Property Transactions for Support Staff, Conveyancers and Junior Lawyers
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from experienced practitioners working at the coalface of property transactions who will identify exactly what you need to know to effectively and efficiently see a property transaction through from beginning to end. In one practical, information-packed seminar you’ll gain the knowledge and skills necessary to ensure your property transactions run smoothly.
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Description
Attend and earn 3 CPD units including:
0.5 unit in Substantive Law
2.5 units in Professional Skills
This seminar was recorded in NSW on 21 November 2018
Professional Skills
2.00pm to 2.45pm: Fundamental Pre-Contract Considerations in Buying and Selling Property in NSW
- What does the seller want?
- What does the buyer want?
- Making sure everything is in order
- Rates and charges that may affect the sale
- Restrictions on the property
- Ensuring the title deed is in order
- Legal due diligence:
- What you should investigate and understand
- Searches to undertake and why
- How long will it take?
Presented by Paul Denny, Director, Paul Denny Conveyancing
Professional Skills
2.45pm to 3.30pm: Conveyancing and the Contract: Getting Every Procedure Right
- Preparing and completing the contract: what you need to get right
- Execution of documents
- Verification of identity
- EFT and best practice
- Cooling off rights and deposits/guarantees
- Delay in settlement
- Substituted purchaser
- Continuing obligations and liabilities post-acquisition of property
Presented by Melissa Potter, Partner and Head of Property Group and Irene Horan, Senior Associate, Bartier Perry
3.30pm to 3.45pm Break
Professional Skills
3.45pm to 4.30pm: PEXA and Electronic Conveyancing
- 100% digital settlements effective now: requirement to electronically lodge all caveats and standalone transfers, along with mortgages, refinances and discharges of mortgage (including non-authorised deposit-taking institutions)
- The PEXA platform: a practical demonstration
- Considerations when settling online
- Resources and support available to you
Presented by Saheba Kaur, Team Leader, Settlement Support & Virtual Training NSW and Karen Olsen, NSW Executive Managers, Practitioner Services, PEXA
4.30pm to 5.15pm: CASE STUDIES: What Went Wrong? Conveyancing Pitfalls and Risk Management Case Studies
Examine real world examples and recent case law to identify some traps and pitfalls of conveyancing, including the critical takeaways related to risk management that can help you avoid conveyancing disasters.
Presented by Tony Cahill, Lawyer, Legal Author and Commentator