Residential conveyancing in Queensland.
House, unit, townhouse and vacant land transactions across Queensland. Plain-English advice and a written framework before any work begins.
Residential conveyancing in Queensland is the legal process of transferring ownership of a residential property, a house, unit, townhouse or vacant land, between buyer and seller. Work runs from contract review and special conditions, through requisitions on title, finance and building inspection conditions, to settlement and stamp duty assessment under the Property Law Act 2023 (Qld), the Land Title Act 1994 (Qld) and the Duties Act 2001 (Qld). Fraser Lawyers acts for buyers and sellers across Queensland, with the principal Blake Fraser admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 2013.
What happens after you are charged.
Framework
The Queensland framework that applies in these matters:
- Property Law Act 2023 (Qld). The principal Act governing the formation and content of property contracts in Queensland. From 1 August 2025 it replaced the 1974 Act, introducing a new seller-disclosure regime that applies to most residential sales.
- Land Title Act 1994 (Qld). Establishes the Queensland Torrens title system. Governs registration of title, dealings, easements, mortgages and caveats.
- Duties Act 2001 (Qld). Imposes transfer duty (stamp duty) on dutiable transactions, including the home concession and the first-home concession that apply on residential purchases.
- Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (Qld). Applies to community title schemes (most apartments and townhouse complexes). Governs the disclosures required when a lot in a scheme is sold.
- Land Sales Act 1984 (Qld). Applies to vacant land and proposed lots in subdivisions, including off-the-plan transactions.
- Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld). Section 308 requires written costs disclosure before any work begins.
Questions we hear often.
Plain-English answers to the questions clients tend to ask. If your question is not here, call us.
Get in touchHow long does a standard residential contract take to settle?
The standard REIQ contract has a 30-day settlement period from the date of the contract. Within that period, a buyer typically has 14 days for finance approval and 14 days for building and pest inspection. Some contracts negotiate a longer settlement period; cash contracts can settle sooner. We work to your timeframe.
What stamp duty concessions are available?
The home concession applies where the buyer will live in the property as their principal place of residence, and the first-home concession is available to first-home buyers under certain price thresholds. The Duties Act 2001 (Qld) sets the rules; eligibility and amount can change with each Queensland Budget. We assess stamp duty on every residential file.
What does the seller disclosure regime require?
Since 1 August 2025, the Property Law Act 2023 (Qld) requires a seller to provide a prescribed disclosure form and supporting documents to the buyer before the contract is signed. The form covers title, encumbrances, body corporate (if applicable), planning, and other prescribed matters. We prepare the disclosure on a sale and review it on a purchase.
What is a building and pest inspection clause?
A standard residential contract gives the buyer a defined period to obtain a building and pest inspection and to terminate the contract on grounds disclosed in the inspection report, subject to the contract’s specific terms. The clause is buyer-friendly but its operation depends on careful timing and notice. We walk you through it before signing.
What is a caveat, and does my contract need one?
A caveat is a notice on title that prevents further dealings without the caveator’s consent. Most residential contracts do not require a caveat; security in the buyer’s favour is usually provided through the standard deposit-and-settlement structure. We advise where a caveat is appropriate.
Talk to a lawyer about your residential conveyance.
An initial call or email is the fastest way to know whether we can help and what the next step looks like. We answer the phone Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 5:00. After hours, we call back the next business day.
Visit us in Bundall.
Five minutes from Surfers Paradise, ten from Robina. On-site parking. Talk to us about your matter; we will tell you what we think and what the next step is.
- Office86 Bundall Road, Bundall QLD 4217
- Phone(07) 5554 6116
- Email[email protected]
- HoursMonday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm