Your Settlement Agent in East Cannington

From offer to settlement day

East Cannington sits within Perth’s southern suburbs, roughly 10 km south-east of the Perth CBD. The settlement side of a sale is unglamorous, deadline-driven work, and it is what Jacaranda Settlements does every day.

We are based in Myaree, roughly 14 km to the west, and home appointments are part of the service.

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 East Cannington. 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.

East Cannington: the local factors we check early

Property in East Cannington is typically an established home on a suburban lot, so settlements here usually turn on getting the standard checks done properly and on time rather than on unusual title issues.

In this part of Perth we are most often dealing with:

• older titles carrying notifications or encumbrances worth explaining before settlement
• subdivided lots being sold individually
• established green-title transfers
• survey-strata rear lots and shared driveway arrangements
• villa and townhouse strata settlements, including levy adjustments

Where a East Cannington property has been created out of a larger block, the settlement involves the newer lot’s own title and any shared arrangements that came with the subdivision, such as a common driveway or shared services. Those are easy to deal with when identified early.

So we front-load the work. Searches and enquiries go out as soon as we have the contract, which leaves room to deal with anything unexpected long before settlement day.

We also act for buyers and sellers nearby in Riverton, Queens Park, Cannington, Lynwood and Welshpool.

The paperwork, explained

There is a reason people do not do their own conveyancing, and it is not the difficulty of any single step. 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.

Settlement and conveyancing services

The full range of settlement and conveyancing services is available to East Cannington clients:

• Application by survivorship – Transferring a property into the surviving owner’s name.
• Court order transfers – Transfers arising from a separation or family court order.
• Home settlements – Transfers of established houses, duplexes, townhouses and villa strata, for buyers and for sellers.
• Strata settlements – Apartments, villas and survey-strata lots, including strata information and levy adjustments.
• Green title and strata title subdivision – Settlements on newly created lots, including subdivision work.
• Selling – Private homes, commercial property and deceased estates, with documents signed at a time that suits you.

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.

Where and when we meet you

Our office is roughly 14 km from East Cannington, which makes home appointments easy, including outside business hours and on weekends. We will bring the documents to you, explain what you are signing and complete the verification of identity check sellers require.

Everything can also be done remotely if you would rather not meet in person. Settlements in WA are completed electronically, so there is nothing to attend on the day. Call Shelley on 0428 336 878.

We offer cost-effective and stress-free settlement

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

Quick answers for buyers and sellers

The property is a rear survey-strata lot. Is that different to a normal transfer?

Slightly. A survey-strata lot has its own title, and there are often shared arrangements from the subdivision, such as a common driveway or shared services. We identify those and explain them before settlement.

When do I need to appoint a settlement agent?

As soon as your offer is accepted, and ideally before. The earlier we have the contract, the sooner we can order searches and raise enquiries, which is where the time goes.

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 East Cannington 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.