Choosing a settlement agent in Wattleup
Sitting roughly 15 km south of our Myaree office, Wattleup is part of Perth’s southern suburbs. An accepted offer feels like the finish line, but for the conveyancing it is really the starting gun.
Settlement agents in Western Australia have to be licensed, and they work under a code of conduct set by the state. That is us. It also means we are upfront about our limits: we are not lawyers, and we will say when a question should go to one.
We are only a short drive away, so if you would rather sit down and go through the documents at home or at work, we can do that.
Reading the title on a Wattleup property
Around Wattleup you get everything from new estates to lifestyle blocks and smallholdings. A brand-new house-and-land deal and a five-acre property with sheds are both conveyancing jobs, just very different ones.
- Rates and water are adjusted so each side pays only their share
- Lifestyle blocks and smallholdings often come with special conditions about equipment or structures
- What you can do on the land is a council question, so ask the council before you sign
- 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
Looking at property just outside Wattleup? Try Beeliar settlement agent, Hammond Park, Munster, Success and Banjup.
What happens between the Wattleup contract and the keys
Settlement is not quite the end of a Wattleup sale. Afterwards the change of ownership needs to reach the council and the Water Corporation, along with the State Revenue side, so future accounts go to the right person.
We look after those notifications as part of the job and confirm with you once settlement is through, so you can collect or hand over the keys.
Settlements we handle for Wattleup property
Most of our Wattleup work is straightforward home sales and purchases, but not all of it:
- 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
- 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
For the conveyancing side of a local sale, see Wattleup conveyancing. Buying? Start for purchasers. Selling? Start for sellers.
Wattleup settlement agent questions
Can you give me legal advice about my contract?
We are settlement agents, not lawyers. If your Wattleup 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 Wattleup buyers and sellers prefer to have their own settlement agent.
Will my settlement agent come out to Wattleup?
In most cases, yes. Wattleup is a short trip from our Myaree office, so a home appointment to sign the paperwork can usually be arranged, including on weekends.