Blog - Pearson Chambers Conveyancing

If you are saving hard in the suburbs, riding the tram to Saturday opens and wondering whether that $10,000 First Home Owner Grant can go straight on the contract deposit, you are not alone. The short answer is no for the initial deposit at contract, but yes for your overall funds to complete at ... Read More

You have a settlement date booked, removalists on standby, and a key handover pencilled in around lunch. The big question buzzing in the background is simple enough: are funds actually available on settlement date? If you are selling, do the proceeds hit your account that day. If you are buying, ... Read More

Buying in Melbourne is exciting, then you hit the practical question every buyer asks a week or two out: Can I switch the power on before settlement so the final inspection actually works, and the fridge is cold on moving day?Short answer: Usually yes... Read More

If you're eyeing a kiosk on the foreshore, a café near a city park, a storage yard on unreserved land, or a community facility run by volunteers, the rules are different on Crown land. This guide walks you through the essentials, using Melbourne examples and language you do not need a law ... Read More

If you have ever fallen for a small acreage on the city fringe, or eyed off a home with a bore out past Cranbourne, you will have bumped into the term 'water entitlement'. It sounds technical, yet it boils down to a simple idea: the right to take and use water, subject to rules that protect river... Read More