Professional fees for conveyancing run from around $500 in Queensland to $3,000 or more in metropolitan NSW, before disbursements of $300 to $800. Here is what drives the price in each state, what a quote must include, and the extras that catch buyers and sellers out.
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NSW gives you five business days of cooling off at 0.25%. Victoria gives three clear business days at 0.2% or $100. Queensland gives five business days at up to 0.25% and lets you waive it in writing. The rules you know do not travel with you.
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A section 10.7 planning certificate discloses zoning, planning controls, land contamination, flooding and bushfire prone land — and it's already in the contract. Here's what to read in it, plus the free government sources that answer the questions it doesn't.
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In NSW, nothing is binding until contracts are exchanged — then you get five business days of cooling off, at a cost of 0.25% of the purchase price if you use it. Here's how to structure an offer, and what a 66W certificate actually gives away.
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A building report covers accessible parts of the property — and generally excludes wiring, plumbing, drainage, gasfitting and pools. NSW Fair Trading also warns a vendor-supplied report "is not a substitute for your own independent report". Here's how to read one properly.
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A buyer's agent costs 1.5-3% plus GST, or $6,000-$21,000 as a fixed fee depending on your state. We work out what the agent has to actually achieve for that to pay for itself — and who genuinely benefits in a market where buyers already hold the leverage.
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