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Gately Conveyancing Services
Established Sydney · NSW & VIC
Services
Developers & investors

Conveyancing for Property Developers and Investors in NSW

Whether you are selling a project off the plan or building a portfolio one apartment at a time, the contract is where the money is made or lost. Brenda Gately has handled NSW property matters for 36+ years and deals with you personally from first contract to final settlement.

Reviewed by Brenda Gately, Licensed Conveyancer (NSW Licence No. 05006556)

For developers

Project conveyancing, from pre-sales to bulk settlement

We work with boutique and mid-scale developers who want a conveyancer who knows the project, not one who treats each lot as a separate file.

  1. 1

    Before you launch sales

    We prepare the contract pack — contract of sale, disclosure statement and attachments — so it is consistent across every lot and ready when your agents are. We also draft the sunset clause and related terms to fit what your programme can deliver.

  2. 2

    During the sales campaign

    We manage amendments across lots, keep a record of what was agreed with each purchaser, and answer purchasers' representatives so your team can stay on the project.

  3. 3

    Registration to bulk settlement

    We check each contract against the registered plan, line up the financier's discharge with the individual transfers, and run settlements lot by lot, telling you straight away if one is at risk.

Off-the-plan contracts have their own rules. For residential lots, the disclosure statement must be attached before a purchaser signs, and under section 66ZS of the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) a sunset clause cannot rescind a contract automatically: the developer must give each purchaser written notice at least 28 days beforehand and can only proceed with the purchaser’s written consent, a Supreme Court order, or where the regulations allow. We draft to those rules from the start. See the full detail on our property developer service page.

For investors

Buying, holding and selling investment property

Contract review before you commit
Send us the contract before you sign. We explain what is ordinary, what is unusual and what is worth negotiating, so you can decide with the full picture rather than after exchange.
Strata and off-the-plan investments
Apartments are most of what Sydney investors buy. We read the contract together with the strata documents, or for an off-the-plan purchase the disclosure statement, plans and sunset clause, and flag what could affect your holding costs or your timetable.
Settlement that matches your finance
Investment purchases usually depend on a lender's timetable. We coordinate with your lender and the other side's representative so settlement lands on the date you planned for.
Selling and leasing the asset
When you sell, we prepare the contract before the property is listed. When you let it, we can draft or review the lease.
How we charge

One fixed-fee quote, agreed in writing

A development is quoted as a project, because the work depends on the number of lots, how many sell off the plan, your financier’s requirements and where you are in the process. Tell us those four things and we will send a fixed professional fee before work begins.

  • Fixed professional fee agreed upfront, not billed by the hour
  • Disbursements itemised at cost, so you can see what each one was for
  • Investment purchases and sales quoted the same way, usually the same day

Our NSW conveyancing costs guide explains how fees and disbursements work for a standard residential matter.

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Tell us about your project or purchase

We’ll send a fixed-fee quote, usually the same day.

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