Conveyancing Guides

Conveyancing Guides · Page 3

Practical, plain-English guides to conveyancing in Australia, covering settlement, contracts, stamp duty, title searches and the specific schemes available to first home buyers.

13 May 2026

A Checklist for Changing Conveyancers Mid-Transaction

A practical checklist for switching conveyancers partway through a property purchase or sale, including timing, files and cost considerations.

First Home Buyer Guide Australia

A practical guide for first home buyers in Australia covering grants, stamp duty concessions, the First Home Super Saver scheme and shared equity.

SA Seniors Housing Duty Exemption Explained

How South Australia's seniors housing duty relief works for eligible older buyers downsizing to a new home, and the conditions worth checking first.

Company Title vs Strata Title Explained

Company title and strata title apartments are bought differently, with board approval, financing and resale working differently for each ownership type.

Buying a Retail Shop and the Retail Leases Act

How state retail leases legislation affects buying a tenanted retail shop, including disclosure statements, rent reviews and outgoings recovery.

Owners Corporation Certificates Explained

What an owners corporation certificate reveals about levies, insurance and disputes, and why buyers of strata and community title property need one.

Interest-Only Loans and Property Purchase Considerations

What interest-only lending means for settlement, servicing requirements and unconditional approval when you are purchasing residential property.

What Is a Sunset Clause? Definition and Purpose

What a sunset clause is in an off-the-plan contract, why developers include one, and the protections buyers have if a project runs past the sunset date.

The Subdivision Process in Australia

How the subdivision process works in Australia, from council approval and survey through to final plan registration, and who handles each step.

Queensland Home Concession for Pensioners Explained

What eligible pensioners and concession card holders downsizing in Queensland need to know about transfer duty home concessions when buying.

Off-the-Plan Purchase Risks in Australia

The main risks of buying off the plan in Australia, including sunset clauses, developer insolvency, build quality and defect warranty schemes.

First Home Buyer Checklist: New South Wales

A step-by-step checklist for first home buyers in New South Wales, covering grants, concessions, finance, inspections and the conveyancing process.

Victoria First Home Buyer Duty Exemptions and Concessions

How Victoria's first home buyer duty relief is structured as exemption and sliding-scale concession bands, and where to check current thresholds.

ACT Home Buyer Concession Scheme Explained

How the ACT Home Buyer Concession Scheme reduces conveyance duty for eligible buyers, who qualifies, and how it fits into the ACT's wider duty reforms.

Making a Complaint About Your Conveyancer

What to do if you are unhappy with your conveyancer, from raising it directly through to lodging a formal complaint with your state regulator.

NSW Deceased Estate Transfer Duty Concessions

How the NSW concessional duty rate for property transferred from a deceased estate to a beneficiary works, and what can disqualify a transfer.

Buying a Warehouse or Industrial Unit

Zoning, access, essential services, lease and environmental checks before buying a warehouse or industrial unit as an owner-occupier or investor.

What Happens to a Jointly Owned Property When One Owner Dies

How survivorship and probate affect a jointly owned title when one owner dies, and the conveyancing steps needed to update ownership records.

A Pre-Settlement Inspection Checklist

A practical pre-settlement inspection checklist covering what to check, when to inspect, and how to raise problems before settlement day arrives.

Dealing With Dual Conditional Contracts

What happens when your purchase and your own sale are both conditional on each other, the risks involved, and how a conveyancer helps coordinate timing.

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