First Home Buyer Conveyancing Australia
Buying your first home comes with grants, stamp duty concessions and savings schemes that can affect your purchase and your settlement. Our conveyancers help you navigate them for a fixed fee.
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First Home Buyer Conveyancing Covers
- Checking your eligibility for the First Home Owner Grant (FHOG) and lodging the application with your purchase.
- Identifying stamp duty concessions or exemptions available to first home buyers in your state or territory.
- Explaining how the First Home Super Saver (FHSS) scheme affects the funds you release for your purchase.
- Advising on shared equity schemes and how a co-owner or scheme provider is reflected on your title.
- Reviewing the contract of sale and conducting title and council searches before you commit.
- Coordinating settlement with your lender so grants, concessions and scheme funds are all accounted for.
How Your First Purchase Is Handled
Eligibility Check
We confirm which grants, concessions and schemes apply to you before you exchange contracts.
Contract and Searches
We review the contract of sale and run title and council searches on the property.
Grant and Concession Lodgement
We lodge your FHOG application and any stamp duty concession claim with the relevant authority.
Settlement
Funds, including any FHSS release or shared equity contribution, are coordinated and your ownership is registered.
Available in Every State and Territory
New South Wales
Transfer duty applies. PEXA used for most settlements.
Victoria
Land transfer duty applies. PEXA widely used.
Queensland
Transfer duty applies. PEXA used for settlement.
Western Australia
Governed by the Settlement Agents Act. PEXA used.
South Australia
Land transfer duty applies. PEXA used.
Tasmania
Duty payable on transfer. PEXA available.
Australian Capital Territory
Conveyance duty applies. PEXA used.
Northern Territory
Stamp duty applies. Less PEXA penetration than other states.
What Affects Your Conveyancing Fee
Your fixed fee is set once we understand the property type, purchase price, state and which grants, concessions or schemes apply to your purchase. Disbursements such as search fees and PEXA lodgement fees are itemised separately so you know exactly what to expect. Request a quote for an exact, fixed figure for your first purchase.
Built for First Home Buyers
Fixed-Fee Certainty
Your fee is agreed before work begins, regardless of how many grants or concessions apply.
Direct Communication
You deal directly with the conveyancer managing your file, not a call centre.
Grant and Scheme Guidance
We help you understand which grants, concessions and schemes you may be eligible for and lodge them correctly.
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You May Also Need
Guides for First Home Buyers
First Home Buyer Guide Australia
Grants, concessions and schemes available to first home buyers nationwide.
Read MoreStamp Duty Australia Guide
How stamp duty is calculated and where first home buyer concessions apply.
Read MoreHow Long Does Conveyancing Take
Typical timelines for a purchase and what causes delays.
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