Inglewood Settlement Agent and Conveyancer

What happens after your offer is accepted

Inglewood lies about 5 km north-east of the Perth CBD, within Perth’s inner suburbs. Buying or selling property is straightforward when the paperwork is handled properly, and stressful when it is not.

Our office is in Myaree, roughly 15 km from Inglewood, and we can come to you to sign documents, including on weekends.

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 Inglewood. 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.

Inglewood property and the paperwork that comes with it

In Inglewood, two properties in the same street can settle very differently depending on whether there is a strata company involved.

The difference matters. A strata settlement means obtaining information from the strata company, checking levies and any special levies, understanding what the by-laws allow and adjusting the levies at settlement. Those documents come from a third party and they are the single most common reason an otherwise simple settlement runs late, so we request them as soon as the contract is signed.

Around here that usually means:

• off-the-plan and staged-completion apartment purchases
• survey-strata rear lots and shared driveway arrangements
• established green-title homes with older notifications on the title
• investment properties sold with tenants in place
• strata company information, certificates and by-laws

So the order of work matters. Strata information is requested immediately, the title search goes out at the same time, and the rates, water and levy figures are chased rather than waited on. Adjustments are then calculated to the day and set out clearly in your settlement statement.

We handle settlements in the adjoining suburbs too, including Menora, Mount Lawley, Coolbinia, Dianella and Yokine.

What happens between offer and settlement day

Once a contract is signed, a series of searches, enquiries and payments have to happen in the right order. We search the certificate of title and check what is registered against it, raise enquiries with the local shire or council, Water Corporation and any strata company, prepare and lodge the transfer documents, attend to transfer duty through State Revenue Online, calculate the adjustments so rates, water and levies are shared fairly to the day, and complete settlement electronically.

The dates that catch people out are usually not the settlement date. Finance and building inspection conditions have their own deadlines earlier in the contract, and missing one of those causes far more trouble than anything that happens in the final week.

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.

Licensed for all aspects of conveyancing in WA

We are licensed for every part of conveyancing in WA. The services clients ask for most:

• Buying – Everything from the accepted offer through to registration of your name on the title.
• Selling – Private homes, commercial property and deceased estates, with documents signed at a time that suits you.
• Green title and strata title subdivision – Settlements on newly created lots, including subdivision work.
• Title searches – Shelley can search a title and explain what is registered against it before you commit.
• Transfer duty through State Revenue Online – We arrange stamping, so duty does not need to be paid before settlement.
• Court order transfers – Transfers arising from a separation or family court order.
• Lodgement at Landgate – Preparation and lodgement of documents for registration.

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.

How we work with our clients

Not everyone can get to an office between nine and five, and you should not have to. Our office is in Myaree, roughly 15 km from Inglewood, and we offer home appointments, including weekends, to sign documentation and to complete the verification of identity check sellers need, so there is no trip to Australia Post.

If it is easier to do everything remotely, that works too. Settlements in Western Australia are completed electronically, so you will not need to attend settlement itself. Call Shelley on 0428 336 878 to arrange a time that suits 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:

Frequently asked questions

I am buying a strata property. What is different?

A strata purchase brings in a third party. We obtain the strata company information, check the levies and any special levy that has been struck, look at the by-laws and adjust the levies at settlement. Because that information comes from the strata company, we request it the day the contract is signed.

What does a settlement agent cost for a Inglewood 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.

Who tells the council and Water Corporation about the change of ownership?

We do, as part of the settlement. You do not need to contact them yourself, although you will want to arrange your own connections for power, gas and internet.

Don’t have time to get to an office?

Our services include Inglewood 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.