Clear, Fixed-Fee Pricing
Know exactly what you’ll pay before you engage us — no hidden costs, no hourly-rate surprises.
- Fixed fees on our everyday conveyancing, review, leasing and SMSF work.
- A qualified property lawyer on every matter — at the same fixed price.
- Third-party costs shown separately and at cost, never marked up.
- A written quote before we start, so the fee is locked in.
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How we charge
Our Approach to Fees
For our everyday property work we charge a fixed fee — one agreed price for the whole matter, confirmed in writing before we begin. You know what the legal work will cost before you engage us, and the fee we quote is the fee you pay: we don’t add anything later for phone calls, emails or time spent.
Where a matter’s scope genuinely can’t be known in advance — a complex or unusual commercial transaction — we provide a clear written estimate rather than a fixed figure, and keep you updated on cost as the matter progresses.
Alongside our professional fees you’ll pay disbursements: third-party costs such as government search and registration fees, the PEXA settlement fee and stamp duty. We pass these on at cost and itemise them, so you can see exactly where your money goes.
Our fixed fees
What Our Everyday Legal Work Costs
The prices below are our professional (legal) fees, fixed and confirmed in writing before we begin. All fees are plus GST. Conveyancing, leasing, SMSF setup/transfer, title and ownership changes and caveat lodgement are also plus disbursements (the third-party search and registration costs itemised further down); stand-alone contract reviews, strata reviews and independent legal advice are plus GST only.
Conveyancing & Property
Existing residential purchase
Houses, units and townhouses — contract review to PEXA settlement. In your own name; through a company or trust $2,100.Residential sale
Preparing your contract and settling the sale — any ownership structure.Off-the-plan & new-build purchase
New apartments and unregistered land. In your own name; through a company or trust $2,500.Commercial property purchase or sale
Offices, retail, industrial and tenanted investments — GST and due diligence handled.Put and call option deed
Option deed with the contract of sale annexed, covering the option fee, exercise periods and any nomination rights.SMSF property purchase — residential
Buying a residential property through your super fund, structured to stay compliant. Existing residential; off-the-plan $2,900.SMSF property purchase — commercial
Offices, retail, industrial and warehouses bought through your fund — including where the premises will be leased back to your own business. Any related-party lease, business real property acquisition or ILA certificate is quoted separately.Contract & Report Reviews
Contract review — existing residential
A property lawyer reviews the contract and advises you before you sign.Contract review — commercial
Includes a high-level review of any lease terms in the contract.Contract review — off-the-plan
Includes the building contract where one is involved.Strata report review
Plain-English advice on the strata inspection report for a unit or lot.Leasing
Heads of agreement review
Reviewing a heads of agreement before you sign it, retail or commercial, including advice on whether it is binding and the terms it sets.Commercial lease — acting on the transaction
Acting for you on the whole commercial (non-retail) lease — landlord or tenant.Retail lease — acting on the transaction
The whole retail lease, complying with the Retail Leases Act 1994 (NSW) — landlord or tenant.Agreement for lease
Drafting the agreement for lease where we also prepare the annexed lease, charged separately at the lease fee above.Lease renewal
Acting on a fresh lease on renewed terms once the original term has ended, retail or commercial, where we acted on the original lease. Otherwise our full lease fee applies.Licence agreement - preparation
Preparing the licence agreement to reflect the terms you have already negotiated and agreed. Acting for either side, licensor or licensee.Lease review
Reviewing a lease and advising you on its terms and risks — either side.Assignment of lease
Deed of assignment for a commercial or retail lease, including the landlord consent request and replacement guarantees.Sublease
Sublease of all or part of commercial or retail premises, drafted within the head lease, including the landlord consent request.Deed of surrender of lease
Deed ending a lease early by agreement, covering any surrender payment, the handback date, make good and mutual releases.Lease variation — review & registration
Reviewing a deed of variation the other side has prepared — extending a term or option, changing rent, parties or use — and registering the variation against a registered lease. Assumes an agreed, straightforward variation.Lease variation — drafting & registration
Where we draft the deed of variation, advise on the clause being changed and then register it. Depends on how much of the lease the change touches.SMSF Structuring
Bare trust + corporate custodian setup
The holding-trust structure with a new custodian company. The ASIC company registration fee, currently $636, is additional.Bare trust deed only
