Your Settlement Agent in Middle Swan

Getting a property to settlement without the stress

Middle Swan sits within the Swan Valley, roughly 15 km north-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.

From Myaree it is roughly 27 km to Middle Swan, so we can either come to you or handle the signing by phone, email and electronic signature.

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 Middle Swan. 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.

Settling Middle Swan property: the local picture

Middle Swan sits in the semi-rural belt on Perth’s eastern edge, where blocks are bigger, outbuildings are common and properties are sometimes used for more than just living in.

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

• easements, access arrangements and boundary questions on rural-residential blocks
• shire rates and levy adjustments at settlement
• larger parcels, sometimes more than one lot on a single title
• water supply arrangements, including bores, tanks and licences
• sheds, outbuildings and structures added over time

For sellers around Middle Swan, it pays to have the title checked at the point of listing. Where something needs correcting, doing it while the property is on the market is far less pressured than doing it against a settlement date.

We would rather ask an awkward question in week one than explain an awkward answer in the final week, so the enquiries go out as soon as we have the contract.

We settle property across this pocket of Perth, including settlement agent Midvale, Stratton, Herne Hill, West Swan and Midland.

Where settlements come unstuck, and how we prevent it

Between the accepted offer and settlement day sits several weeks of unglamorous, deadline-driven work. 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.

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.

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.

The settlements we handle

The services we are asked for most, in and beyond the standard transfer:

• Buying – Everything from the accepted offer through to registration of your name on the title.
• Private sales – Where there is no agent involved, we handle the transaction between the parties.
• Transfer duty through State Revenue Online – We arrange stamping, so duty does not need to be paid before settlement.
• Application by survivorship – Transferring a property into the surviving owner’s name.
• Lodgement at Landgate – Preparation and lodgement of documents for registration.
• Home settlements – Transfers of established houses, duplexes, townhouses and villa strata, for buyers and for sellers.

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

Phone, email and electronic signing

We are based in Myaree, roughly 27 km from Middle Swan. For clients here we are happy to come out for a home appointment, including on weekends, or to run the whole settlement remotely, whichever fits your week better.

Working remotely does not change the service. Documents are sent and explained by phone, signing is done electronically, and settlement in Western Australia is completed online, so nobody attends in person. Give Shelley a call on 0428 336 878 to discuss it.

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 acreage near Middle Swan. Is settlement different?

The principles are the same, but there is more to check. Water supply arrangements, easements and access, outbuildings, and how the land has been used all need looking at, and where a property has been used commercially the duty and GST position can differ.

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.

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.

Don’t have time to get to an office?

Our services include Middle Swan 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.