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Wills, estates, property and disputes articles
Selling property
RCD and smoke alarm rules for WA sellers
When selling property, it is important to get it right when it comes to ensuring you are compliant with RCD...
Buying property
Buying or selling subject to finance in WA
A buyer who lets the finance date pass without giving either notice leaves the seller free to terminate.
Buying property
Buying off the plan in WA: what you can and cannot get out of
There is no cooling off period, but since May 2020 an off the plan strata buyer can avoid the contract...
Buying property
First home buyers: what happens at settlement in WA
Settlement is the day your first home becomes yours, but most of the work happens in the weeks before it.
Buying property
When do you appoint a settlement agent in WA?
You make an offer and the contract asks for the name of your settlement representative. Appointing early is mostly about...
Buying property
Settlement agent, conveyancer or lawyer: what the difference means in WA
In WA a conveyancer and a settlement agent are the same thing. What a settlement agent or lawyer can each...
Buying property
How to choose a settlement agent in Perth
A large part of what you pay at settlement is government charges that are the same whoever you use, so...
Estate disputes
Family provision claims in Western Australia
A family provision claim asks the Supreme Court to order a larger share of a deceased estate for an eligible...
Estate administration
Understanding estate property transfers
Which Landgate application you lodge depends how the title was held. A property held as joint tenants passes to the...
Estate administration
Administration Act 1903 (WA): executors and administrators
The Administration Act 1903 (WA) sets out how an intestate estate is divided, who can be appointed if no executor...
Probate
Resealing a grant of probate in Western Australia
A reseal is the Supreme Court of WA recognising a grant made somewhere else, so that an interstate or overseas...
Probate
How to apply for probate in Western Australia
Probate is the Supreme Court order that lets an executor deal with the deceased's assets. This post sets out what...
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Do I earn interest on money in your trust account?
No. Funds held on trust by law firms are strictly regulated. Banks are required to pay any interest earned on funds held in trust accounts t...
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I’ve sold my house. When do I move out?
Settlement is done and the buyer is entitled to the keys. When you have to move out depends on whether the house was your own home right up...
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What happens to your family trust when you die or lose capacity?
Your family trust carries on after you die or lose capacity, because the assets belong to the trust rather than to you. What falls vacant is...
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Passing the estate accounts
Passing of accounts is how an executor has the estate's accounts scrutinised by the Supreme Court. A beneficiary can require it. An executor...
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