Property & Conveyancing
Fixed-fee conveyancing, and the leases behind a business
Buying, selling and leasing property, done on a quoted fee we hold to. PEXA certified, and settling conveyancing matters most weeks of the year.
Since 2013 · Minerva Law
584
Lease matters negotiated
399
Business sale & acquisition transactions
174
Trust deeds & structuring
What we do
Property work, by transaction
Residential and commercial conveyancing, and the commercial leasing that sits underneath most small businesses.
01
Buying
House, unit, land or off the plan
We review the Contract of Sale and the Section 32 statement before you are committed, and manage the transaction to settlement. Tax implications, restrictive covenants, easements, owners corporation obligations and building considerations are identified and explained in terms you can act on.
- Contract of Sale and Section 32 review
- Covenants, easements and planning restrictions
- Off-the-plan and sunset clause risk
- Finance and deposit deadlines tracked
- Final inspection and settlement adjustments
- Coordination with brokers, agents and lenders
02
Selling
Preparing the documents that carry the risk
We prepare the contract and the vendor disclosure, including the Section 32 statement addressing road access, planning, zoning, rates and notices. Misstatements in vendor disclosure are a common reason sales collapse, and the vendor carries that risk.
03
Commercial leasing
Usually the bigger commitment
Retail, commercial and industrial leases from either side. Whether the Retail Leases Act applies changes your rights materially and is not always obvious from the document.
- Retail Leases Act application and disclosure statements
- Rent review mechanisms and outgoings
- Options to renew and how they are exercised
- Make-good and end-of-term obligations
- Assignment, subletting and franchisor consent
- Personal and bank guarantees
04
Transfers and related dealings
The transactions without an agent
Transfers between family members, related-entity transfers, subdivisions and dealings that do not run through a contract of sale.
05
Property disputes
When a transaction or a tenancy breaks down
Failure to settle, misrepresentation in vendor disclosure, rent and outgoings disputes, make-good claims and retail lease disputes at VCAT.
How we work
Three steps
01
A quote up front
We quote the transaction before we start and hold to it. Clients tell us this is the part they value most.
02
We track the dates
Finance, deposit, condition and settlement dates are diarised on our side, not left to you.
03
You hear from us at settlement
And any time before it. No query about your own transaction is too trivial to ask.
Who you will work with
Special Counsel
Lorraine Lim
Eighteen years as a commercial and property solicitor in Malaysia and Australia, including as a partner in a boutique firm. Lorraine leads the firm’s property and conveyancing work and sees every settlement through.
Graduate Conveyancer
Daniel Kim
Advanced Diploma of Conveyancing (RMIT) and five years as a finance broker before that, so he reads a loan condition as fluently as a Section 32. Daniel works every file with Lorraine, from contract review to settlement.
Client feedback
Voices of excellence
Live rating and reviews from the firm’s Google Business Profile , not testimonials we wrote for ourselves.
Common questions
Property questions, answered
What is a Section 32 and why does it matter?
It is the vendor statement a seller must give a buyer before signing, covering title, planning, rates, services and notices affecting the property. A defective or incomplete Section 32 can give a buyer the right to withdraw, so it carries real risk for sellers and real information for buyers.
Do you offer fixed-fee conveyancing?
Yes. The transaction is quoted up front and we hold to the quote. Statutory fees and searches are disbursements and are itemised separately.
Can I sign a contract before getting legal advice?
You can, and people frequently do. A three-day cooling-off period applies to most private residential sales in Victoria but not to auction purchases, and not to commercial transactions at all. Review before signing is the cheaper sequence.
Is my lease a retail lease?
It depends on the premises, the permitted use and the rent, not on what the document is called. If the Retail Leases Act applies you get disclosure rights, a minimum term and limits on recoverable outgoings.
Also relevant
Related services
Related reading
Leasing and property reading
Articles and briefings from the firm on this area. Plain English, no lecture.
Next step
Buying, selling or signing a lease?
Send the contract or the lease and we will quote the work before you commit to anything.