Hamilton Hill Settlement Agent

Who looks after your Hamilton Hill settlement

Hamilton Hill is about 6 km south-west of our Myaree office. As part of Perth’s southern suburbs it sees its share of sales every year, and every one of them needs someone to handle the title, the figures and the settlement itself.

You might hear the job called conveyancing, settlement or both. In WA it is done by licensed settlement agents (conveyancers) or lawyers. We are a licensed settlement agent, which means we handle the transfer and the settlement, and we point you to a lawyer when legal advice is needed.

Being this close to the office means we can usually come to you to sign documents, weekends included. Or keep it all to phone and email if that suits you better.

Settling a Hamilton Hill property: the local bits

Being near the beach, Hamilton Hill tends to have plenty of strata, from older walk-up units to newer apartments, sitting alongside houses on their own titles. Strata adds another party to the settlement, so we get onto it early.

  • Older lots split into two or three often sit on survey-strata titles with shared driveways
  • If there is a tenant in place, the contract needs to say how that is being handled
  • Knock-down-rebuild sites can carry easements or notifications worth checking straight away
  • Regular updates so you are not left wondering where things are at
  • Bank details confirmed by phone, never changed on the strength of an email

We also handle conveyancing around Hamilton Hill in North Coogee settlement agent, Coogee, Spearwood, Henderson and Munster.

strata property buying

Where your Hamilton Hill settlement is up to

If your Hamilton Hill property is strata, there is an extra party in the mix: the strata company. The buyer has to be given compulsory information about the scheme and the lot before signing, and at settlement the levies are adjusted between buyer and seller.

We request the strata information on the day the contract arrives, because waiting on it is one of the most common causes of a late settlement.

How your Hamilton Hill settlement agent can help

We look after a range of Hamilton Hill property transactions, including:

  • 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
  • Title searches
  • Lodgement of documents with Landgate

Prefer to read it from the conveyancing side? See our Hamilton Hill conveyancing page, or our guides for purchasers and for sellers.

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What Hamilton Hill buyers and sellers ask us

When is transfer duty paid?

Transfer duty is generally due within two months of the liability arising, and it is usually the buyer who pays. We arrange it through State Revenue Online as part of your Hamilton Hill settlement.

The owner has died and the property was held as joint tenants. What happens?

The surviving joint tenant applies to Landgate to be registered as the owner, which is called a survivorship application. It needs a death certificate, a statutory declaration and identity verification. We can prepare and lodge it.

I am buying vacant land off the plan in Hamilton Hill. When does it settle?

Off-the-plan land can only settle after its certificate of title is issued. Check the sunset clause in your contract, and make sure your deposit is held in a trust account.

Will my settlement agent come out to Hamilton Hill?

In most cases, yes. Hamilton Hill is a short trip from our Myaree office, so a home appointment to sign the paperwork can usually be arranged, including on weekends.