From signed contract to settled in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant is about 3 km north-east of our Myaree office, in Perth’s southern suburbs. Whether you have just had an offer accepted or you are about to put the house on the market, the conveyancing is what gets you from a signed contract to a registered change of ownership.
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.
Mount Pleasant is close enough that a home visit to sign the paperwork is easy to arrange, including on weekends.
What is behind a Mount Pleasant sale
Mount Pleasant 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
- Rates, water and any strata levies adjusted so each side pays only their share
- A settlement statement that sets out the final figures before the day
Nearby pages: settlement agent Ardross, Booragoon, Applecross, Brentwood and Alfred Cove.
How a Mount Pleasant settlement runs
One of the first things we do on any Mount Pleasant file is search the title. It tells us who the registered owner is and what else is recorded against the land, such as a mortgage, caveat, easement or notification.
Most of it is routine. When it is not, finding out in week one rather than the week before settlement gives everyone time to deal with it.
Our settlement work in Mount Pleasant
If your Mount Pleasant property is one of these, we can help:
- 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
- Settlements for houses, duplexes, townhouses and villa strata, for buyers and sellers
- Vacant land settlements
- Strata settlements, including strata information and levy adjustments
There is more on our Mount Pleasant conveyancing page, plus general information for purchasers and for sellers.
Your Mount Pleasant settlement questions answered
Can you give me legal advice about my contract?
We are settlement agents, not lawyers. If your Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant buyers and sellers prefer to have their own settlement agent.
Will my settlement agent come out to Mount Pleasant?
In most cases, yes. Mount Pleasant is a short trip from our Myaree office, so a home appointment to sign the paperwork can usually be arranged, including on weekends.