What is Conveyancing?
July 1, 2008 · Filed Under conveyancing · Comment
One of the first questions a lot of first home buyer clients ask me is “What is conveyancing and what do solicitors do in the conveyancing process?”.
To put it simply, conveyancing is the process by which real property is legally transferred from one person to another. In Australia, the owner of real property is “registered” as the owner of the property with the relevant State Government land department. The effect of being noted as the “registered” owner of real property is that no-one can steal your property or otherwise be entitled to claim ownership of your property. Read more
