Property Settlements in Casuarina

Settlement for homes, land and strata

Part of Perth’s southern suburbs, Casuarina sits roughly 35 km south 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 25 km to the north. 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 Casuarina. 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 kind of settlements we handle here

Around Casuarina, contracts frequently involve new lots, recently created titles or land where the deposited plan is still working its way through, and that changes how settlement dates behave.

The practical consequence for a Casuarina 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.

Locally, that translates into work like:

• 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
• vacant land purchases where the title has not yet issued
• house-and-land contracts and the timing between land settlement and build start

The same applies in the surrounding suburbs: conveyancing in Anketell, Bertram, The Spectacles, Parmelia and Orelia.

What we handle once the contract is signed

Conveyancing is the work of transferring ownership properly, and most of it is invisible to the parties. 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.

The one thing we ask is that you come back to us quickly when we need something. Everything else, including settlement itself, is handled at our end.

How we can help with your property

Whatever the property is, the settlement work is covered:

• 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.
• Vacant land settlements – Land purchases and sales, including contracts that are conditional on the title issuing.
• Home settlements – Transfers of established houses, duplexes, townhouses and villa strata, for buyers and for sellers.

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

Settling Casuarina property without the drive

From our Myaree office it is about roughly 25 km to Casuarina, 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

I am buying land in Casuarina 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.

What does a settlement agent cost for a Casuarina 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.

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 Casuarina 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.