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Buying and selling a home is among the most important financial decisions anyone will make. By sharing our insights over a decade of experience, having assisted thousands of clients, we aim to make the process empowering and stress-free.

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Tips, FAQs and pearls of wisdom from 20 years of legal experience. Be empowered to buy, sell and transfer property with confidence.

A property purchaser has the right to Nominate someone else as the owner on the title.
What is a Nomination, and what does and or Nominee mean?

The purchaser of a property doesn't have to actually own it. They can "nominate" someone else to be the owner on the title.

Settlement is a momentus day for property buyers and sellers. Here's what happens.
What does settlement mean and what happens on settlement day?

Settlement is the conclusion of a property conveyancing transaction.

The members of the Owners Corporation are discussing an issue in their building.
What is an Owners Corporation?

An important aspect of buying a unit or townhouse is understanding how the owners corporation (body corporate) operates, and what information about it must be included in the vendor statement/section 32.

There are important reasons why a buyer should not sign a Section 27 Deposit Release Statement.
What is a Section 27 Deposit Release Statement?

What do purchasers and vendors need to know about Section 27 Deposit Release Statements?

Buying a property in a hurry can be risky. There are various ways to minimise and limit those risks, while also securing the property.
Help! I need to urgently buy a property

What are the risks involved with quickly signing a contract to buy a property?

Insurance
Insurance: what buyers and sellers need to know

Insurance - in particular: when to get it, and when to cancel it - is an important consideration when buying and selling a property.

A buyer's advocate can provide invaluable assistance to a prospective purchaser.
What is a buyer's advocate?

What does a buyer's advocate do and how can they assist a purchaser?

Understanding what a cooling off period is and when it does (and doesn't apply) is essential knowledge for prospective home buyers.
What does cooling off mean?

If you quickly change your mind about the property you just bought, you can sometimes terminate the contract by cooling off.

Buying a "lemon" property can be a financial, logistical and emotional disaster. There are easy ways to avoid buying a dodgy property.
How to avoid buying a bad property

There is no law that requires the vendor to sell you a perfect property: buyer beware!

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