terms

Set out below are the terms and conditions for use of the services of propertytransfers.com.au. Please read them carefully and if you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask us.

Pricing Schedule (excluding GST)

Fixed Fee* for standard Purchase or Sale $600.00
Sale including preparation of Auction contracts $600.00
“Off the Plan” Purchases (subject to registration of Plan of Subdivision) POA
Settlement due 30 days (or less) from date of instruction POA
Spousal Transfer $485.00
Related Party Transfer (No contract) $485.00
Refinance POA
Contract subject to issue of occupancy permit POA
Application by Surviving proprietor $250.00
Application by legal personal representative $250.00
Application to change name on Title $300.00
Property withdrawn from sale after preparation of Section 32 Statement $450.00
Property not sold after three months on the market $450.00
Owner Builder Sale N/A
Company Share/Stratum/General Law Sale or purchase N/A
Terms Contract N/A

Additional Charges which may be incurred (excluding GST)

Disbursements and government charges At cost
Settlement agent’s fee At cost
Review of Contract if no purchase eventuates. (Should you purchase the property this will not be charged.) $150.00
Negotiation as to the terms of the contract $200.00
Preparation of purchaser’s caveat $55.00
Requesting more than one extension of finance (first one is free) $49.50
Any change in settlement date (see below for further detail) $49.50
Preparation of Licence agreement $220.00
Review of Licence agreement $110.00
Rescission or Default Notices $220.00
Preparation of application for stamp duty concession/rebate $110.00
Development of unforeseeable complications** Will be advised
Provision of additional and/or further copy documents*** $0.55 per page

Exclusions to Fixed Fee

Generally, the Fixed Fee will not apply to:

  • ‘off the plan’ transactions;
  • purchases or sales for a price exceeding $1m;
  • land that is held via company share, stratum or general law title;
  • arranging or discharging multiple mortgages;
  • commercial or vacant land transactions;
  • transactions that are subject to unusual special conditions.

Unforseen Complications

In rare circumstances, problems that are unforeseeable at the beginning of a transaction may develop. Matters including disputes with the other parties to your transaction, serious defects with the relevant property, mistakes made by a lender and abnormal funding arrangements can require extra work on a file and thus, extra charges are incurred. However, propertytransfers.com.au will always advise you before any such additional charges are incurred, enabling you to choose how you wish to proceed.

Photocopying

propertytransfers.com.au does not charge for the photocopying reasonably required in order to complete a transaction however should you request copies of documents not ordinarily provided and/or additional copies of documents which we have already been provided, there will be an additional charge for this.

Terms and conditions of payment

The Fixed Fee is payable immediately upon settlement of the transaction and propertytransfers.com.au is authorised by you to deduct the Fixed Fee from settlement funds.

Should any part of the Fixed Fee remain owing by you after settlement of your property transaction, you agree to make payment in full within 7 calendar days of settlement.

If you terminate the services of propertytransfers.com.au before settlement of your transaction for any reason whatsoever, (including, for example, removal of the relevant property from sale), the fee charged by propertytransfers.com.au will be $450.00 (plus GST and any outgoings which have already been incurred) which will be due and payable within 7 days.

If you fail to make payment in accordance with these terms, propertytransfers.com.au may enlist the use of a mercantile agent to obtain payment and/or it may list your failure to make payment with a credit reporting agency. Such a listing may affect your ability to secure finance in the future.

Change of settlement date

If you wish to change the settlement date specified in the contract, it is your responsibility to notify us in writing of the details of such change. Any change in the settlement date may result in an additional charge to you by propertytransfers.com.au. Any change in the settlement date may also lead to additional charges by your lender.

If you are the purchaser, you should also be aware that any delay in settlement may render you liable to the vendor for payment of penalty interest and/or default costs.

Solicitor backed

propertytransfers.com.au is a conveyancing company and accordingly, cannot and will not give legal advice. However, we are backed by Voitin Lawyers who are available upon request to provide legal advice. If you think that you need legal advice, please inform us and the matter will be referred to a qualified lawyer.

Professional Indemnity Insurance

In compliance with the Legal Profession Act 2004, propertytransfers.com.au holds professional indemnity insurance.

Internet Failure

propertytransfers.com.au is not responsible for any losses caused by internet based errors including internet signal power, reception or routing, configuration of your equipment and/or reliability of your connection.

Privacy Policy

In order to enable propertytransfers.com.au to provide services to you, it will be necessary for you to inform us with certain personal information including your name, email address, telephone number, current postal address, property address, property price, estate agent details, mortgagee/lender details including mortgage account number(s) and details of the other party to your transaction (including their conveyancer or solicitor).

We do not trade, sell or rent any personal information provided to us by you and at all times, we endeavour to use the highest level of security available to us in order to protect your personal information. When you instruct us, we will issue you with a unique username and password in order that you can access your Web Tracker.

Personal details acknowledgement

You must immediately notify propertytransfers.com.au of any change to your email address, postal address and/or telephone numbers.

Regarding the website

The information contained on this website is not intended to be legal advice nor is it a current statement of the law. We emphasise that this website and the information contained on it should not be relied upon in place of professional legal advice.

propertytransfers.com.au makes no warranties of representations about any of the information on this website and to the extent permitted by law excludes (and where law does not permit such exclusion, limits to the extent permitted by law) all:

  • warranties and representation about the accuracy, suitability, currency and reliability of the information/content of the website; and
  • liability for any direct, indirect and consequential losses and/or costs damages or expenses incurred in any way (including but not limited to that arising from negligence), connected with any use of or access to this website or any reliance on the information contained herein.

Introduction

propertytransfers.com.au may pay a fee or commission to third parties for their introduction of clients to us.

 
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