Residential conveyancing · Queensland
Missing one of them is what costs people money. We act for buyers and sellers of Queensland residential property, and we keep the dates under control from contract to settlement.
The shape of a standard contract
Contract date
Signed by both parties. Every date that follows is counted from here.
Cooling-off ends
5pm on the fifth business day. Not available if you bought at auction.
Building & pest
Inspection and your decision, both due by the date in the contract.
Finance
Written approval, or a request to extend before the date passes.
Settlement
Funds exchange and title transfers. Usually 30 days from contract.
The work is different for a buyer and a seller, and so are the deadlines that matter. Start wherever you are.
We review the contract before you are locked in, watch the cooling-off, building and pest and finance dates, order the searches, and take you through to settlement.
What buying involvesSince 1 August 2025 you have to give the buyer a disclosure statement before they sign. We prepare it, handle the contract, and get you to settlement.
What selling involvesDoing both at once? Selling to buy means two contracts with linked settlement dates. Tell us and we will run them together.
Questions we get asked first
Five business days. It starts the day you receive a copy of the contract signed by both parties, and it ends at 5pm on the fifth business day. Weekends and public holidays are not counted.
It does not apply if you bought at auction. If you do terminate during the period, the seller may keep 0.25% of the purchase price.
Property Occupations Act 2014 (Qld) s 166Before you sign, if there is any way to manage it. Once the contract is signed the cooling-off clock is already running and the building and pest and finance dates are fixed.
Ringing us beforehand means the special conditions and the dates can still be changed. Ringing us afterwards means working within them.
From 1 August 2025 a Queensland seller has to give the buyer a signed disclosure statement, together with the prescribed certificates, before the buyer signs the contract.
If disclosure is not given properly the buyer may be able to terminate at any point before settlement, so it is worth getting right the first time.
Property Law Act 2023 (Qld)A law firm. Australian Conveyancing & Commercial is the property practice of Alex Mandry Legal Group, a Queensland incorporated legal practice based in Maroochydore.
That means if something on your contract turns into a legal problem, it is handled in-house rather than referred out.
Get in touch
Send through the details and we will come back to you with a quote and what happens next. If you have a contract in front of you and a date to meet, say so and we will call you.
