Bullsbrook Settlement Agent and Conveyancer

Who handles the paperwork on a property transfer

Bullsbrook sits within the Swan Valley, roughly 35 km north of the Perth CBD. Buying or selling property is straightforward when the paperwork is handled properly, and stressful when it is not.

At roughly 46 km to the north of our Myaree office, these settlements are run remotely, over the phone and by email. Call us to discuss what suits you.

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 Bullsbrook. 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 Bullsbrook property: the local picture

Bullsbrook sits in the semi-rural belt on Perth’s eastern edge, where blocks are bigger, outbuildings are common and properties are sometimes used for more than just living in.

For sellers around Bullsbrook, it pays to have the title checked at the point of listing. Where something needs correcting, doing it while the property is on the market is far less pressured than doing it against a settlement date.

Around here that usually means:

• sheds, outbuildings and structures added over time
• 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

We would rather ask an awkward question in week one than explain an awkward answer in the final week, so the enquiries go out as soon as we have the contract.

We also act for buyers and sellers nearby in settlement agent Melaleuca, Lexia, Ellenbrook, Cullacabardee and The Vines.

Where settlements come unstuck, and how we prevent it

Between the accepted offer and settlement day sits several weeks of unglamorous, deadline-driven work. That means searching the title and any restrictions on it, arranging for anything that should not remain on the title to be removed, obtaining rates, water and strata figures, preparing the settlement statement and transfer documents, arranging duty, completing settlement and notifying the authorities of the change of ownership.

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.

Settlement in WA is now conducted electronically, which means no one drives across town with bank cheques. We complete it online and let you know the moment it is through.

Every part of the transfer, covered

Licensed in all aspects of conveyancing in Western Australia, we handle:

• Lodgement at Landgate – Preparation and lodgement of documents for registration.
• Home settlements – Transfers of established houses, duplexes, townhouses and villa strata, for buyers and for sellers.
• Vacant land settlements – Land purchases and sales, including contracts that are conditional on the title issuing.
• Title searches – Shelley can search a title and explain what is registered against it before you commit.
• 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.

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 46 km from Bullsbrook, 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:

Questions we are asked most

I am buying acreage near Bullsbrook. Is settlement different?

The principles are the same, but there is more to check. Water supply arrangements, easements and access, outbuildings, and how the land has been used all need looking at, and where a property has been used commercially the duty and GST position can differ.

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.

Do I have to attend settlement?

No. Settlements in Western Australia are completed electronically, so neither buyers nor sellers attend in person. We complete it online and confirm it with you as soon as it is done.

Don’t have time to get to an office?

Our services include Bullsbrook 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.