Selling Your Property

Selling Your Property

You want settlement day
with no surprises.
We make problems go away.

"The vendor's job is done when contracts exchange. Ours isn't. Settlement is where things unravel — and where having the right solicitor in your corner makes all the difference."

— Robin Carter · Principal Solicitor, Love Homes Conveyancing

The buyer pulled out on settlement day. The deposit dispute took four months.

A failed settlement isn't just a delay — it's holding costs, relisting fees, price adjustments, and months of uncertainty. The contract you sign at exchange determines how protected you are when it happens. Most vendors don't find out what their contract said until they need it.

You've accepted the offer. Now the real work begins.

The hard part felt like the market — the appraisals, the agent, the open inspections, the negotiation. You got through it. The offer is signed. You're already planning what comes next.

But the legal process has barely started. The contract needs to be right before it goes out. The deposit needs to be properly held. The buyer's finance clause, the settlement timeline, the adjustment of rates and outgoings — every one of these has the potential to create a problem between exchange and settlement day.

Most vendors don't think about any of this until something goes wrong. By then, what's in the contract is what you're working with.

"The best outcome is the one where nothing unexpected happens. That doesn't happen by accident — it happens because the contract was right from the start."

What can go wrong

The risks between exchange
and settlement day.

Most don't materialise. But when they do, what's in your contract determines what happens next.

The buyer pulls out — or tries to
A buyer who can't settle may claim a right to rescind. Whether they can depends on what the contract says, how the deposit is held, and what conditions were agreed at exchange. A well-drafted contract is your first line of protection.
Settlement is delayed
Bank delays, buyer finance issues, missing documents — settlements fall over for reasons outside your control. Your rights when that happens — penalty interest, time notices, termination — depend entirely on what your contract provides for.
The deposit isn't properly held
The deposit is yours if the buyer defaults. But only if it's held correctly, in the right account, under the right conditions. Getting this wrong creates a dispute that's entirely avoidable.
Adjustments and outgoings aren't calculated correctly
Rates, water, strata levies, land tax — all need to be apportioned correctly at settlement. Errors here aren't always picked up until after the fact, and correcting them takes time and goodwill you may not have.

What we do for you

From contract to keys.
Nothing left to chance.

We handle the full legal process of your sale — so settlement day is exactly what it should be.

We prepare your contract of sale
A contract that protects your interests — correctly drafted, correctly structured, and ready before your agent starts marketing. Not after the buyer has already made an offer.
We handle the deposit — correctly
Where it's held, how it's held, and what happens to it if the buyer defaults. We make sure this is set up properly from exchange so there's nothing to dispute later.
We manage the buyer's solicitor through to settlement
Requisitions, title searches, transfer documents, settlement adjustments — we handle the legal correspondence end to end so nothing is left outstanding on settlement day.
We keep you informed — in writing, at every stage
You'll know where things stand without having to chase anyone. Updates come to you. Questions get answered the same day.
We deal with problems before they become crises
Delayed finance. A buyer requesting an extension. A dispute over an outgoing adjustment. We've seen it all. We deal with it calmly, quickly, and in your best interests.

On settlement day

The goal is a settlement day that's boring.

No last-minute calls. No missing documents. No adjustment disputes. No buyer's solicitor requesting an extension at 4pm. The reason settlement days go smoothly isn't luck — it's preparation. The contract, the deposit, the documentation, the communication. When all of that is handled properly from the start, settlement day is exactly what it should be: the day you get paid and move on.

Pricing

Fixed fee. One number.

The same transparency we bring to your contract, we bring to ours. No surprises on our bill.

Selling — All Sale Types

$1,990

+ GST + disbursements

Initial deposit $1,100 · Balance payable on settlement · NSW, QLD, VIC, SA, WA