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If you’re buying or selling property outside New South Wales, Coutts can manage the conveyancing process for transactions in Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia, as well as NSW.
Property contracts, cooling-off periods, settlement requirements and transaction processes differ between jurisdictions. Our interstate conveyancers can guide you through the requirements that apply to your transaction and coordinate the process through to settlement.
If you want to understand how the rules differ between jurisdictions before you proceed, read our state-by-state guide to interstate conveyancing in Australia.
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Interstate Conveyancing Across Australia
Coutts currently provides interstate conveyancing services for property transactions in Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia, as well as New South Wales.
Each jurisdiction has its own contract requirements, cooling-off rules and settlement processes. The sections below provide a brief overview of the states and territories in which our Property & Conveyancing team can assist.
For a more detailed comparison of the differences between jurisdictions, see our interstate conveyancing guide.
Buying or Selling in Queensland (QLD)
Selling in Queensland is very different to New South Wales. We can assist you with understanding the Queensland process and advise you of any transfer duty concessions you may be entitled to. In Queensland, most contracts are entered into on a conditional basis and time is of the essence with completion. This emphasises the importance of being able to comply with the strict time frames that are posed and getting correct legal advice. Here at Coutts, we will help you through that step by step process, allowing you to complete it as soon as possible with minimal stress.
Buying or Selling in Victoria (VIC)
The conveyancing process in Victoria is similar to Queensland, however with some key differences. An understanding of these differences is integral to the avoidance of unnecessary risk associated with Victorian purchases. We will be able to help you understand the process in Victoria, by taking you step by step through the Contract to assist your understanding of your obligations and liabilities.
Buying or Selling in South Australia (SA)
In South Australia, an understanding of the process and the documents you must provide are equally important. In addition to a Contract, a seller is also required to provide a vendor statement. The Vendor statement needs to include the correct information and searches. Without this information, Contracts cannot become unconditional. We can assist with the preparation or review of these documents.
Buying or Selling in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
When purchasing in other states, you purchase the title to a property. This is not the case in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Instead, all property ownership is leasehold, where you are granted a 99-year lease to the property instead of title. As a result, there are many differences which it is important you are aware of when purchasing and at Coutts, we can help with this.
Buying or Selling in Western Australia (WA)
Similar to NSW, Western Australian residential property transactions must take place on an electronic conveyancing portal, such as PEXA. In Western Australia, there is no legislative requirement for a cooling off period to apply to contracts for sale of land. The transaction also takes place through an ‘offer and acceptance’ type process. It is important to ensure you obtain legal advice prior to signing any contracts, as mentioned above there is no legal requirement for a cooling off period.
Please note: Coutts does not currently provide conveyancing services for property transactions in Tasmania or the Northern Territory. For general information about how conveyancing differs across Australian jurisdictions, see our interstate conveyancing guide.
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Interstate Conveyancing FAQ’s
Property transactions can differ significantly between Australian states and territories. Differences can include who prepares the contract, cooling-off periods, finance and building inspection conditions, transfer duty requirements and how settlement is completed.
If you are buying or selling interstate, it is important to understand the rules that apply where the property is located rather than assuming the NSW process will apply.
Coutts can assist with property transactions in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia.
We do not currently provide conveyancing services for property transactions in Tasmania or the Northern Territory.
Yes. You do not need to live in the same state as the property for Coutts to manage an interstate conveyancing transaction in a jurisdiction we service.
Our Property & Conveyancing team can communicate with you remotely, review the relevant documents and coordinate the transaction through to settlement.
Not necessarily. Coutts can manage eligible interstate conveyancing transactions in the jurisdictions we service without you needing to engage a separate local conveyancer simply because the property is interstate.
The legal and conveyancing requirements still depend on the state or territory where the property is located, so your representative needs to understand and follow that jurisdiction’s process.
Yes. Wherever possible, have the contract reviewed before signing or becoming legally committed to an interstate property purchase.
Contract conditions, cooling-off rights and deadlines differ between jurisdictions, and some states provide considerably less opportunity to withdraw after a contract is signed.
Transfer duty rates, concessions and exemptions differ between states and territories.
Eligibility can depend on the property’s value and use, the purchaser and the jurisdiction in which the property is located. Coutts can assist with the conveyancing and relevant transfer duty requirements for transactions in the jurisdictions we service.
Settlement processes vary between jurisdictions, although electronic conveyancing is now used for many eligible Australian property transactions.
Coutts can coordinate the required documents, your lender where applicable and the settlement process for interstate transactions in the jurisdictions we service.
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