Property Settlements in Stratton

Settlement for homes, land and strata

Stratton sits roughly 20 km north-east of the Perth CBD, in the Swan Valley. Every settlement runs to a date in the contract, and everything between signing and that date has to be organised by someone.

Our office is in Myaree, roughly 28 km from Stratton. 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 Stratton. 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.

What is typical of titles and transfers here

Property around Stratton often means acreage rather than a suburban lot, and acreage brings its own settlement questions: water, sheds, access and how the land has actually been used.

That affects settlement in practical ways: bigger parcels can carry easements and access arrangements, water supply is not always a scheme connection, and where land has been used for a business or for production, the duty and GST treatment can differ from a straightforward home purchase. All of that is better sorted early.

In practice, we start with the title and the plan, confirm exactly what land is included, and put the enquiries to the shire and the water authority in writing. Where the answers raise something, you will hear it from us while the contract still has conditions attached.

Locally, that translates into work like:

• duty and GST treatment where land has been used for a business or production
• easements, access arrangements and boundary questions on rural-residential blocks
• shire rates and levy adjustments at settlement
• larger parcels, sometimes more than one lot on a single title
• water supply arrangements, including bores, tanks and licences

We handle settlements in the adjoining suburbs too, including conveyancing in Jane Brook, Midvale, Middle Swan, Bellevue and Red Hill.

What you can expect from us

Conveyancing is the work of transferring ownership properly, and most of it is invisible to the parties. Searching the title and any restrictions on it, arranging for anything that should not stay on the title to be removed, obtaining rates, water and levy figures, preparing the settlement statement and the transfer, attending to duty, completing settlement and notifying the authorities afterwards, all sit with us rather than with you.

The dates that catch people out are usually not the settlement date. Finance and building inspection conditions have their own deadlines earlier in the contract, and missing one of those causes far more trouble than anything that happens in the final week.

Settlement in WA is now conducted electronically, which means no one drives across town with bank cheques. We complete it online and let you know the moment it is through.

How we can help with your property

Jacaranda Settlements is licensed in all aspects of conveyancing in Western Australia. That covers:

• Home settlements – Transfers of established houses, duplexes, townhouses and villa strata, for buyers and for sellers.
• Vacant land settlements – Land purchases and sales, including contracts that are conditional on the title issuing.
• Title searches – Shelley can search a title and explain what is registered against it before you commit.
• 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.

Every one of these is quoted before we start, so you know the cost before you commit to anything.

Settling Stratton property without the drive

Stratton is roughly 28 km from our Myaree office, which is comfortably within reach for a home appointment. We can come to you, including on weekends, to sign documentation and complete the verification of identity check that sellers need.

Just as often, clients here prefer to do the whole thing by phone and email, and that works perfectly well. Documents can be sent, explained over the phone and signed electronically, and settlement itself is completed online, so there is nothing to attend. Whichever suits you better, call Shelley on 0428 336 878 and we will set it up.

We offer cost-effective and stress-free settlement

We are licensed in all aspects of conveyancing in Western Australia. Other services that we offer:

Settlement questions, answered

The property is on more than one lot. Does that complicate things?

Not necessarily, but it needs to be identified early so the contract and the transfer describe exactly what is being sold. We check the titles at the start rather than assuming the listing is complete.

Who tells the council and Water Corporation about the change of ownership?

We do, as part of the settlement. You do not need to contact them yourself, although you will want to arrange your own connections for power, gas and internet.

Can I use a settlement agent if there is no real estate agent involved?

Yes. Private sales are common and we handle them regularly. Without an agent in the middle, having the contract and the paperwork done properly matters more, not less.

Don’t have time to get to an office?

Our services include Stratton 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.