What Do Conveyancers Do?
Conveyancers are lawyers who deal with property. The main role of a conveyancing lawyer is to help ensure all of the necessary documents and paperwork are in order to complete the purchase or sale of a property. Your conveyancer should be guiding you through all of the administration and contractual details related to a property transaction. These actions might include:
- Notifying the seller you are ready to proceed with a purchase
- Completing searches and enquiries with the local council
- Confirming there are adequate funds available for the purchase
- Booking and attending the settlement of the property
- Advising all parties that the property has been settled
- Ensuring relevant companies and suppliers are advised of the transfer
Other Services Conveyancers Provide
Other services a conveyancing lawyer might assist with include pre-contractual advice, explaining negotiation options and cooling-off periods, referral to a qualified building inspector, land division, family transfers of property, transferring property to your business, and optional agreements, leases and licences.
Do I Need a Conveyancer?
To ensure the smooth purchase of a property, you need to engage a conveyancer to avoid mistakes or omissions which lead to delays. Processing and administering a property transaction has complicated conditions and mandatory processes. Errors can cause not only a delay, but fines or fees or a breach of contractual arrangement.
The act of purchasing property becomes even more complex when that property is located interstate or the purchasing party is a foreign citizen. With years of international experience, at Zed Legal we regularly help interstate and overseas clients to purchase or sell property in South Australia. Contact us today to discuss your conveyancing requirements.