How a Conveyancer Can Help You with a Property Transaction

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Property transactions can be an exciting yet stressful process. From navigating through legal complexities to ensuring a smooth transfer of ownership, there are numerous details that need to be taken care of. This is where a conveyancer comes in. This article explores how a conveyancer can assist you through the entire property transaction process, ensuring a hassle-free experience. Conducting Property Searches One of the key roles of a conveyancer is to conduct property searches.

3 October 2023

What Should You Do to Collect a Debt Before You Hand the Case to a Collection Agency?

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As a business owner or manager, one of the most frustrating experiences is when a customer owes you money and doesn't pay. When you have tried everything in your power to collect the debt, it can be tempting to just hand the case over to a collection agency and forget about it. But before you resort to that, there are a few things you can do to try to collect the debt on your own.

8 May 2023

How to Verify Your Identity Prior to a Real Estate Transaction

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For generations, parties to a real estate transaction would need to come together in a central office to finalise their arrangements. This was known as "settlement day" and would typically occur at a lawyer or conveyancer office with many individuals in attendance. Yet it was only a matter of time before technology would take over and make such a process largely redundant. So if you're getting ready to buy or sell a property for the first time, you may now be able to do that remotely.

6 January 2023

5 Reasons to Seek a Child Support Modification

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If you separate from your child's mother or father, you're almost certainly going to need a child support agreement to ensure the child's financial needs are provided for. This is calculated by looking at factors such as each parent's current income, the amount of time children spend with each parent and the number of children you and the other parent have. However, child support agreements are not set in stone, and there are several situations that can allow for a child support modification.

9 September 2022

Conveyancing FAQs

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As a budding real estate investor, you must comprehend the conveyancing concept. Typically, conveyancers are a must-have when exchanging real estate contracts. Who are conveyancers and what do they do? Below are some FAQs to help build your understanding of conveyancing.  Who are Conveyancers?  Conveyancers are professionals that handle the legalities of real estate exchange. In Australia, a conveyancer could either be a property law practitioner or someone with a conveyancing degree or diploma.

19 July 2022

What's the Difference between Parenting Plans and Orders, and How Should You Proceed?

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Separation can be a traumatic experience for both adults, but where children are involved, there are additional repercussions. In this case, it's crucial for the parents to take responsibility and come up with a suitable plan as if not, a court will most certainly intervene. In an ideal world, both parents should devote equal time to the ongoing care of the kids, but this can sometimes be challenging to set up.

7 March 2022

First-Time Homebuyer? What You Need to Know About Stamp Duty

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If you've been renting all your life and feel it is now time for you to buy a home, you may be learning about the process involved and picking up some of the terminologies. As you learn, you will find that you may need to pay stamp duty and wonder what this is all about. It's Another Tax Stamp duty is a rather archaic term for what is effectively just a tax that you need to pay whenever you buy a house.

17 November 2021