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The questions clients ask us most, answered properly. Every figure on these pages is checked against the relevant Act or revenue office, and we say so when something cannot be verified.
The two states run different rules. Each guide is labelled, and we never carry a Victorian rule across to a South Australian matter.
12 guides
Victoria 10 min read
There is no cooling off period when you buy at auction in Victoria. The contract binds you the second the hammer drops, so every check has to happen in the week before.
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Victoria 9 min read
A conveyancing quote is two numbers stacked together, and the firm only controls one of them. Here is what the searches, certificates and registration fees actually cost in 2026-27, and what makes a matter more expensive.
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Victoria 9 min read
A licensed conveyancer can handle most Victorian property sales and purchases from start to finish. Here is where the line sits, and the situations where you genuinely need a solicitor.
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Victoria 9 min read
Three clear business days, and the counting is stricter than most buyers expect. Here is how the clock runs, how to withdraw properly, what it costs, and the situations where you get no cooling-off period at all.
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Victoria 9 min read
How the title was held decides almost everything: joint proprietors pass to the survivor without probate, while a sole owner or a tenants in common share goes to the estate. Here is what happens next, and who does which part.
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Victoria 9 min read
If the dutiable value is $600,000 or less, a Victorian first home buyer pays no stamp duty. Here is where that line sits, what the $10,000 grant covers, and the conditions attached to both.
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Victoria 9 min read
The Section 32 is the disclosure document a Victorian seller has to give a buyer before the contract is signed. Here is what the law requires it to contain, who prepares it, and what a buyer can do if it turns out to be wrong.
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Victoria 9 min read
A vendor's timeline for a Victorian sale, from the vendor statement through to settlement. The paperwork that holds campaigns up, and the order that stops it happening to you.
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Victoria 9 min read
Settlement in Victoria is electronic, takes a few minutes, and almost never needs you in the room. Here is the whole day in order, including what happens if it slips.
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Victoria 9 min read
A subdivision is three approvals stacked in a fixed order, and the new titles only exist at the very end. Here is the full sequence, who handles which part, and the traps in selling lots before the plan is registered.
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Victoria 9 min read
Gifting a house to your son does not make it duty free. Here is how Victorian duty works on family transfers, which exemptions exist, and when you need a valuation.
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Victoria 9 min read
For auctions held on and from 16 October 2026, Victorian agents must publish the seller's reserve a week ahead. Here is what that changes for buyers, and how vendor bids, underquoting law and passing in work.
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We are registered in South Australia and act for SA clients from our Cranbourne office. SA conveyancing is electronic, so where you are does not limit who can act for you.
South Australia 10 min read
For most South Australian sales and purchases, a registered conveyancer can do the whole job. Here is where the line sits, how to check a registration on the CBS public register, and the matters that genuinely need a solicitor.
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South Australia 10 min read
Two clear business days, counted from the later of the contract date and the day your Form 1 arrives. How the clock runs, how to withdraw properly, what it costs, and every situation where you get no cooling-off period at all.
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South Australia 9 min read
South Australia gives eligible first home buyers full stamp duty relief with no value cap, but only on a new build. On an established home you pay the lot. Here is how the relief, the grant and the conditions actually work.
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South Australia 11 min read
The Form 1 is the disclosure statement a South Australian seller has to serve on the buyer. Here is what goes in it, who signs the certificate, when it is due, and why service of the Form 1 is what starts the cooling-off clock.
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South Australia 10 min read
A seller's timeline for a South Australian sale, from getting the Form 1 prepared through to settlement. The paperwork that holds campaigns up, and the order that stops it happening to you.
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South Australia 10 min read
Settlement in South Australia happens inside an online workspace and takes minutes once everyone is ready. Here is the whole thing in order, including the adjustments nobody explains and what happens if the date slips.
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South Australia 9 min read
South Australia charges one rate of stamp duty whether you are buying somewhere to live or somewhere to rent out. First home buyers can have the whole amount wiped, but only on a new build, and that one distinction is worth tens of thousands of dollars.
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South Australia 10 min read
South Australia has no general family exemption. Here is how RevenueSA treats gifts and transfers between relatives, which exemptions genuinely exist, and what evidence of value you will actually need.
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