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Purchase Property

Purchase Property

Advocate Key Conveyancing offer contract reviews

Advocate Key Conveyancing services include a thorough review of the contract for sale of land. We strongly advise not signing any documents prior to obtaining professional conveyancing advice. From start to finish we keep you informed of the progression of you purchase throughout the whole transaction.
Once you have located a property to purchase, we help you through each step of the transaction, including but not limited to:

Pre-Exchange
  • Conducting a professional and thorough review of the contract and emailing you a copy highlighting the important aspects.
  • Negotiating terms of the contract including special conditions and potential price reductions in some circumstances.
  • Organising the necessary pre-purchase inspection reports including Pest, Building, Strata/Community Reports.
  • Liaising with your broker/banker to assist in your loan approval process.
  • Requesting extensions of the cooling off period if necessary.
  • Advising you when cooling off period is complete and what the next steps are.

Post-Exchange
  • Ordering a Section 47 Land Tax Certificate on your behalf (as required by law).
  • Preparing a discharge authority form (to discharge your mortgage) for you to sign and liaising with your mortgagee in readiness for settlement.
  • Replying to any requisitions on title raised by the Purchaser.
  • Preparing the Transfer in readiness for settlement.

Settlement
  • Co-ordinating settlement with your lender and the Vendors representative.
  • Preparing settlement figures including adjustments for council/water rates etc.
  • Providing you with an explanation of the settlement figures.
  • Advising you and the bank of the funds, either the shortfall required to settle or in the event of any surplus the funds left over from settlement.
  • Advising you immediately once settlement has taken place.
  • Advising the agent immediately once settlement has taken place so you may obtain the keys.