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Title insurance is a one off policy covering defects the usual searches may miss. What it covers, what your searches...
The contract has to be lodged for duty assessment within two months of the date you signed it. Miss that...
A pool comes with a compliance history. Here's how to find out whether this one is approved before the cost...
The difference is what happens when one owner dies. You choose which one at the offer and acceptance stage rather...
The three business days after settlement are called a grace period. You can settle late within these three days without...
Removalists are booked but the new house isn't yours yet. Moving in before settlement is possible in WA, but only...
A patio built 15 years ago looks the same whether it was approved or not. Nothing on the title records...
Signing the offer and acceptance is not a step towards a contract, it is the contract. Any way out has...
Settlement is the day the money moves and the property changes hands. The same word is also used for the...
Settlement day is mostly out of your hands. The week before it isn't. Keys, insurance, power and gas, telecommunications and...