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How Much Does Conveyancing Cost?
Buying and selling property can be a costly process. There are a number of fees associated with the transfer of property, from stamp duty, building inspections, property valuations, agent commissions and council rates certificates. For this reason, some potential...
What’s Involved in Conveyancing?
Buying and selling property is not a straightforward process, from contracts, offers, mortgage arrangements, and title transfers, it involves plenty of paperwork and legal documents. If you’re unfamiliar with the ins and outs, a conveyancer can provide crucial...
What Does A Conveyancer Do?
Property conveyancing is a complex and multifaceted process. Reaching settlement involves countless legal documents, reports and paperwork. Knowing the ins and outs of the process is the best way to ensure that all your bases are covered, but few people have the time...
Conveyancing Checklist For Buyers & Sellers
A conveyancer will handle most of the steps involved in the sale or purchase of property, but it’s still important as the buyer or seller to be informed and involved in the process. As part of property conveyancing, your conveyancer will handle all the legal paperwork...
What is Conveyancing?
Looking for a new home or property is an exciting time. You get to search for your perfect home, inspect properties and envisage your new life. But once you find the right home within your budget, the real work begins. There is a lot of work that happens from making...
NSW State Budget 2016
For changes affecting foreign purchasers of residential property in NSW please go to the following link http://www.osr.nsw.gov.au/info/legislation/budget/201606 For more information please contact Alexandra Tzavellas at atzavellas@pittstreetconveyancing.com.au
Protections for Off the Plan Purchasers
1. Off the Plan Contracts An Off the Plan contract is a contract where the Vendor is usually a property developer and sells to the Purchaser a property which has not yet been built. In some cases the property will not be completed for 2 or 3 years (or more) from the...
Selling or Buying a Property with a swimming pool or spa
Background The commencement of the changes to the Swimming Pools Act 1992 (NSW) (“the Act’”) which have been evolving since 2012 finally commenced on 29th April 2016. These changes have a significant impact on Vendors and Purchasers of properties with swimming pools...
Loose-fill asbestos insulation
If your home was built before the 1980′s it could be affected by hazardous Loose-Fill Asbestos insulation, which was used as insulation in the 1960′s and 1970′s.The NSW Government is proposing new laws which will require you when selling your home to confirm whether...
Are you thinking about a Retirement Village?
It is a big thing when an older person or a couple decides to sell their home of sometimes 50 years or more and move into a retirement village or aged care. Apart from the process of selling their home, the documentation for the retirement village can be quite...