Conveyancing and

property law

Karen L Haga & Associates

Conveyancing and
property law
If you want to buy or sell a home, land or investment property youll have to sign a contract. The
legal work involved in preparing the sales contract, mortgage and other related documents, is
called conveyancing.
Although it seems quite straightforward, property law can be quite complex and conveyancing
has to consider issues such as contract terms and conditions, mortgages, covenants,
easements, caveats, the type of property title, the type of tenancy, local council regulations and
zoning to name just a few.
Conveyancing involves these steps:

examining the contract for sale

arranging building and pest inspections
examining a strata inspection report (if the property is in a strata scheme)
arranging finance if necessary
exchanging the contract of sale
paying the deposit
arranging payment of stamp duties
preparing and examining the mortgage agreement
checking if there are outstanding arrears or land tax obligations
finding out if any government authority (eg. local council, Sydney Water, NSW Roads
and Maritime Services) has a vested interest in the land or if any planned development
could affect the property
finding out any information that may not have been previously disclosed such as a fence
dispute or illegal building work
calculating adjustments for council and water rates for the property settlement
overseeing the change of title with Land and Property Information NSW
completing any final checks prior to settlement
attending settlement.

While you can do your own conveyancing, most people engage a licensed conveyancer or
solicitor. Options for doing your conveyancing are:

using a licensed conveyancer

using a solicitor
doing it yourself.

Conveyancing and property law

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