The bare trust deed on its own, where the custodian company already exists.Transfer from bare trust to SMSF
Transferring the property to the fund once the loan is repaid.Independent legal advice (ILA) certificate
The certificate an SMSF lender requires trustees and guarantors to receive.Related party LRBA - loan agreement and registered mortgage
A limited recourse loan from members or a related entity to the fund on ATO safe harbour terms, with the custodian's mortgage registered and trustee minutes. About $360 in disbursements is additional. More details.Independent legal advice (ILA) certificate
The certificate an SMSF lender requires trustees and guarantors to receive.Business Sales & Purchases
Business purchase
Going concern purchase - sale agreement, lease assignment and landlord’s consent, restraint, employees and settlement. Plus $300 disbursements.Business sale
Going concern sale - preparing the agreement, landlord’s consent, release from the lease and guarantees, and settlement. Plus $300 disbursements.Share sale
Acting for the buyer or seller of shares in a private company. Due diligence on the company is scoped and quoted separately.Commercial Contracts & Agreements
Confidentiality agreement (NDA)
One way or mutual, for sharing figures, customer data or ideas before a deal is done.Website terms of use
Terms governing the use of your website, prepared for your business.Privacy policy
Privacy policy and collection notice for your website and customer data.Company power of attorney
A deed appointing an attorney to sign for a company or corporate trustee, including the directors' resolution and a check of the constitution and any trust deed. Registration fees extra where land is involved.Deed of settlement and release
Closing off a commercial disagreement where terms are already agreed between the parties. Negotiation with the other side is quoted separately.Contractor or consultancy agreement
Scope, fees, IP ownership, confidentiality and termination. Final fee depends on the arrangement.Employment contract
A contract for a single role, prepared to sit alongside the National Employment Standards and any applicable award.Terms and conditions of trade
Your standard trading terms, credit application and retention of title, registered on the PPSR.Supply or services agreement
Supply contracts and master services agreements — deliverables, pricing, liability and termination.Distribution or agency agreement
Territory, exclusivity, minimum volumes, margins, brand use and what happens at the end.Deed of variation, novation or assignment
Varying the terms of an existing commercial agreement, or transferring it to a new party by novation or assignment, where the parties have agreed the change.Other commercial agreements
Heads of agreement and term sheets, licence agreements and IP assignments, and referral and introducer agreements.Franchise agreement review
Franchisee side - agreement and disclosure document reviewed together, 1 round of amendment requests and help with signing. Site lease and business purchase quoted separately. Multi-site priced on application.A contract not listed here
Tell us what the arrangement is and we will come back with a fixed fee.Company, Trust & Structuring
Company registration and constitution
Registration, tailored constitution, consents, share certificates, minutes and registers. Plus the ASIC registration fee, currently $636.Family (discretionary) trust deed
Beneficiary class, appointor and trustee provisions, with the foreign person exclusions that avoid surcharge duty and land tax.Unit trust deed
Unit classes, issue and redemption, distributions and exit, for joint ventures and co investment.Change of trustee or appointor
Deeds retiring and appointing a trustee, or changing the appointor, with the transfers and notifications that follow.Deed of variation of trust
Varying an existing trust deed within its own power of amendment, with duty and resettlement risk in mind.Shareholders or unitholders agreement
For companies and unit trusts where the owners have agreed the key terms, with 1 round of negotiation included.Joint venture agreement
Incorporated and unincorporated joint ventures, including property developments - contributions, control, profit share and exit.Partnership agreement
Contributions, profit split, decision making, and how a partner joins, retires or is bought out.Buy-sell (business succession) deed
What happens to an owner’s share if they die, become disabled or leave the business.Loans, Security & Guarantees
Loan agreement
Related party, family and third party commercial loans — amount, interest, repayment, default and enforcement.Deed of gift and loan back
Deed of Gift to your family trust and Loan Agreement back to you, with a charge over the property. Learn more. Caveat or mortgage lodged separately.Division 7A loan agreement
A complying agreement where a company has advanced money to a shareholder or associate, prepared to the terms your accountant specifies.Division 7A loan with registered mortgage
A complying Division 7A loan agreement plus a registered mortgage over the property, lodged via PEXA and registered on title, as 1 package. Learn more. Plus disbursements, typically around $355.Registered mortgage over property
