Blog - Pearson Chambers Conveyancing

We get asked this regularly by Melbourne buyers, especially when the property is in an older suburb where extensions, overlays and past development approvals can make the paperwork feel heavier than expected.... Read More

Owning residential property overseas does not, by itself, stop you from claiming Victorian first home buyer stamp duty help or the $10,000 First Home Owner Grant. The key prior ownership tests look at homes or residential property ... Read More

 In Victoria, the standard contract of sale usually lets the vendor charge penalty interest if the buyer settles late, but it does not usually give the buyer the same automatic right when the vendor is late. If the seller misses settlement, the buyer’s... Read More

Treat an agent supplied building report as background, not protection, because it was usually ordered by the vendor or platform and the inspector’s duties are usually owed to that client, not to you. In a Victorian private sale, GC21 usually only helps if t... Read More

We get asked about this when a buyer spots solar panels at an inspection and assumes they come with the house. Then the contract review begins, and everyone realises the real question is not whether the panels are on the roof, but who owns them.... Read More