Burns Beach Settlement Agent

Your settlement, handled from offer to keys

Burns Beach is part of Perth’s northern suburbs, roughly 30 km north-west of the Perth CBD. An accepted offer in Burns Beach is the start of the settlement process, not the end of it, and the weeks that follow are where the detail matters.

Burns Beach is roughly 36 km from our Myaree office, so we handle these settlements by phone, email and electronic signing. Give us a call and we will talk you through how it works.

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 Burns Beach. 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

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

The practical consequence for a Burns Beach buyer is that the important dates are often not the ones you would expect. Finance approval has to stay valid while titles are pending, and the timing of duty, first-home concessions and any grant depends on what is actually being bought and when it settles.

So the work here is as much about tracking and communication as it is about paperwork. Titles issue when they issue, and the value of having someone on it is that you find out early rather than on the day.

The work that comes across our desk most often here:

• house-and-land contracts and the timing between land settlement and build start
• 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

We handle settlements in the adjoining suburbs too, including settlement agent Iluka, Kinross, Currambine, Joondalup and Ocean Reef.

The checks we run before settlement

Settlement is a process with a fixed date and a lot of moving parts. We check the title and anything registered on it, deal with the council, Water Corporation and any strata company, complete the verification of identity requirements, prepare and lodge the transfer, arrange transfer duty through State Revenue Online, produce the settlement statement, settle, and notify the authorities of the change of ownership.

One practical tip for buyers: do not book removalists for first thing on settlement day. Settlement happens when the funds and documents are exchanged, and until it does, the keys are not yours to collect.

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.

What else we do

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

• 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.

Shelley handles these personally rather than passing them down a chain, which is why clients tend to deal with the same voice from start to finish.

Working with us from Burns Beach

Being roughly 36 km from our Myaree office does not put a Burns Beach settlement out of reach. We handle these transactions by phone, email and electronic signing: the documents come to you, we explain them on a call, and you sign without needing to drive anywhere.

Because settlements in Western Australia are completed electronically, there is nothing for you to attend on the day either. We will confirm it with you as soon as it is done. Call Shelley on 0428 336 878 to discuss the timing and what your property needs.

We offer cost-effective and stress-free settlement

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

Frequently asked questions

I am buying land in Burns Beach 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.

How long does settlement take?

The settlement date is set in the contract rather than by us, and in Western Australia it is commonly somewhere between 30 and 60 days from an accepted offer. We work backwards from that date, and we will tell you early if anything threatens it.

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.

Don’t have time to get to an office?

Our services include Burns Beach 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.