Buying a Property in NSW – Residential Conveyancing Services

Property Law

Helping you ensure your property purchase is smooth and settles on time

The purchase of property, whether it be your first home or your third property, will be one of the most significant purchases in your lifetime. The process can be quite complex and requires an experienced property lawyer to help guide you to a successful settlement.

The New South Wales conveyancing process is vastly different to that of QueenslandOne of the most vital steps we take is to review the contract to ensure that all searches have been included.  Our team can assist you with the purchase of your:

  • House; 
  • Vacant Land; 
  • Units; 
  • Duplexes; 
  • Townhouses; 
  • Off the plan property.


At Attwood Marshall Lawyers, it is our aim to make your
home buying process as stress free as possible.  Good legal advice can make or break a successful property purchase, and it can even allow you to negotiate a better deal. Our team can assist you from beginning to end with preparing and meeting the terms of the contract, undertaking thorough property searches and completing the settlement.  

We are a leading PEXA certified electronic conveyancing firm. 

Our streamlined e-conveyancing process allows us to complete property settlements in conjunction with other lawyers, conveyancers and financial institutions quickly and effectively. 

We can lodge all the required documents and transfer funds in real time in a digital environment that reduces the risk of any errors or delay. You can have confidence and peace of mind in knowing your residential purchase will settle on-time.

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FAQs

Conveyancing is the legal process of transferring the title of a property from one person to another.  

Once your offer has been accepted, the estate agent will issue a sales advice to both parties solicitors. The Vendor’s solicitor will prepare the contract and issue it to the Purchaser’s solicitor.

Unless there is a fixed date for any conditions or settlement, once each party have signed their contracts and when the purchaser has paid the deposit, the contract will be submitted to the Vendor’s solicitor for exchange. The date of the contract will trigger the start of the conditions and settlement.

If you are a first home buyer, you may be eligible for a concession under the First Home Buyers Assistance Scheme. If you are not a first home buyer, you are required to pay Transfer Duty. This is payable on settlement. If your completion period is longer than three months, it is payable three months from the date of the contract.

We recommend you undertake a final inspection either the day prior to settlement or on the morning of settlement. This is to ensure that the property is in the same condition as it was at the date you entered into the contract, including all rubbish being removed.

Transfers in NSW are required to be affected through PEXA. There is no requirement for you to attend settlement. We will confirm with you once settlement has been finalised and will notify the agent that they can release the keys.

On settlement we lodge a form with the Transfer called a Notice of Sale, this form notifies all authorities, including Council that you have sold or purchased the property.

If you have a bank, they will register a mortgage on the title and hold control of the title until you have paid out the mortgage. If you do not have a mortgage, we will receive a certificate of title from Land Registry Services and can place this in our strongroom for safekeeping for you

Meet our Property & Commercial team

Our Property Lawyers have the expertise to ensure clients receive reliable and up-to-date advice. We have the experience to assist buyers and sellers with residential purchases, investment properties, or off-the-plan contracts.

Jeff Garrett - Legal Practice Director - Wills & Estates, Estate Litigation, Property & Commercial, Compensation Law, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Law, Racing & Equine Law

Jeff

Garrett

Legal Practice Director
Commercial Litigation, Compensation Law, Criminal Law, Estate Litigation, Property & Commercial, Racing & Equine Law, Wills & Estates
Jess Kimpton - Department Manager - Property & Commercial Attwood Marshall lawyers

Jess

Kimpton

Department Manager
Property & Commercial
Taylah is a Senior Paralegal in our Property and Commercial team. Taylah holds a double degree in Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice from Griffith University. She joined Attwood Marshall Lawyers in 2023 after working as a law clerk at another Gold Coast firm. There she built up experience assisting partners and senior associates with off-the-plan, residential and commercial sales and purchases, business transactions and business structuring and mortgages and securities.

Taylah

Lein

Department Manager & Senior Paralegal
Property & Commercial
Mieke Elzer - Lawyer - Property & Commercial

Mieke

Elzer

Associate
Property & Commercial
Alexandra Hughes Property and Commercial Lawyer

Alexandra

Hughes

Lawyer
Property & Commercial
Hannah Roach is a Property and Commercial Lawyer, with a focus on the sale and purchase of properties in Queensland. Hannah graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from Southern Cross University, and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from Bond University in 2021.

Hannah

Roach

Lawyer
Property & Commercial
Jorja Brewer is a diligent administration assistant and paralegal with considerable knowledge of the legal industry Jorja joined Attwood Marshall Lawyers in February 2023, jumping at the opportunity to gain valuable work and life experience and to kickstart a career in the legal industry.

Jorja

Brewer

Paralegal
Property & Commercial