Need a settlement agent in Highgate?
Buying or selling in Highgate? The suburb is roughly 10 km north-east of our Myaree office, in Perth’s inner 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.
Highgate homes and the paperwork behind them
In established inner suburbs like Highgate, plenty of properties have been split into two or three lots over the years, and apartments and older flats are common too. That means a lot of strata and survey-strata settlements.
- Plenty of blocks are now survey-strata or built strata lots, each with its own quirks
- Apartments and older flats are strata, so levies, special levies and by-laws all come into it
- 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
- Regular updates so you are not left wondering where things are at
Nearby pages: Leederville settlement agent, Mount Hawthorn and North Perth.
From accepted offer to settled in Highgate
Buying in Highgate? 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 Highgate
If your Highgate 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 Highgate conveyancing page, along with our settlement process overview.
Your Highgate settlement questions answered
Is conveyancing the same as settlement in WA?
Pretty much. In WA the work is usually called settlement and is done by licensed settlement agents, who are also known as conveyancers, or by lawyers. We are a licensed settlement agent handling Highgate property.
Do I have to attend settlement?
No. Transfers and mortgages in WA generally have to be lodged electronically, so settlement is completed online and you do not need to attend. We let you know once your Highgate settlement has gone through.
Is there a cooling-off period when I buy in Highgate?
Generally, no. Once a WA property contract is signed there is no cooling-off period unless one has been added as a special condition, so be sure before you sign.
Will my settlement agent come out to Highgate?
In most cases, yes. Highgate is a short trip from our Myaree office, so a home appointment to sign the paperwork can usually be arranged, including on weekends.