A private, related-party or second mortgage over property securing a loan, prepared, lodged via PEXA and registered on title. Plus disbursements, typically around $355.Guarantee and indemnity
Guarantees given and taken, drafted with limits and release provisions and explained plainly before signing.Mortgage of shares
A charge or mortgage over shares or units, so a lender holds real security in the entity.General security agreement
Security over a company’s assets and undertaking, with the financing statement registered on the PPSR. Plus the PPSR registration fee.Deed of priority or subordination
Settling who ranks ahead of whom where more than one lender holds security over the same assets.Vendor finance documentation
Where the seller of a property or business leaves part of the price outstanding — loan, security and any mortgage or caveat, quoted as a package.PPSR registration only
Registering, amending or discharging a financing statement. Plus the PPSR registration fee.Title, Ownership & Caveats
Change of name on title
Updating your name on the property title — for example after marriage or a legal name change.Transfer between spouses or partners
Transferring an interest in the property to or between spouses or de facto partners. A duty exemption is often available where the property is your principal place of residence and you end up owning it equally, and a separate exemption applies to transfers following a relationship breakdown.Related party transfer
Any other transfer between related parties — parents and children, other family members, or a company or trust connected to you. Includes gifts and transfers for less than market value.Co-ownership agreement
Agreement between co-owners covering contributions, ownership shares, the mortgage and running costs, occupancy, and exit and buy-out terms.Removing a deceased proprietor
Lodging a Notice of Death to update the title when a joint owner has passed away.Transmission application
Registering the executor or administrator on the title after the grant, where the deceased owned the property alone or as a tenant in common.Transfer to a beneficiary
Transferring the property from the estate to a beneficiary under the will. Transfer duty is usually only $50.Severing a joint tenancy
Converting a joint tenancy into a tenancy in common.Lodging a caveat
Protecting your interest in a property by recording a caveat on the title. Before anything is lodged we advise you on whether you hold a caveatable interest and on what basis — that advice is part of the service and is included in the fee, including where our advice is that no caveat should be lodged.Disbursements for these dealings are typically around $300 — the Land Registry lodgement fee (currently $166.60), the PEXA fee, a title search and identity verification — confirmed for your matter.
Where a transfer is between related parties, duty is generally assessed on the property’s market value rather than on what the parties agree to pay, so Revenue NSW usually asks for evidence of value. If a valuation is needed, that is a separate third-party cost. Some transfers are exempt from duty altogether — we’ll tell you which exemption applies to you, if any, before you commit.
A caveat can only be lodged where you genuinely hold a legal or equitable interest in the land, and lodging one without reasonable cause can expose you to a compensation claim under the Real Property Act 1900 (NSW). That is why the fee above covers our advice on your interest first. If the caveat is later challenged — a lapsing notice is served, or removal proceedings are commenced — that work sits outside the fixed fee and is priced individually.
Estate Planning
Estate planning consultation
By Microsoft Teams or phone. Credited against your document fees if you engage us to prepare them within 8 weeks; after that, a new consultation is required.Will
Appoints your executor and guardian and says who receives your estate.Testamentary trust will
Leaves each beneficiary's inheritance into a trust for asset protection and tax flexibility.Enduring power of attorney
Appoints someone to manage your money and property.Appointment of enduring guardian
Appoints someone to make health and lifestyle decisions if you lose capacity.Letter of wishes
Guidance to your executor and trustees that sits alongside your will.Discounts
2 to 5 documents: 10% off. 6 or more: 20% off. A couple's documents are counted together.See our Estate Planning page for what is included and how it works.
Probate & Administration
Grant of probate or letters of administration
Obtaining the grant from the Supreme Court of NSW. The fee is set by the NSW regulated costs scale on the value of the estate, for example $3,234.50 for a $500,000 estate.Reseal of an interstate grant
Resealing a grant made in another state or country so NSW property can be dealt with. The same scale applies, on the NSW assets only.Estate administration
After the grant: collecting the assets, paying the debts and expenses, and distributing the estate. We estimate the cost once we have reviewed the assets.Court filing fees are passed on at cost. Transmission and transfer of the property are priced under Title, Ownership & Caveats. See our Probate and Letters of Administration page for how it works.
