Settlement Agent in Pickering Brook

What your Pickering Brook settlement agent does

Pickering Brook sits roughly 35 km east of our Myaree office, in the Perth Hills. Once the contract is signed there is a fair bit to organise before the property changes hands, and that is what we do.

WA does things slightly differently to the eastern states. Conveyancing here is done by licensed settlement agents or by lawyers, and settlement agents work under the Settlement Agents Act 1981 and a code of conduct. We are licensed, and we will tell you when a question is really one for a lawyer.

Pickering Brook is a long way from Myaree, but distance makes very little difference to a settlement these days. We can handle most of it by phone and email, so give us a call to discuss your sale or purchase.

Local Pickering Brook property, local paperwork

Out in Pickering Brook you are more likely to be dealing with bigger blocks, bush settings and homes with sheds, tanks and outbuildings than a standard suburban lot. Bigger land usually means more on the title, so we read it closely.

  • It pays to have building inspections and insurance quotes sorted before your finance goes unconditional
  • 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
  • Seller identity checks sorted well before settlement
  • Strata information requested as soon as the contract is signed

Selling or buying nearby instead? See settlement agent for Reservoir, Canning Mills, Hacketts Gully, Bickley and Walliston.

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Pickering Brook settlement, step by step

One thing that confuses a lot of Pickering Brook buyers and sellers is adjustments. Council rates, water and strata levies are often paid ahead for a period. At settlement they are split so the seller pays up to the settlement date and the buyer pays from then on.

Those figures all come together in the settlement statement, which you see before the day. If something looks off, ask us. We would rather explain it twice than have you sign something you do not follow.

The Pickering Brook settlements we take on

Common Pickering Brook conveyancing jobs that come across our desk:

  • 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
  • Green title and strata title subdivision settlements
  • Transfer duty arranged through State Revenue Online as part of the settlement

There is more on our Pickering Brook conveyancing page, plus general information for purchasers and for sellers.

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Settlement agent FAQs for Pickering Brook

Will I get a quote before I commit?

Yes. Settlement agents must give you a written costs disclosure before they are appointed. Request a quote and we will set it out for your Pickering Brook property.

Is conveyancing the same as settlement in WA?

Pretty much. In WA the work is usually called settlement and is done by licensed settlement agents, who are also known as conveyancers, or by lawyers. We are a licensed settlement agent handling Pickering Brook property.

Do I have to attend settlement?

No. Transfers and mortgages in WA generally have to be lodged electronically, so settlement is completed online and you do not need to attend. We let you know once your Pickering Brook settlement has gone through.

Can a Myaree settlement agent handle a Pickering Brook property?

Yes. WA settlements are completed electronically, so the distance from our office matters very little. Most of the work can be done by phone and email. Ring 0428 336 878 to talk it through.