Contracts & disclosure
Queensland property contracts explained: seller disclosure, cooling-off, conditions and what each clause means.
Standard sale contract reissued so buyers can copy authority records
From 1 October 2026 the REIQ and Queensland Law Society contract carries a reworded clause 7.11, confirming a buyer may obtain copies of documents authorities hold.
The body corporate certificate: what a Queensland unit buyer is told
Who issues the body corporate certificate, how fast, at what fee, what it must show before a Queensland unit contract is signed, and what follows if it is late or wrong.
Buying or selling a Queensland home 'as is': what the contract still says
'As is' appears in Queensland listings, not in the standard contract. What the phrase can change, which seller promises and buyer rights survive it, and how it is written in.
Titles Queensland shuts its Brisbane counter as paperwork moves online
Public access to the Titles Queensland office in Brisbane ended on 7 September 2026. Owners updating a title before a sale now lodge online or by post.
Caveats in Queensland: protecting an interest in land before settlement
What a caveat does on a Queensland title, who may lodge one, why it lapses after three months or 14 days, how it is removed, and what an unjustified caveat can cost.
Signing a Queensland property contract electronically: what the law accepts
A Queensland sale contract can be signed on a phone. Which Acts make that valid, what counts as a signature, how consent and timing work, and where paper rules remain.
Vacant possession or tenant in place: how a Queensland contract works
A Queensland contract promises vacant possession unless a tenancy is written in. How the schedule, the settlement documents, rent, bond and the rent warranty fit together.
Time is of the essence: settlement dates and extensions in Queensland
Why a Queensland settlement date is a hard deadline, the short extensions the standard contract and the Property Law Act 2023 allow, and what restarts the clock.
Easements and encumbrances: what a Queensland contract leaves on title
A Queensland home is sold free of encumbrances, with exceptions. Which interests stay after settlement, which the seller must clear, and what a buyer can do about a surprise.
What stays with the house: fixtures and chattels in a Queensland sale
The standard Queensland contract sells the lot, its improvements and a written list of chattels. How each is defined, what the seller may take, and what happens to items left behind.
A year of seller disclosure: Law Society says the scheme is working
Twelve months after Queensland ended buyer beware, the Queensland Law Society says seller disclosure is giving contracts more certainty. What it covers, and what it leaves out.
Special conditions in Queensland contracts: subject to sale, due diligence
Special conditions are where a standard Queensland contract becomes one particular deal. How subject-to-sale, due diligence and other added clauses work, and what each needs to say.
When a buyer or seller defaults on a Queensland contract: the remedies
What counts as default under the standard Queensland contract, the choice to affirm or terminate, and what each side can then claim: deposit, resale loss, interest and costs.
The building and pest clause in a Queensland contract, step by step
One date in the schedule makes a Queensland contract subject to building and pest reports. How the clause runs from entry to notice, and what acting reasonably asks of a buyer.
Seller disclosure wrong or missing: a Queensland buyer's right to terminate
Since August 2025 a Queensland buyer can end a contract before settlement if the seller's disclosure was not given or was materially wrong. How the two grounds work, and their limits.
Subject to finance in Queensland: how the contract's loan clause works
The finance condition in a Queensland contract runs on three schedule boxes, a 5pm deadline and a written notice. What each side must do, and what silence means.
Supreme Court keeps a buyer's caveat on a $2.85 million Caloundra sale
A seller ended a contract because an earlier buyer's caveat blocked the transfer. On 15 June the Supreme Court refused to clear the way for the land to go elsewhere.
Title searches rise to $25.71 as Titles Queensland lifts fees on 1 July
Titles Queensland has confirmed its 2026-27 fees. The searches every seller needs for a disclosure statement cost about 4 per cent more from 1 July.
The REIQ contract for houses and residential land: what each clause does
Most Queensland homes change hands on one standard contract. A clause-by-clause tour of the deposit, conditions, settlement, warranties and default terms, in plain words.
The deposit in a Queensland sale contract: amount, holder, forfeiture
How much a Queensland deposit usually is, when it falls due, who holds it and on what terms, who receives it when a sale settles or ends, and when a buyer can lose it.