Guides
Read the papers like a conveyancer would.
Plain-English guides to the documents you get before you buy. General information, not legal advice. Checked 18 Oct 2026.
VictoriaBuying a home with owner-builder work in Victoria: what changed on 1 July 2026What Victorian buyers should check when a home has owner-builder work: defects report, statutory insurance from 1 July 2026, and Section 32 disclosure.VictoriaOwners corporation certificate in Victoria: what to check before you buyHow to read the owners corporation certificate in a Victorian Section 32: fees, special levies, maintenance fund, insurance, disputes and dates.VictoriaSection 32 checklist: what to check in a Victorian vendor statementA plain-English Section 32 checklist for Victorian buyers: title, easements, planning, permits, owner-builder work, owners corporation and outgoings.New South WalesDrainage diagram in a NSW contract: how to read the sewer service diagramWhat the sewer service diagram in a NSW contract shows, how to read it, and when to ask about building over sewer, private pipes and missing diagrams.New South WalesSection 10.7 planning certificate: what NSW buyers should checkWhat a NSW section 10.7 planning certificate shows, the difference between 10.7(2) and 10.7(5), and what buyers should check before exchange.New South WalesStrata report in NSW: what to look for before you buyHow to read a NSW strata search report and section 184 certificate: levies, capital works fund, defects, legal matters, by-laws and minutes.New South WalesWhat to look for in a contract of sale in NSWA buyer's guide to the NSW contract of sale: prescribed documents, title, planning certificate, drainage, strata, special conditions and cooling off.QueenslandForm 2 seller disclosure statement in Queensland: a buyer's guideWhat Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement covers since 1 August 2025, what it leaves out, and when a buyer may be able to terminate.QueenslandBody corporate certificate in Queensland: what buyers should checkHow Queensland body corporate disclosure works since August 2025: the body corporate certificate, community management statement, levies and dates.South AustraliaForm 1 vendor's statement in South Australia: a buyer's guideA buyer's guide to the South Australian Form 1 vendor's statement: what it discloses, how it links to the 2-day cooling-off period, and what to check.All statesCooling-off periods for buying property, state by stateCooling-off periods for residential property in every Australian state and territory: how long, when they start, what it costs, and when they do not apply.All statesEasement on title: what it means when you buy a propertyHow to find and read an easement on title in a contract or vendor statement, what drainage, sewer and right-of-way easements mean, and what to ask.