Conveyancers
The role of conveyancers and property solicitors in a Queensland sale, from contract review to settlement.
The indemnity insurance that stands behind a Queensland conveyancing file
Every Queensland law practice doing conveyancing carries compulsory professional indemnity insurance. Who provides it, how much it covers, how the levy works and what a claim involves.
One lawyer for buyer and seller? Conflict rules in Queensland sales
How the solicitors' conduct rules treat acting for two parties to a Queensland sale, a solicitor's own interest, referral payments and a conflict that appears mid-file.
Buying or selling without a lawyer: the DIY paper trail in Queensland
A buyer or seller may handle their own Queensland transfer. What the Revenue Office and Titles Queensland expect from a self-represented party, and where it gets hard.
Solicitors' trust accounts and the fidelity fund in a property sale
How money is held by a Queensland law practice during a sale or purchase: trust money, the yearly external examination, Law Society investigations and the fidelity fund.
Property searches in a Queensland purchase: a map of who holds what
A map of the property searches behind a Queensland purchase: who holds each record, what a result can change, and what seller disclosure now shows before signing.
Checking a Queensland conveyancing lawyer before you engage one
In Queensland, conveyancing for a fee is legal work. Here is how to confirm a practising certificate, read a firm's structure and understand who handles complaints.
Conveyancing fees in Queensland: fees, outlays and your rights
How a Queensland conveyancing bill is built: professional fees, outlays, the $1,500 and $3,000 disclosure thresholds, itemised bills and costs assessment.
Retirement villages and manufactured homes: not an ordinary conveyance
A retirement village unit and a manufactured home in a Queensland park are bought under their own Acts. What is acquired, the disclosure, the cooling-off and the way out.
What a conveyancing solicitor does, from first call to settlement
Stage by stage, the work a Queensland conveyancing solicitor does for a buyer and for a seller: the tasks, the documents and the dates the lawyer keeps.
Who may do conveyancing in Queensland, and why it takes a law firm
Queensland has no licensed conveyancers: the work belongs to solicitors and law practices. What the Act says, where clerks fit, and how other states differ.