Who looks after your Guildford settlement
Guildford is roughly 20 km north-east of our Myaree office. As part of Perth’s eastern suburbs it sees its share of sales every year, and every one of them needs someone to handle the title, the figures and the settlement itself.
You might hear the job called conveyancing, settlement or both. In WA it is done by licensed settlement agents (conveyancers) or lawyers. We are a licensed settlement agent, which means we handle the transfer and the settlement, and we point you to a lawyer when legal advice is needed.
At this distance a home visit can often still be arranged. Give us a call to check, or handle most of it by phone and email.
Settling a Guildford property: the local bits
Around Guildford you will see original homes on bigger blocks next to newer builds on subdivided lots. A green title house and a strata villa down the street are both normal sales, but they settle differently.
- If there is a tenant, the contract needs to deal with that
- Duplex and triplex sites can carry easements for shared services
- Villa and townhouse complexes are usually strata, so the strata information needs to come in early
- 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
We also handle conveyancing around Guildford in South Guildford settlement agent, Lockridge, Caversham, Hazelmere and Viveash.
Where your Guildford settlement is up to
If your Guildford property is strata, there is an extra party in the mix: the strata company. The buyer has to be given compulsory information about the scheme and the lot before signing, and at settlement the levies are adjusted between buyer and seller.
We request the strata information on the day the contract arrives, because waiting on it is one of the most common causes of a late settlement.
How your Guildford settlement agent can help
We look after a range of Guildford property transactions, including:
- 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
- Green title and strata title subdivision settlements
- Transfer duty arranged through State Revenue Online as part of the settlement
Prefer to read it from the conveyancing side? See our Guildford conveyancing page, or our guides for purchasers and for sellers.
What Guildford buyers and sellers ask us
Can you give me legal advice about my contract?
We are settlement agents, not lawyers. If your Guildford contract raises something that needs legal advice, we will tell you and recommend you speak to a lawyer.
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 Guildford buyers and sellers prefer to have their own settlement agent.
Is Guildford too far for a home visit?
Not necessarily. Visits out to Guildford can often be arranged, so ring us to check dates. Phone and email work just as well if a visit does not suit.