Read before you sign.
Back within 24 hours.

Send us the contract and section 32 and tell us the auction or signing date. A lawyer reads every page and tells you, in writing, what it commits you to and what to change before you are bound.

Client reviews

Property law clients,
in their own words.

Is this you?

When people come to us about contract and section 32 reviews.

Each of these is a good reason to call, and none of them is too early.

  • The auction is on Saturday and the agent has sent a 90-page contract.
  • The agent says the contract is standard and you only need to sign.
  • You want to make an offer today and are not sure what the special conditions mean.
  • Something in the section 32 does not look right, and you cannot say what.

How we help

Most conveyancing problems were in the contract on day one.

A contract of sale and the vendor statement (the section 32) decide what you are buying, when you pay, and what happens if something goes wrong. Once you sign, or the hammer falls, your options narrow quickly. At auction there is no cooling-off period at all.

We read the contract and the section 32 together, check the title, the plan, the planning and building information and the owners corporation details, and tell you plainly what matters. You receive the red flags in writing, the terms worth negotiating, and anything that would make us tell you to walk away.

What we do

  • The contract, special conditions and section 32 read in full
  • Title, easements, covenants and caveats checked
  • Planning, building permits and owners corporation details reviewed
  • Deposit, finance, settlement and penalty terms explained
  • Suggested changes you can put to the agent before signing
  • Written notes within 24 hours, weekends included

What happens first

Your first week with us.

A matter should feel different from the first call. This is what you can expect before anything is signed or sent.

What it costs
  1. Day 1: send the contract

    Email the contract and section 32, or the link from the agent, and tell us the auction or signing date.

  2. Within 24 hours: the red flags, in writing

    What the contract commits you to, what to negotiate before you sign, and what would make us tell you to walk away.

  3. Before you sign: a fixed fee in writing

    One quote for the whole conveyance, so you know the cost before you are committed to anything.

  4. From then on: one lawyer, no chasing

    The lawyer who reviewed your contract runs the file to settlement. You are told the settlement figures before the day, not after.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

If your question is not here, it is a good reason for the free call.

  • How quickly will I hear back?

    Within 24 hours of receiving the contract and section 32, including weekends and public holidays. If the auction or signing is sooner, tell us when you send it.

  • Is there a cooling-off period if I sign?

    For most private sales in Victoria there are three clear business days, and ending the contract in that time costs $100 or 0.2 per cent of the price, whichever is more. There is none at auction, or for a sale in the three business days either side of an auction, so the review has to happen first.

  • What does it cost?

    Conveyancing is a fixed fee, quoted before you engage us. Development, SMSF and commercial property work is handled by senior lawyers and scoped in writing before it starts, so you know what you are committing to and what you will get for it.

Tell us what is going on. We will tell you where you stand.

A free 15-minute call. If it is a matter for us, you are booked in with the right solicitor before the call ends. If it is not, we will say so.