Settling a Edgewater sale or purchase

Buying or selling in Edgewater? The suburb is roughly 30 km north of our Myaree office, in Perth’s northern suburbs, and like everywhere in WA the conveyancing starts the moment the offer and acceptance is signed.

In Western Australia, conveyancing is carried out by licensed settlement agents, sometimes called conveyancers, or by lawyers. We are a licensed real estate settlement agent. We are not lawyers, so if something in your contract needs legal advice we will say so and suggest you speak to one.

Want to meet in person? Call first and we will let you know if a visit to Edgewater works for the dates you need. Otherwise phone and email do the job.

Edgewater houses, units and land

Around Edgewater you will see original homes on bigger blocks next to newer builds on subdivided lots. A green title house and a strata villa down the street are both normal sales, but they settle differently.

  • Duplex and triplex sites can carry easements for shared services
  • Villa and townhouse complexes are usually strata, so the strata information needs to come in early
  • Subdivided rear lots often share a driveway, which shows up on the title
  • A settlement statement that sets out the final figures before the day
  • Lodgement with Landgate through electronic settlement

Also close to Edgewater: settlement agent for Beldon, Heathridge, Connolly, Woodvale and Craigie.

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The steps behind your Edgewater settlement

Once the contract for your Edgewater property reaches us, here is roughly how it runs:

  • We send a welcome letter and an authority to act
  • We search the title and request rates, water and any strata information
  • Finance and any special conditions get satisfied
  • You sign the settlement and bank documents
  • We book settlement and tell you straight away
  • The buyer does a final inspection
  • Settlement happens electronically and we let you know the moment it is done

Signing your bank documents promptly is the single easiest way to keep things on track.

What our Edgewater settlement agent service covers

Here is what we handle for Edgewater property owners and buyers:

  • Transfer duty arranged through State Revenue Online as part of the settlement
  • Settlements for houses, duplexes, townhouses and villa strata, for buyers and sellers
  • Vacant land settlements
  • Strata settlements, including strata information and levy adjustments
  • Private sales, where there is no real estate agent involved
  • Survivorship applications when a joint owner has passed away
  • Transfers under court orders following a separation

More detail is on our Edgewater conveyancing page, along with our settlement process overview.

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Questions Edgewater clients ask their settlement agent

Is there a cooling-off period when I buy in Edgewater?

Generally, no. Once a WA property contract is signed there is no cooling-off period unless one has been added as a special condition, so be sure before you sign.

Can you give me legal advice about my contract?

We are settlement agents, not lawyers. If your Edgewater contract raises something that needs legal advice, we will tell you and recommend you speak to a lawyer.

Who chooses the settlement agent?

You do. Buyers and sellers are each entitled to appoint a settlement agent or lawyer of their choice, and to change at any time. You do not have to use the one suggested by the real estate agent.

Is Edgewater too far for a home visit?

Not necessarily. Visits out to Edgewater can often be arranged, so ring us to check dates. Phone and email work just as well if a visit does not suit.