Property Lawyers in Perth

Buying, selling or leasing property in Perth often involves more than one professional. In WA, settlement work may be carried out by a licensed settlement agent, while property lawyers advise on contracts, leases, strata, development and disputes. Perth firms range from large CBD practices acting for developers and landlords to suburban firms that help with family and small business property matters.

Strata titles are common across Perth, from city apartments to suburban villa and townhouse sites, so strata questions come up often for buyers and owners. When choosing a firm, ask whether it mainly acts for buyers and owners or for developers and landlords, and who will handle your matter day to day.

Robertson Hayles Lawyers
Ground Floor, Irwin Chambers, 16 Irwin Street
Perth WA 6000
Tel: (08) 9325 1700

Robertson Hayles prepares and advises on property documentation for Perth clients, from individual sales to larger commercial deals. Its property work includes retail, commercial and industrial leases, contracts for sale for individuals and developers, joint venture agreements, mortgages and caveats. The team also deals with strata plan registrations, transfer duty questions and Foreign Investment Review Board applications.

Rowe Bristol Lawyers
Level 6, Exchange House, 68 St Georges Terrace
Perth WA 6000
Tel: (08) 9322 8111

Property law is part of Rowe Bristol’s commercial practice in Perth, alongside its corporate, building and construction, insolvency and dispute resolution work. The firm acts for businesses and is based in Exchange House on St Georges Terrace in the Perth CBD.

Lavan
Level 20, 1 William Street
Perth WA 6000
Tel: (08) 9288 6000

Lavan describes its property and leasing team as covering all aspects of property transactions, from early structuring and planning through to finance. The group acts on acquisitions and sales, land and property development, syndication, foreign investment approvals and leasing for major landlords and tenants. Its clients include developers, financiers, landlords and leaseholders, and the property types it lists range from office buildings and shopping centres to industrial sites, strata developments, greenfield subdivisions and farmland. The team also acts in property disputes.
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HHG Legal Group
Level 8, Cloisters Square, 863 Hay Street
Perth WA 6000
Tel: (08) 9322 1966

Working with businesses, developers and investors, HHG Legal Group handles property and strata matters from its Cloisters Square office in Perth. Property work includes purchases and sales, due diligence, commercial and retail leasing, site acquisition, option agreements, subdivision and titling plus land use and zoning advice. On the strata side, the firm reviews strata records before a purchase, interprets strata bylaws and acts in disputes between lot owners, strata companies and managers over issues such as maintenance and building defects.
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Civic Legal
Suite 2, Ground Floor, 1 Havelock Street
West Perth WA 6005
Tel: (08) 9200 4900

Civic Legal’s property and development team in West Perth handles everything from routine residential transactions to large projects, including multi lot strata developments involving developers and foreign investors. Its work covers commercial and residential leasing, easements and restrictive covenants, new strata titles, planning approvals, mortgages and guarantees plus property contract disputes. The firm also acts for local governments on conveyancing, land sales and leases, and advises on native title obligations. It says it favours reaching agreement between all parties.
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McLeods Lawyers
220 Stirling Highway
Claremont WA 6010
Tel: (08) 9383 3133

McLeods works from offices in Claremont and Guildford, and its property and development team does much of its work for local governments in WA. Services include subdivision documentation, deeds of indemnity and bonding arrangements plus agreements needed as conditions of development. The team prepares restrictive covenants, easements, caveats, memorials and title notifications, and it handles sale of land, general conveyancing, leases and licences. The firm offers standard fees for certain routine property work.
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Settlement agents and lawyers

Consumer Protection WA explains that settlement agents handle the legal transfer of property from the seller to the buyer, including the financial transactions and the legal documents. A person can work as a settlement agent in WA either by holding a settlement agent licence or by being a certified legal practitioner (conveyancer).

Some law firms offer settlement services alongside their legal advice, while others work with an outside agent. A property lawyer may be worth adding where a contract has unusual conditions, a property is being bought through a trust or company or a dispute arises.

Commercial leases and costs

For many businesses a lease is the largest property commitment they make. The Small Business Development Corporation offers a free dispute resolution service for leasing problems, and retail lease disputes usually need a certificate from the Small Business Commissioner before going to the State Administrative Tribunal.

Before you instruct a firm, ask for a written estimate and how the fee is worked out. Some firms quote fixed fees for set tasks such as a lease review, while disputes are more often billed by the hour.

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