Conveyancing Quote - Under the Conveyancers Licensing Act 2003 it is a legal obligation

Under the Conveyancers Licensing Act 2003 it is a legal obligation that all  licensed conveyancers  disclose the costs and other matters in relation to the service they are offering you upfront when you request a  conveyancing quote . This disclosure to the client must include: -   the amount of the costs if known -   the basis of calculating the costs (if the amount of the costs is not known) -   the billing arrangements -   the clients rights in relation to the hearing of disputes about the fees by the Tribunal -   any conflict of beneficial interest of a kind required to be disclosed by the regulations -   any other matter required to be disclosed by the regulations. Under the Act all disclosures must be made in writing and expressed in clear plain English. This disclosure is your conveyancing quote and should be received prior to any undertaking of conveyancing work. The  conveyancing quote must be agreed upon by both conveyancer and client. Also, if your conveyancer does not fully disclose all costs in a conveyancing quote then they have failed under section 36 of the Act and therefore the client does not need to pay any costs for the conveyancing work and the case may go to the Tribunal. Just Conveyancing  is a  Sydney  based company that operates specially in conveyancing and have a full understanding of conveyancing and the rules and regulations as stated in the Conveyancers Licensing Act 2003. They will ensure that all clients are fully disclosed on all matters regarding their conveyancing requirements and this is presented to clients in the form of a conveyancing quote. At Just Conveyancing they generally charge a flat conveyancing fee as apposed to an hourly fee. Additional disbursements will also be set out in your  conveyancing quote and some of these disbursements may include: -   Sale  Disbursements: o   Title Search o   Drainage Diagram o   Section 149 Certificate (zoning certificate) o   Section 88g Certificate (positive covenant if required) o   Telephone costs o   Postage costs o   On Line Services o   Photocopying o   Settlement Fee -   Purchase Disbursements: o   Property and Rate Enquiries o   Telephone costs o   Postage costs o   On Line Services o   Photocopying o   Certificate of Currency (strata if required) o   Settlement fee o   Stamping fee o   Final Search -   Other Disbursements (not included in our fees) o   Pest  Report o   Building Inspection Report o   Strata Report o   Survey Report o   Registration fees When requesting your  conveyancing quote  from Just Conveyancing ask them to also quote you on stamp duty as they offer a fast and effective service. REMEMBER all  conveyancing quotes  should be set out in an easy to read and understandable format that is in plain English and is in a written format. It should also fully disclose all costs involved in your conveyancing and your conveyancing company should always honor the  conveyancing quote  they delivered to you. If you are looking for an experienced and  professional conveyancing company  for your conveyancing quote then contact Just Conveyancing today. They are happy to answer any questions you may have -  Ph: (02) 9956 7069 or 0411 749 483 . Alternatively you can contact them via their website at  www.justconveyancing.net.au  or email Ros Virtue, a licensed conveyancer, at  rosvirtue@bigpond.com .

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