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NSW selling guides: preparing your sale and settlement
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Selling in NSW
Mortgage Discharge When You Sell in NSW
When you sell a property with a mortgage in NSW, your lender is paid out from the sale funds at settlement and the mortgage is removed from the title through PEXA.…
Read guide →02 · Buying & sellingThe NSW Contract for Sale Explained
Most NSW property sales use the standard Contract for the Sale and Purchase of Land published by the Law Society of NSW and REINSW, plus special conditions added by…
Read guide →03 · Buying & sellingConveyancer or Property Lawyer in NSW?
In NSW, both licensed conveyancers and solicitors can handle the legal work of buying or selling property. A licensed conveyancer specialises in property…
Read guide →04 · Buying & sellingExchange vs Settlement in NSW
Exchange of contracts is when the buyer and seller each sign identical copies of the contract and it becomes legally binding, usually with the buyer paying the…
Read guide →05 · SellingSelling a House in NSW: What You Need Before You List
In NSW, a property cannot be marketed for sale until a contract for sale is ready, and that contract must include certain documents: the title search and plan, a…
Read guide →06 · Buying & sellingPassed In at Auction in NSW: What Happens Next?
A property is passed in when bidding stops below the seller's reserve price. The highest bidder is usually invited to negotiate first, and if a contract is signed…
Read guide →07 · SellingLand Tax Clearance Certificate in NSW
A land tax clearance certificate is issued by Revenue NSW and shows whether any land tax is owing on a property. The buyer's conveyancer usually orders it before…
Read guide →08 · SellingSelling an Inherited Property in NSW
In NSW, an inherited property is usually sold by the executor named in the will, once the Supreme Court has granted probate, or by an administrator under letters of…
Read guide →09 · Buying & sellingSelling and Buying at the Same Time in NSW
The most common way to sell and buy at the same time in NSW is to line up both settlements on the same day, linked in PEXA so the sale funds pay for the purchase. It…
Read guide →10 · Buying & sellingSettlement Day in NSW: How Long It Takes and What Happens
In NSW, settlement usually happens about 6 weeks (42 days) after contracts are exchanged, although the parties can agree on a shorter or longer period. On the day,…
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