Settlement Agent Naval Base

Offer accepted in Naval Base? This is the next step

Naval Base sits roughly 30 km south of the Perth CBD, in Perth’s southern suburbs. Once an offer on a Naval Base property is accepted, the transaction moves from the real estate agent to a settlement agent, and that is where we come in.

Our office is in Myaree, roughly 18 km from Naval Base, 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 Naval Base. 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.

What is typical of titles and transfers here

Around Naval Base, 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.

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.

Settlements we regularly handle around here include:

• 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
• new-lot titles created from a deposited or survey-strata plan
• first home buyer duty concessions and grant timing, confirmed with RevenueWA

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.

We handle settlements in the adjoining suburbs too, including conveyancing in Hope Valley, Postans, Kwinana Beach, Medina and Orelia.

What a settlement agent actually does

The job of a settlement agent is to transfer ownership of the property and to make sure nothing is missed on the way. We check the title and anything registered on it, deal with the council, Water Corporation and any strata company, complete the verification of identity requirements, prepare and lodge the transfer, arrange transfer duty through State Revenue Online, produce the settlement statement, settle, and notify the authorities of the change of ownership.

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.

Settlement services we provide

Licensed for all aspects of conveyancing in WA, the work we take on includes:

• Buying – Everything from the accepted offer through to registration of your name on the title.
• 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.
• Lodgement at Landgate – Preparation and lodgement of documents for registration.

If what you need is not on that list, ask anyway. Most property questions have a straightforward answer, and it costs nothing to find out.

Appointments to suit you

Not everyone can get to an office between nine and five, and you should not have to. Our office is in Myaree, roughly 18 km from Naval Base, 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:

Quick answers before you call

Am I eligible for first home buyer concessions?

That depends on the property, the price and your circumstances, and the rules are set by RevenueWA rather than by us. Tell us what you are buying and we will point you to the current position rather than quoting figures that change.

What does a settlement agent cost for a Naval Base 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 Naval Base 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.