Nat23 replied to the topic Solicitor VS Conveyencer in the forum Help Needed! 17 years, 10 months ago
Hi,
I am a Settlement Agent/Conveyancer in Perth. There is not a lot of difference between the two aprt from a settlement agent cannot give legal advice. If the situation calls for legal advice we must hold the file and reuqest that the client seels legal advise urgently. Once the client has decided to seek that advice we then as conveyancers…[Read more]
Nat23 replied to the topic power of attorney in the forum Help Needed! 17 years, 10 months ago
Hi,
It depends on which state you are in. If you are in WA a unregistered POA (if over three months old) must be accompanied with a stat dec to state that the Donor is still alive and kicking. If you are in WA I can send you some info.
Once the POA has been lodged with the Land Titles Office you are able to execute a contract of sale and all…[Read more]
Nat23 replied to the topic Stamp Duty when transferring to a family member? in the forum Help Needed! 17 years, 11 months ago
Assuming that the rules are the same in each state the State Revenue Dept don’t care what you pay for the 50% share. A valuation must be completed by the VGO’s office which can take up to 4 weeks to be completed but if you are in Perth you can have a valuation carried out by a licensed valuer and if the val comes in less than $400K the SRD will…[Read more]
Nat23 replied to the topic West Australian’s Investing in Property (WAIP) in the forum Heads Up! 17 years, 11 months ago
Hi Kelly,
I just wanted to say thanks for last nights meeting. It was very informative and helpful and also a big thanks to Chilli Finance for the talk and packs. Can’t wait for the next meeting.
Thanks heaps.
Natalie Briggs
Frontline Settlements
9249 9355 [grad]Nat23 replied to the topic Looking for an Accountant in Perth in the forum Legal & Accounting 17 years, 11 months ago
Hi Kylie,
If you need settlements advice I would be happy to help as well. I run my own agency from home in the Northern Suburbs but service the whole of WA.
I am also a PI and attended the first 07 WAPI meeting. It was fantasitc and very informative. Let me know if you want the details of the next meeting. You will learn a lot. I…[Read more]
Nat23 replied to the topic New Perth Settlement Agency Open in the forum Legal & Accounting 17 years, 11 months ago
No I don’t that the moment. I have only just started from home this week. I need to get some sort of cash flow behind me first before i can start a website. I have enquired and they say approx $2500.00. EEEAAAAAKKKKKK.
As for the short settlement time it is possible if the settlement conditions are right eg finance, discharge of mortgage,…[Read more]
Nat23 replied to the topic selling house without an agent in the forum Help Needed! 17 years, 11 months ago
Hi there,
I have a success story from Perth. My husband and I had an agent to sell our house for 4 months. He brought us three contract 30000 under the asking price. Well you can only imagine what we told him to do with the offers. His commission was still to stay the same no matter what the final selling price was. So we decided to sell…[Read more]
Nat23 replied to the topic West Australian’s Investing in Property (WAIP) in the forum Heads Up! 17 years, 11 months ago
Hi Kelly,
I have responded to you email address tonight. Please keep me posted.
Thanks an I look forward to hearing from you with detail.
Natalie Briggs [jerry]
Nat23 replied to the topic West Australian’s Investing in Property (WAIP) in the forum Heads Up! 17 years, 11 months ago
Hi Kelly,
I have responded to you email address tonight. Please keep me posted.
Thanks an I look forward to hearing from you with detail.
Natalie Briggs
Nat23 replied to the topic New Perth Settlement Agency Open in the forum Legal & Accounting 17 years, 11 months ago
Thank you very much for the response. I can honestly say by being the industry for a long time that your comments are heard day in and day out not only by clients but by other members in the industry. The reason I left a larger company is so I was able to provide a more personal service to my clients. My beleif is that if I stay small (one…[Read more]
Nat23 replied to the topic WA Buy or not to buy in the forum Help Needed! 18 years ago
Hi There,
I am a settlement agent in Perth. Word over here is that the market is still in a boom. I think the prices are starting to become more realistic as the market has been flooded with homes. In the boom homes were in short supply and therefore pushed the prices up and people just bought everything without doing the homework. Now that…[Read more]
Nat23 replied to the topic What Qualities should your agent have? in the forum Help Needed! 18 years ago
Hi There,
As per the last post I agree with him. I have tried to sell my house in Perth through an agent for four months. I thought that I was doing the right thing by employing the Principle/Licensee of the company but I was wrong. He had the sit back and do nothing approach. I did agree with his method so some extent as you don’t want the…[Read more]