Fixed Fee for a Sale

The *fixed fee charged for a standard Sale is $770, and includes the following:

	1.	Preparation of Section 32 Vendor's Statement.
	2.	Preparation of Contract of Sale.
	3.	Preparation of Section 27 Deposit Release Statement.
	4.	Supervision of real estate agent re legal compliance.
	5.	All conveyancing work as defined in the Legal Practice Act 1996.
	6.	Disbursements associated with the conveyancing work. **
	7.	All legal advice associated with the conveyancing work.
	8.	All legal work associated with the conveyancing work.
	9.	All office costs (postage, faxes, phone calls, photocopying).
	10.	Advising Lender re Discharge of Mortgage.
	11.	Obtaining of mortgage "payout figure" from Lender.
	12.	Booking of settlement with client's bank or lender.
	13.	Settlement agency fees for settlements in Melbourne CBD.
	14.	Settlement attendance in Melbourne CBD.
	15.	Submission of Notices of Disposition.
	16.	Post settlement follow-up on matters associated with the conveyancing work.
	17.	Goods and Services Tax (GST)

*Where the contract remains fixed, our costs remain fixed. However, additional costs are charged for variations made to the contract between the day of sale and settlement.

** Where an Owners Corporation (Body Corporate) is involved an extra charge will apply for each Owners Corporation Certificate required.

All clients receive a full Costs Disclosure Statement and a Costs Agreement as required under the Legal Profession Act 2004.

The following are NOT included in our fixed fee:

	•	Owners Corporation Certificates. By law the sale of a property affected by an Owners Corporation is required to provide an Owners Corporation Certificate in the Section 32.
	•	Power of Attorney (e.g. where client is travelling overseas and wishes to appoint a local representative to sign documents).
	•	The property itself may be unusual: (There are still a few "general law", "stratum" and "company share" properties in Victoria, and additional work associated with these is not included).
	•	Extraneous tasks.
	•	Other unusual circumstances that take the matter beyond "conveyancing work" as defined in the Legal Practice Act 1996.

Costs for non-standard matters will be calculated in accordance with the Legal Practice Act Practitioner Remuneration Order Click here to download [PDF 80k].

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