Conveyancing for Sellers

Selling a property in NSW starts before the property goes to market, because the contract for sale has to be ready first. Under the Conveyancing Act 1919 and the Conveyancing (Sale of Land) Regulation 2022, a NSW vendor's contract must include prescribed documents before it can be exchanged, such as a title search, a section 10.7 planning certificate and a sewerage or drainage diagram. Getting this right early keeps the sale on track, and Licensed conveyancers and solicitors assist sellers with the sale from preparation through to settlement.

Your conveyancer or solicitor prepares your contract for sale, assembles the prescribed disclosure documents, and makes sure everything that must be included is included before a buyer signs. Getting the disclosure right protects the sale: missing prescribed documents can give a buyer a right to rescind, so this is not a step to leave to chance.

Once a buyer is found, the conveyancer manages the contract through to settlement. They handle the exchange of contracts, respond to the buyer's requisitions (the formal questions the buyer's representative sends about the property and title), coordinate with your bank to discharge any existing mortgage, calculate the settlement adjustments for council rates, water and any strata levies, and complete settlement electronically through PEXA, the online platform used to lodge documents and transfer ownership. You receive a settlement statement showing the final figures and the balance payable to you.

This service suits owner-occupiers selling the family home, investors selling a tenanted property, and anyone selling a unit or apartment where strata records and owners corporation disclosure come into play. Where the property is tenanted, the conveyancer also addresses the tenancy and any rent adjustments as part of the sale.

On cost, many independent conveyancers offer a fixed professional fee for a routine sale, so the cost is clear from the outset. That fee typically covers standard professional work; government charges, search and certificate fees and other disbursements are additional and confirmed separately in writing. We are a conveyancing network and never set or charge that fee.

If you are preparing to sell a Sydney property, the earlier you involve a conveyancer the smoother the disclosure and contract steps tend to be. Share a few details and a licensed conveyancer or solicitor will contact you for a fixed-fee quote, usually within one business day.