Need a settlement agent in Cockburn Central?
Buying or selling in Cockburn Central? The suburb is about 10 km south of our Myaree office, in Perth’s southern suburbs, and like everywhere in WA the conveyancing starts the moment the offer and acceptance is signed.
In WA the person running your settlement is usually a licensed settlement agent, also called a conveyancer, or a lawyer. We are the former. We prepare and check the settlement documents, handle the figures and lodge with Landgate, and if anything needs legal advice we will recommend you get it.
You are close to our office, so you can drop in, have us come to you, or handle the whole thing by phone. Your call.
Cockburn Central homes and the paperwork behind them
Cockburn Central has a good spread of property types, from long-held family homes to strata villas. Long-held homes sometimes need title work, such as a survivorship application, before they can be sold.
- Subdivided rear lots often share a driveway, which shows up on the title
- Long-held homes sometimes need a survivorship application before they can be sold
- If there is a tenant, the contract needs to deal with that
- Title searched and any issues raised early, not the week before settlement
- Rates, water and any strata levies adjusted so each side pays only their share
Nearby pages: South Lake settlement agent, Jandakot, Success, Atwell and Bibra Lake.
From accepted offer to settled in Cockburn Central
Buying in Cockburn Central? The contract will usually have conditions to satisfy before settlement, such as finance approval and inspections. While those are sorted, we search the title, chase the figures and prepare the transfer.
We also handle transfer duty as part of the process, and before settlement you get the chance to do a final inspection to check the property is in the same condition as when you made your offer.
Our settlement work in Cockburn Central
If your Cockburn Central property is one of these, we can help:
- Vacant land settlements
- Strata settlements, including strata information and levy adjustments
- Private sales, where there is no real estate agent involved
- Survivorship applications when a joint owner has passed away
- Transfers under court orders following a separation
- Title searches
- Lodgement of documents with Landgate
More detail is on our Cockburn Central conveyancing page, along with our settlement process overview.
Your Cockburn Central settlement questions answered
Who chooses the settlement agent?
You do. Buyers and sellers are each entitled to appoint a settlement agent or lawyer of their choice, and to change at any time. You do not have to use the one suggested by the real estate agent.
Can one settlement agent act for both the buyer and seller?
Only if both parties are given a written disclosure and consent. Many Cockburn Central buyers and sellers prefer to have their own settlement agent.
What are adjustments?
Rates, water and strata levies are often paid ahead. At settlement they are split so the seller pays up to the settlement date and the buyer pays from then on. It is all set out in your settlement statement.
Will my settlement agent come out to Cockburn Central?
In most cases, yes. Cockburn Central is a short trip from our Myaree office, so a home appointment to sign the paperwork can usually be arranged, including on weekends.