PROPERTY AND CONVEYANCING
Liberty Lawyers provide a broad range of property conveyancing and real estate related legal services for investors, owners, developers and landlords. By understanding the legal and commercial aspects of the property market, we assist our clients to minimise risk, avoid pitfalls and maximise their return.
REAL ESTATE
• Legal due diligence
• Acting on purchase and sale
• Off-the-plan purchase and sales
• Transfers of property
• Freehold, strata and community titles
• Stamp duty, tax and legal structuring
• Subdivision of land
INVESTMENT
• Acting for international clients
• Due diligence on behalf of investors
• Tax and structuring
• Regulatory compliance
• Planning and environment advice
CONVEYANCING
Buying a house or any other property is the biggest financial outlay most of us will make during our life times. This alone makes it an anxious and often emotional experience.
Liberty Lawyers are here to make this process seamless for you by providing detailed attention to the legal requirements. We are available to you after hours and are approachable and willing to walk you through the entire conveyancing process, and answer all your questions in full.
As conveyancing is a legal procedure, using a lawyer remains the safest and most comprehensive method of completing a conveyancing matter. Lawyers are also able to advise on collateral matters which result from ownership of real estate, such as family law, wills and estates, to name just a few. For these reasons, a lawyer remains the only reliable conveyancing expert. In contrast, a licensed conveyancer must refer a client to a lawyer for advice on such matters.
Our services include the following:
- Searches including;
- Title search: up to date information as to the registered owner of the property, encumbrances on title, and any dealings affecting the title but not yet registered.
- Off Title Restrictions and Interests: searches undertaken include;
- Zoning – This determines permitted land use according to the local planning scheme
- Rates and outgoings – Costs a property owner must pay as a consequence of owning real estate
- Road proposals – intentions that could affect the property
- Other Searches including:
- Heritage
- Mine subsidence
- Land slip
- Land Tax
- Contaminated sites
- Building approvals
- Providing pre-purchase legal advice
- Examination of The Contract of Sale
- Legal advice in relation to the “Cooling off period”
- Deposit Release
- Arranging for discharge of the vendor’s mortgage
- Provision of Statement of Adjustments