Residential Property & Conveyancing

Buying or selling a property or acquiring a commercial property to operate your business are amongst the biggest and most important financial transactions most of us will make in our lifetime.

Wightman Legal have the expertise to guide you through every step of the conveyancing process, and regularly collaborates with Canny Accounting and Canny Wealth to ensure that all aspects of the transaction are considered. This often includes planning for tax and stamp duty implications, capital gains tax, structure considerations and also investment advice.

Our service arms work collaboratively to ensure that we can offer you the best experience with no hidden surprises down the track when it comes to your big life transactions.

Let our expert team help to make these – stress free!

Put simply, conveyancing is the process of transferring the ownership of a legal title of land to the new owner – whether that be a person or an entity such as a small business.

It involves preparing, verifying and lodging the required legal documents associated with the purchase or sale of a home, and importantly preparing the property for settlement.

When it comes to buying or selling a property there are some important people that need to be involved along the way:

• The vendor and purchaser;
• Their legal representatives;
• The real estate agent; and
• The bank and the broker assisting.

In a nutshell, conveyancing generally starts with the owner of a property and the purchaser entering into a contract which sets out the terms on which the property is to be sold.

At the completion of the conveyancing process, settlement occurs and the title is transferred for the agreed purchase price.

Wightman Legal’s conveyancing services include:

• Purchase of Residential Property;
• Sale of Residential Property;
• Leases;
  • Retail Leases;
  • Commercial Leases; and
  • Transfer and assignment of leases.
• Building Contracts; and
• Caveats.

Our team provides advice and important information on the transfer of property ownership, as well as being there to assist the vendors and purchasers through the entire process.

The conveyancing process differs slightly depending on the type of transaction required by the parties.

Your conveyancer will prepare the required documentation needed for the settlement process, communicate with the lenders and banks and provide advice and guidance to help the transaction occur smoothly.

The conveyancing process can be broken down into the following steps…

At Wightman Legal, we offer legal assistance and advice on a range of property and conveyancing matters.  A smooth conveyancing transaction is always our priority.

We can also provide advice and further guidance on issues throughout the process, including estate planning and any tax implications in buying or selling a property.  With Canny Accounting on hand, we work as a team to advise you on stamp duty, capital gains tax and any other structuring or financial considerations.