RESIDENTIAL CONVEYANCING

Buying or selling your first home, the family home or an investment property is a highly emotive experience. Having an experienced property conveyancer to guide you through the process and the legalities from preparing a vendor’s statement to the transfer of ownership will aid in your understanding of your obligations and minimise ‘surprises’.  

With 100 years of collective experience, Harwood Andrews’ conveyancing team is renowned for their property market knowledge, industry foresight, specialised legal advice and exceptional client management.

For residential conveyancing, we offer a fixed fee service.

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SELLING PROPERTY

You have decided to sell but before your property can be listed with an agent, you need to have a contract  and vendor's statement prepared so it can be given to any prospective buyers.

Harwood Andrews lawyers and conveyancers will assist you with;

  • Arranging for you to provide us with the information required to prepare the contract and vendor’s statement

  • Provide the completed documents to your estate agent

Once a sale is obtained we will:

  • Arrange for you to complete a discharge authority to release your mortgage and coordinate the bank to attend settlement.

  • Check the adjustment of rates etc. and the balance required to be paid to you by the purchaser at settlement.

  • Arrange and attend to settlement. You do not need to attend settlement – we will advise you once settlement has been completed.

  • Notifying the council, water authority and owners corporation (if applicable) that you no longer own the property.

To help you navigate the legal requirements of selling a residential property we have developed a brochure that will further explain the process and provide you with a check list of the things you must provide to your conveyancer.

PURCHASING PROPERTY

After all the searching for the perfect home or investment property it is important that the transfer of ownership is carried out correctly.

Harwood Andrews lawyers and conveyancers will assist you with;

  • Checking the contract and vendor’s statement.

  • Providing various documents to your lender and coordinating for them to attend at settlement.

  • Checking with the authorities as to details of rates, zoning, land tax and orders which may affect the property.

  • Calculating the adjustment of rates and the balance of money required for settlement.

  • Arranging and attending to settlement. You do not need to attend settlement. We will let you know as soon as you are able to collect the keys from the estate agent and take possession of your property.

  • Notifying the council, water authority and owners corporation (if applicable) that you are now the owner.

To assist you in purchasing your property we have developed a buying a residential property brochure that includes a checklist of things to do before and after signing a contract.