Seller’s Disclosure Statement

seller’s disclosure statement
The law says the statement must be given before the purchaser signs the contract. In practice, your conveyancer or solicitor prepares the Section 32 and your selling agent makes it available to interested buyers during the campaign, including open inspections and before an auction. Electronic sig... Read More

Is a Longer Settlement Better?

Is a Longer Settlement Better
If you are buying or selling in Melbourne, the settlement date is one of the few levers that can make your life easier or much harder. Get it right and you glide from one home to the next with time to breathe. Get it wrong and you can be juggling removals, finance expiry and a nervous vendor or p... Read More

Do you need a conveyancer before going to auction?

Do you need a conveyancer before going to auction
If you have been spending your Saturdays trailing through open homes across Melbourne, you will know how quickly an auction campaign moves. One minute you are admiring the north light in a Brunswick terrace, the next the agent is handing you a contract and talking about bidder cards. So do you re... Read More

Do all owners have to agree to sell a house?

Do all owners have to agree to sell a house?
Short answer: If you want to sell the whole property, yes, every registered proprietor must agree or give someone written authority to act for them. If one owner refuses and you cannot sort it out, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) can make orders to sell or ... Read More

Can you change your mind after settlement?

Can you change your mind after settlement?
If you have just bought a home in Melbourne and wake up the next morning thinking you have made a mistake, you are not the first. Property decisions are emotional as well as financial. The big question is simple: can you change your mind after settlement?The short ans... Read More