Getting your Canning Mills property settled
Sitting roughly 25 km east of our Myaree office, Canning Mills is part of the Perth Hills. An accepted offer feels like the finish line, but for the conveyancing it is really the starting gun.
A quick bit of WA background: here the people who handle conveyancing are licensed settlement agents (also known as conveyancers) or lawyers. Jacaranda Settlements is a licensed settlement agent. Where your situation calls for legal advice, we will recommend you get it rather than guess.
Canning Mills is a fair way from Myaree, but home appointments can often be arranged. Ring to check availability, or we can run it by phone.
Why Canning Mills sales are not all the same
Property in Canning Mills is a bit different to the flat suburbs. Larger blocks and semi-rural homes are common, and the contract often has more in it about what stays and what goes.
- Rates and water still get adjusted at settlement, just as they do anywhere else
- Bigger blocks tend to have more on the title, such as easements, notifications or a caveat, and every one gets read
- Sheds, tanks and outbuildings should be clearly covered in the contract
- Bank details confirmed by phone, never changed on the strength of an email
- Seller identity checks sorted well before settlement
Neighbouring suburbs we cover include settlement agent Carmel, Walliston, Bickley, Pickering Brook and Lesmurdie.
Inside a Canning Mills conveyancing file
Property settlements are a target for payment redirection scams, where someone hacks or copies an email account and sends you new bank details. On a Canning Mills sale or purchase, the rule is simple: confirm any bank details by calling a number you already know, never one in the email.
We will never change our bank details by email. If you get a message that says otherwise, ring us on 6266 6961 before you do anything.
Settlement agent services for Canning Mills
Whether it is a first home or a family transfer, these are the Canning Mills jobs we do:
- Survivorship applications when a joint owner has passed away
- Transfers under court orders following a separation
- Title searches
- Lodgement of documents with Landgate
- Green title and strata title subdivision settlements
- Transfer duty arranged through State Revenue Online as part of the settlement
- Settlements for houses, duplexes, townhouses and villa strata, for buyers and sellers
For the conveyancing side of a local sale, see Canning Mills conveyancing. Buying? Start for purchasers. Selling? Start for sellers.
Common questions about Canning Mills settlements
Can one settlement agent act for both the buyer and seller?
Only if both parties are given a written disclosure and consent. Many Canning Mills buyers and sellers prefer to have their own settlement agent.
What are adjustments?
Rates, water and strata levies are often paid ahead. At settlement they are split so the seller pays up to the settlement date and the buyer pays from then on. It is all set out in your settlement statement.
I am buying a strata property in Canning Mills. What is different?
Strata adds the strata company to the picture. Before you sign, the seller has to give you compulsory information about the scheme and the lot. We then request strata information and adjust the levies at settlement.
Is Canning Mills too far for a home visit?
Not necessarily. Visits out to Canning Mills can often be arranged, so ring us to check dates. Phone and email work just as well if a visit does not suit.