At Sapphire Legal, we would love to help you with the purchase or sale of your home or investment property.

 

Whether you need help with checking the terms of a contract of sale before you sign or assistance in overseeing the sale of your property, we can assist you in all aspects involved.

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We offer reasonable rates for all types of conveyancing without sacrificing quality or service. At Sapphire Legal, we take the time to ensure that you understand the processes involved and will not treat you like a number. We are a member of PEXA which is an Australia wide electronic platform for conveyancing transactions.

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Fees and charges

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When it comes to conveyancing, fees can vary widely between law firms and conveyancers. So also, can the type of service you receive. There are many costs however that are set by search bodies or government and these will be the same regardless of who does your conveyancing. For this reason, it is important that when you compare prices with other law firms, you only compare the lawyers professional fees.

 

 

Pre-Contractual Legal Advice – Fees

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If you engage Sapphire Legal for advice before you sign a contract that requires no more than 1 hour of a lawyer’s time, we charge a fee of $270 (including gst).

 

If you require more than 1 hour and assistance in negotiating changes to the contract terms, we charge a fee of $350 (including gst).

 

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Residential Conveyancing – Fees

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When you engage Sapphire Legal, you know that experienced people are looking after your matter. Our fees may be slightly more than others because we will not sacrifice service. At Sapphire Legal, our clients are not “just a number”. We will ensure that you know what is happening every step of the way.

 

Sale of House, Land or Unit

Professional Fee $880 (incl. gst)

Preparation of Contract of Sale $400 (incl gst)

Plus search and agent fees

 

 

Purchase of House or Unit

Stamp duty will apply.

Professional fees $990 (incl. gst)

Plus search and agents fees

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Purchase – off the plan

Stamp duty may apply

Professional fees $1,100 (incl. gst)

Plus search and agents fees

 

 

Additional fees

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Depending on the property, the types of searches we carry out and recommend may vary. These searches attract fees which are set by the relevant authority and are in addition to our professional fees.

 

• Admin fee – is a fee which partly covers the vast amount of stationary, photocopying, general post, printing and scanning which is involved in a conveyance. We charge a set Admin fee of $55.00.

• Agent fees – these are fees charged by agents who are engaged through the conveyancing process. For example, if both parties use PEXA, the PEXA agency fee is an additional $117.92 (incl gst).

• Bank fees – banks pass on government registration fees which are extra and unavoidable.

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For service you can trust, please contact Gayle.