FAQs

Yes, although only if the property has been vacated and the Vendor agrees to let you do so. Here’s how: If both parties are agreeable, a Licence Agreement is entered in to from the day of [...]

Keys are usually collected from the agent after settlement. The agent will only hand over the keys to you once they have received written authority from the vendor’s representatives that [...]

The vendor is obliged to pay the rates on the property up until the date of settlement. To adjust rates as to the date of settlement, any amount outstanding for rates is deducted from money paid [...]

Absolutely! You are entitled to conduct a final inspection of the property in the week before settlement. You can arrange this inspection with the agent.  The purpose of the inspection is to [...]

Yes! Once you sign a contract for sale, you will have an insurable interest in the property you are purchasing. We therefore recommend you take out insurance to ensure that the property is [...]

A Section 32 is or Vendor Statement is document containing information about a property that the seller (vendor) is legally required to provide to a buyer (purchaser) prior to the signing of a [...]

Short answer: ‘The process of transferring land ownership from one person to another.’ In more detail: ‘…It is carried out under the terms of a contract between the buyer [...]

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In simple terms an eCT is an electronic Certificate of Title. All of the major banks commenced replacing paper Certificates of Title with electronic Certificates of Title in September 2016 in [...]