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• Take initial instructions from the client and advise client to get insurance cover immediately. (unless strata in play)
• Send letter of engagement to the client to sign and on return. formally open matter and set up a file.
• Carefully read the contract, Form 1 and any ancillary documents.
• Ensure you the purchaser are getting the correct property — eg. client signed plan for land or community/strata property.
• Obtain appropriate statutory searches & check contract and Form 1 against searches. Get instructions if appropriate.
• Diarise date conditions, due and settlement date.
• Ascertain if the property is to be owner occupier or for investment purposes.
• Consider if client needs GST or other TAX, legal or professional advice and obtain instructions.
• Ascertain if there are any ‘Stamp Duty” concessions available to client.
• Ascertain if the Purchaser is a ‘First Home Buyer’.
• Ascertain the manner in which joint purchasers are to hold the property.
• Confirm conditions of contract are fulfilled by parties by due dates.
• Ensure that any encumbrance on the title is dealt with appropriately and get purchaser to sign off that they understand.
• Confirm finance arrangements with Purchaser and deal accordingly with lender.
• Obtain Company details from ASIC or any corporations.
• Prepare transfer and any required documents (eg. applications)
• Send copy of transfer to lender for preparation of mortgage documents.
• Send transfer to Vendors conveyancer.
• Stamping of the transfer.
• Confirm the amount to be provided by lender at Settlement.
• Advise Purchaser to liaise with Agent to arrange collection of keys after settlement.

• Advise Purchaser to arrange for utilities and telephone to be put in Purchaser’s name.
• Order SA Water special meter reading certificate.
• Adjust rates, taxes and any community or strata levy.
• Prepare Purchaser’s settlement statement.
• Do trust account reconciliation calculations.
• Send settlement statement to Purchaser requesting balance of funds.
• Receive funds from Purchaser and bank into trust account.
• Receive cheque details from Vendor’s Conveyancer.
• Calculate cheques required for settlement.
• Advise cheques details to lender.
• Book settlement with Vendor’s conveyancer and Lender.
• Stamp and certify transfer.
• Draw bank cheques from trust account (if required) for settlement.
• Check search Certificate of Title immediately before settlement.
• Attend and complete settlement at Lands Title Office.
• Advise Purchaser by telephone of completion of settlement.
• Send settlement confirmation letter to Purchaser.
• Send change of ownership letters to rating authorities and any community strata corporation.
• Calculate usage from special meter reading, pay appropriate amount to SA Water to put purchaser into credit and advise Vendor’s conveyancer.
• Do trust account journal entries and reconcile.
• Prepare final account for fees and trust account statement, then send to client.
• Check search Certificate of Title to confirm registration of transfer.
• Obtain a copy of the Title showing Purchaser as registered proprietor and send to client.