Your Settlement Agent in Paulls Valley

Getting a property to settlement without the stress

Paulls Valley sits within the Perth Hills, roughly 25 km 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.

Our office is in Myaree, roughly 29 km from Paulls Valley. 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 Paulls Valley. 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 Paulls Valley property: the local picture

Around Paulls Valley the lots are generally bigger and the ground steeper than on the plain, and that changes what has to be checked before settlement rather than what the house looks like.

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

• properties on onsite wastewater rather than a scheme sewer connection
• transfers where the land is bush-adjacent and the title carries bushfire-related notifications
• title searches on larger and irregular parcels, including access and rights of carriageway
• easements, encumbrances and notifications registered against hills titles
• checking that sheds, workshops and other structures line up with the approvals held

Because of that, we take more time over the searches on a Paulls Valley transfer. Not everything on a hills title is a problem, but the ones that are tend to be much cheaper to deal with before settlement than after.

None of it is difficult when it is done in the right order and early enough. The properties that cause trouble are almost always the ones where nobody looked at the title until settlement week.

We handle settlements in the adjoining suburbs too, including settlement agent Hacketts Gully, Reservoir, Bickley, Piesse Brook and Kalamunda.

The paperwork, explained

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.

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.

Settlement and conveyancing services

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

• Title searches – Shelley can search a title and explain what is registered against it before you commit.
• Vacant land settlements – Land purchases and sales, including contracts that are conditional on the title issuing.
• Selling – Private homes, commercial property and deceased estates, with documents signed at a time that suits you.
• Buying – Everything from the accepted offer through to registration of your name on the title.
• Application by survivorship – Transferring a property into the surviving owner’s name.
• Court order transfers – Transfers arising from a separation or family court order.

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.

Phone, email and electronic signing

We are based in Myaree, roughly 29 km from Paulls Valley. 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:

Frequently asked questions

What should I check on the title of a hills property?

More than you would on a standard suburban block. Access arrangements, easements, rights of carriageway and any notifications registered against the land all matter on larger hills parcels. We search the title and explain what is on it in plain terms before you are committed.

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.

Can you act for me if I am selling and buying at the same time?

Yes, and it is common. Where a sale and a purchase are linked, the two settlements need to be coordinated carefully, which is easier when one agent is running both.

Don’t have time to get to an office?

Our services include Paulls Valley 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.