.

What happens if the other side is not ready on settlement day?

It happens, and the contract usually deals with it, including interest for the delay. The important thing is that you tell us as soon as you know, because a problem raised early can normally be worked around.

Don’t have time to get to an office?

Our services include Brabham 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.