A conveyancer is a licensed professional whose job is to ensure that the transfer of property complies with all legal requirements.

A Conveyancer will handle any legal documents for the legal transfer of ownership of Property from the current owner to the new owner and attend to property settlement on your behalf.

Behind the scenes, a Conveyancer will review the Contract, Form 1 & Certificate of Title, plus review and prepare legal documentation, liaise with the other party's representative, your lending bank if applicable, as well as any other party involved with the transaction to ensure that a clear title is transferred to the Purchaser at settlement.

A conveyancer will also complete a verification of identity for you as required by legislation. We will also notify the rating authorities of the change of ownership once settlement has been completed.

All fees and disbursement will be paid on settlement day.

A settlement statement will be issued to you for review and signing prior to settlement.

While it is common for properties to be listed and sold by a Real Estate Agent, if you have a private agreement with an interested party, you are not required to engage a Real Estate Agent to sell your Property.

Your Conveyancer will work with you to prepare a Private Contract and Form 1 and advise of any other necessary documents upon review of the Title

Country Conveyancing is based in Murray Bridge, South Australia, 5253.

We can communicate either in person, over the phone or via email.

Most documents can be signed electronically.

We can complete most transactions completely electronic from anywhere. Documents can be emailed through to you for completion and signing or sent via Docusign. Even the Verification of Identity can be completed virtually! You would just need a mobile number and an email address. If you get stuck completing any of the forms or ID verification, we are more than happy to go through them over the phone with you and arrange an appointment.

Alternatively, if you prefer we can always post documents to you if time allows.

If you are not obtaining finance and intend on funding your settlement with your savings, funds will need to be deposited into our Trust account prior to settlement. Our Trust account details will be provided to you physically and confirmed verbally prior to you transferring any funds.

You may transfer settlements funds via electronic bank transfer directly from your account or you can attend a branch and arrange for the bank to transfer funds on your behalf.

You may also pay via cheque, however you will need to consider that this option will take longer for funds to clear. Please advise your Conveyancer if you intend on presenting funds via a cheque.

You will hear about the Purchaser being served with a Form 1.

The Form 1 is a legal document (Vendor's Disclosure Statement) that must be provided to the Purchaser by the Vendor when buying/selling a property. This document will include important information about the property, including any registered dealings on the Title, e.g. Mortgage, Encumbrance, Caveat, and more as well as ownership details, zoning, and any building approvals, as well as copies of government searches.

The Form 1 will also detail the Purchaser's "cooling-off rights" and steps to take if they wish to exercise their right to cool off.

The "Cooling Off Period" is two full clear business days, not including the day the Form 1 was served and will commence on the next clear business day after serving the Form 1 or signing of the Contract, whichever comes second.

Generally, the Contract is signed first and then the Form 1 prepared and served however the Form 1 can be served first and the Cooling Off period will not begin until two clear business days after the Contract has then been signed by all parties.

The Purchaser shall use the "Cooling Off Period" to carefully review all documents included within the Form 1, have a building and/or pest inspection conducted (if these were a special condition in the Contract) and make any further enquiries with the local council, PlanSA, or any other relevant organizations with any concerns if applicable.

These inspections can identify any structural defects or maintenance issues that are not included within the Form 1 or seen for yourself at the time of viewing the property. These issues could later become the purchaser's responsibility as the new owner. Being made aware of any defects may impact the purchaser's decision to proceed with purchasing the property.

Instructions on how to exercise the right to "Cool Off" will be provided in the Form 1 and must be followed as detailed

An Encumbrance is an interest registered over the property by another party other than the registered proprietor and sets out restrictions over the land, such as, building restrictions, design guidelines and fencing requirements.

Once we receive a copy of the Title we will be able to determine if there is an Encumbrance registered over the property. A copy of the Encumbrance will be provided to the Purchaser to review any restrictions that will apply as all restrictions must be complied with.

A caveat acts as a warning to the public that a third party has a legal interest in the Property or Land and protects the third party's interest by preventing particular future dealings being able to occur and being registered on the Title while the Caveat remains.

A Caveat can be withdrawn by the Caveator.

PEXA stands for Property Exchange Australia, which is an electronic settlement platform used for the transfer of property ownership and financial settlements.

The Conveyancer for each party will join a PEXA workspace along with any lending institutions or any other third party with an interest in the transaction. Each of these representatives will work together within the electronic workspace to achieve settlement for you.

Legal documentation relevant to your transaction will be prepared and lodged electronically with the Land Registries via PEXA.

For example, a Transfer document for a change of ownership will be lodged with Land Services SA who will register the dealing on the Certificate of Title.

You will be charged a mandatory PEXA fee for your transaction which your Conveyancer will include on your settlement statement.