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First home buyers: what happens at settlement in WA
Settlement is the day your first home becomes yours, but most of the work happens in the weeks before it.
Buying property
When do you appoint a settlement agent in WA?
You make an offer and the contract asks for the name of your settlement representative. Appointing early is mostly about...
Buying property
Settlement agent, conveyancer or lawyer: what the difference means in WA
In WA a conveyancer and a settlement agent are the same thing. What a settlement agent or lawyer can each...
Buying property
How to choose a settlement agent in Perth
The real estate agent asks you to name a settlement representative, often before you've thought about it. Here's what to...
General Information
Cyber security alert: Critical Information for Funds Transfers
Hackers impersonate law firms to redirect payments in legal matters. Before you transfer money, call the recipient and have them...
Buying property
The 3 Landgate searches every buyer should make
You can search any property in Western Australia, even one you don't own. Three searches cover most of what you...
Buying property
The offer and acceptance contract in WA: what buyers need to know
The offer and acceptance contract, or O&A, is the standard form used to buy and sell property in Western Australia....
Buying property
Buyers: 7 questions to ask the Local Government
An unapproved patio doesn't stop a sale going through, but it becomes your problem the day settlement happens. Seven questions...
Buying property
Use your best endeavours to get finance
If you’re a buyer and you made your offer subject to you obtaining finance approval from a bank or lending...
Buying property
Beware, your finance approval may expire after three months
Did you know that finance approvals usually expire after three months? Three months after date of approval, most finance approvals...
Buying property
Property checks to make before you sign a contract in WA
Property in Western Australia is sold in the state and condition it was in when you inspected it. These are...
Selling property
Subdividing a block in WA: how it works and what it costs
Subdivision in WA starts with WAPC approval and ends with new titles from Landgate. The conditions in between are what...
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I’ve sold my house. When do I move out?
Settlement is done and the buyer is entitled to the keys. When you have to move out depends on wheth...
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Penalties for late settlement
The three business days after settlement are called a grace period. You can settle late within these...
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There is no cooling off period in WA: what that means
Signing the offer and acceptance is not a step towards a contract, it is the contract. Any way out h...
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Getting in early: possession prior to settlement.
Removalists are booked but the new house isn't yours yet. Moving in before settlement is possible in...
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