Blog - Pearson Chambers Conveyancing

Your property purchase identity checklist asks for a birth certificate you can't find, and you don't have a passport to use instead. With settlement approaching, the missing paperwork needs a clear next step.The short answer: Missing a usual ide... Read More

The contract for a Victorian home is ready for your offer, but a special condition deletes or limits the seller’s ‘vendor warranties’. Before signing, work out which promise has changed and whether the remaining paperwork answers the concern it covered.The short a... Read More

Settlement is approaching, but the agent says the seller will not let you in for a final inspection. Before deciding what that means for settlement, confirm when you asked to inspect, exactly what was refused and what your signed contract says.The short answer: Consum... Read More

You may expect the mortgage on the property you’re selling to be paid out and the remaining proceeds to come to you. That assumption can be wrong when another property also secures the same loan facility.The short answer: Tell your conveyancer and lender before ... Read More

We regularly hear this after a buyer discovers something unwelcome in a new home: ‘Didn't the conveyancer check that?’ It's a fair question, so we've written this guide to explain where a conveyancer's legal checks end and where your other due diligence begins.The short... Read More