Blog - Pearson Chambers Conveyancing

Melbourne's property market is famously fast moving. Many homeowners find themselves needing to sell their current house and pick up the keys to a new one on the very same afternoon. When both transactions settle together, lawyers and conveyancers call it a contemporaneous or&n... Read More

You've just won the auction on a sun splashed weatherboard in Preston. The under bidder is still shaking their head while you stand in the front garden feeling half dizzy, half ecstatic. The agent presses a contract into your hand and beams: "Congratulations can we grab your signature?"Tha... Read More

Picture this. You've just signed on the dotted line for a charming house in Melbourne's leafy suburbs, like Brighton. The excitement builds as you imagine family barbecues in the backyard. But then, something shifts. Maybe the seller can't deliver on a promise, or you spot a hidden issue with the... Read More

Picture this: you list your Carlton terrace, the Saturday inspection is packed, a young family makes an offer and everyone signs on the dotted line. Two weeks later the market shifts, your neighbour hints at a bigger purchase price and you start wondering whether you can simply tear up the paperw... Read More

If you have typed "do you pay stamp duty on a new build?" into your phone while standing in a display suite, you are definitely not alone. The short answer is usually yes, but the Victorian rules around new homes come with enough twists to make your head spin or save you tens of thousands of doll... Read More