The excitement of purchasing your first home, a new home or investment property can often be overshadowed by the legalities and complexities that come with buying a property. 

Kelly Legal’s highly experienced real estate and property law team has over 60 years of combined experience. We are here to make the process as smooth and stress-free as possible. 

We recommend you contact us before signing a contract. Our team can run over the contract terms and conditions to ensure there are no hidden surprises, explain body corporate schemes if required, and add in special clauses to your contract. 

The team also helps clients with:

• Reviewing the contract and advising you on key terms (either before or after signing)
• Recording key dates which must be met during the conveyance, such as finance approval and building and pest inspections
• Discussing property search options with you
• Conducting and advising on your search results to ensure you are well informed of all matters affecting your property
• Ensuring your financier's requirements are met and that they are ready with the necessary funds for settlement
• Advising you on your transfer duty obligations and assisting with payment of this
• Ensuring transfer documentation is correctly completed and executed
• Calculating and agreeing on settlement figures with the seller (subject to your final approval) taking account of items that may need adjustment between the parties, such as Council rates
• Arranging and attending, or arranging an agent to attend, the settlement of your purchase on your behalf to ensure your property title is properly received
• Advising you on the completion of settlement
• Advising Council of the change of ownership of the property

If you need advice, and an estimate of legal and other costs associated with buying a property, please contact the Kelly Legal team on 4911 0500.