Joondalup Settlement Agent

Your settlement, handled from offer to keys

Joondalup lies roughly 25 km north of the Perth CBD, within Perth’s northern suburbs. An accepted offer in Joondalup is the start of the settlement process, not the end of it, and the weeks that follow are where the detail matters.

Our office is in Myaree, roughly 34 km from Joondalup. We can usually come to you, and everything can also be handled by phone and email if that is easier.

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 Joondalup. 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.

How local property shapes the settlement process

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

That has a direct effect on timing. Where a contract is conditional on titles issuing, the settlement date is set by when the plan is registered and the title is created, not by a date in the contract, and that date can move. We track it, keep your lender informed and give you as much notice as we can.

Practically, that means we keep an eye on the plan and the title rather than waiting to be told, keep your lender informed so finance does not lapse, and give you realistic notice rather than optimistic notice about when settlement is likely to happen.

The work that comes across our desk most often here:

• vacant land purchases where the title has not yet issued
• 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

Neighbouring areas we work in include settlement agent Currambine, Iluka, Connolly, Kinross and Ocean Reef.

Behind the scenes of your settlement

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

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.

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 we can help you with

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

• 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.

Not sure which of these applies to your situation? Call and describe the property, and we will tell you what is involved.

Working with us from Joondalup

Joondalup is roughly 34 km from our Myaree office, which is comfortably within reach for a home appointment. We can come to you, including on weekends, to sign documentation and complete the verification of identity check that sellers need.

Just as often, clients here prefer to do the whole thing by phone and email, and that works perfectly well. Documents can be sent, explained over the phone and signed electronically, and settlement itself is completed online, so there is nothing to attend. Whichever suits you better, call Shelley on 0428 336 878 and we will set it up.

We offer cost-effective and stress-free settlement

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

What buyers and sellers ask us most

I am buying land in Joondalup 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.

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.

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.

Don’t have time to get to an office?

Our services include Joondalup 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.