Wattleup Settlement Agent and Conveyancer

Who handles the paperwork on a property transfer

Wattleup lies roughly 25 km south of the Perth CBD, within Perth’s southern suburbs. Buying or selling property is straightforward when the paperwork is handled properly, and stressful when it is not.

Jacaranda Settlements is based in Myaree, roughly 15 km from Wattleup, and weekend home appointments are available.

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 Wattleup. 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.

How local property shapes the settlement process

Newer areas like Wattleup generate a different kind of settlement work, because the land is often being sold before the title exists rather than after.

That has a direct effect on timing. Where a contract is conditional on titles issuing, the settlement date is set by when the plan is registered and the title is created, not by a date in the contract, and that date can move. We track it, keep your lender informed and give you as much notice as we can.

Around here that usually means:

• new-lot titles created from a deposited or survey-strata plan
• first home buyer duty concessions and grant timing, confirmed with RevenueWA
• developer covenants and design guidelines noted against the land
• keeping finance approval valid while titles are pending
• vacant land purchases where the title has not yet issued

Practically, that means we keep an eye on the plan and the title rather than waiting to be told, keep your lender informed so finance does not lapse, and give you realistic notice rather than optimistic notice about when settlement is likely to happen.

We settle property across this pocket of Perth, including settlement agent Beeliar, Hammond Park, Munster, Success and Banjup.

Behind the scenes of your settlement

The job of a settlement agent is to transfer ownership of the property and to make sure nothing is missed on the way. The list is long: title searches, enquiries to the council and Water Corporation, strata information where relevant, verification of identity, preparation of the transfer, duty assessment, settlement figures, settlement itself, then notification to the authorities and registration at Landgate.

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.

Electronic settlement is now the standard process in Western Australia, so nobody has to physically attend a settlement any more. It happens online, and we confirm it with you as soon as it is done.

Every part of the transfer, covered

The services we are asked for most, in and beyond the standard transfer:

• Lodgement at Landgate – Preparation and lodgement of documents for registration.
• Vacant land settlements – Land purchases and sales, including contracts that are conditional on the title issuing.
• Home settlements – Transfers of established houses, duplexes, townhouses and villa strata, for buyers and for sellers.
• Buying – Everything from the accepted offer through to registration of your name on the title.
• Transfer duty through State Revenue Online – We arrange stamping, so duty does not need to be paid before settlement.
• Strata settlements – Apartments, villas and survey-strata lots, including strata information and levy adjustments.
• Selling – Private homes, commercial property and deceased estates, with documents signed at a time that suits you.

Not sure which of these applies to your situation? Call and describe the property, and we will tell you what is involved.

Getting your documents signed

Not everyone can get to an office between nine and five, and you should not have to. Our office is in Myaree, roughly 15 km from Wattleup, and we offer home appointments, including weekends, to sign documentation and to complete the verification of identity check sellers need, so there is no trip to Australia Post.

If it is easier to do everything remotely, that works too. Settlements in Western Australia are completed electronically, so you will not need to attend settlement itself. Call Shelley on 0428 336 878 to arrange a time that suits you.

We offer cost-effective and stress-free settlement

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

What buyers and sellers ask us most

I am buying land in Wattleup and the title has not issued yet. What happens?

Settlement is triggered by the title issuing rather than by a fixed date, so the timing is driven by when the plan is registered. We monitor it, keep your lender in the loop and give you as much notice as we can once a date firms up.

Do I have to attend settlement?

No. Settlements in Western Australia are completed electronically, so neither buyers nor sellers attend in person. We complete it online and confirm it with you as soon as it is done.

What does a settlement agent cost for a Wattleup property?

Our fee depends on the property and what the transaction involves, so we quote before you commit. Ask for a quote and you will get a clear figure rather than an estimate that moves later.

Don’t have time to get to an office?

Our services include Wattleup 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.