All fees are professional fees plus GST. Where a service shows “from”, the fee depends on your purchasing entity or property type, as noted. We confirm your exact fixed fee in writing before any work begins.
Lease variation fees assume a registered lease and a change the parties have already agreed. Disbursements are typically around $300 — the Land Registry lodgement fee, the PEXA fee, a title search and identity verification. Obtaining the consent of the landlord’s mortgagee or a head landlord, and any fee the bank charges for giving it, sits outside the fixed fee, as does preparing a new lease where the change cannot be made by variation. Where the lease is a retail shop lease, we check what the change does to registration and disclosure obligations under the Retail Leases Act 1994 (NSW). See Lease Variations.
Fixed fees apply under our Costs Agreement
Our fixed fees apply once you enter our Costs Agreement at the start of your matter, which sets out exactly what the fee covers — and most matters are fully covered by it. A few specific items fall outside the fixed-fee scope: for example, additional rounds of contract negotiation, negotiating an extension of cooling-off, changing the settlement date, or urgent issues arising just before settlement. These are charged as set add-on fees or, where the work is more substantive, at our hourly rate of $600 + GST. We always tell you before any additional cost is incurred.
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Matters Priced Individually
Some legal work can’t honestly be reduced to a single fixed fee, because how much work is involved depends on how the other side behaves and how far the matter runs. These are charged at our hourly rate of $600 + GST. Before we start, we give you a written estimate of the likely cost, and we keep you updated as the matter progresses — so there are no blank cheques and no surprises.
Complex & Bespoke Commercial Advice
Structuring, larger commercial transactions and advisory work that falls outside our standard fixed-fee jobs.
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What’s Included — and What’s Extra
Transparency only works if you can see the whole picture. Our fixed fee covers all of our professional legal work. Alongside it sit disbursements — third-party costs we pay on your behalf and pass on at cost.
Included in your fixed fee
For a standard purchase, your fixed fee covers:
- Reviewing the contract and advising you on its key terms and risks before you sign.
- One round of negotiating amendments to the contract.
- Advising you of the exchange, cooling-off and settlement dates, and tracking them.
- Providing your exchanged contract to your broker or lender.
- Ordering the searches your matter needs — council rates, water and strata, where applicable.
- Arranging your building & pest and strata reports where you instruct us.
- Obtaining land tax and ATO clearance certificates before settlement.
- Verifying your identity and setting up the PEXA settlement workspace.
- Preparing your stamp duty paperwork and the settlement adjustment figures.
- Advising the funds required, completing settlement through PEXA, and confirming key release.
- Emails, phone calls and updates throughout — we don’t bill for contact.
What are disbursements?
Disbursements are out-of-pocket costs we pay to third parties — government agencies, search providers and the electronic settlement platform — to complete your matter. They’re separate from our professional fee, passed on at cost with no mark-up, and itemised on your quote and invoice so you can see every dollar.
Typical Disbursements on a Purchase
These are third-party fees set by government agencies and service providers — not our charge. The amounts below are estimates and can change; we confirm the current figures for your specific matter. A sale, or a different property or location, will involve a different mix of searches.
| Disbursement | What it covers | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|
| PEXA settlement fee | Completing settlement electronically on the PEXA platform. | $146.30 |
| Land Registry – transfer registration | Government fee to register the transfer of ownership into your name. | $166.60 |
| Land Registry – mortgage registration | Government fee to register your incoming mortgage on the title (where you have a loan). | $166.60 |
| Title search | A current search of the title showing the owner, mortgages, caveats and anything else registered on the property. | $45.29 |
| Section 603 Certificate | Council certificate confirming the rates, charges and any amounts owing on the property. | $226.80 |
| Section 66 Certificate – Sydney Water | Sydney Water certificate showing the water and sewer mains that affect the property. | $39.15 |
| Electronic Duties Return (EDR) | Processing and paying your stamp duty (transfer duty) to Revenue NSW electronically. | $19.07 |
| Electronic signing | Securely signing your documents online, at $8.50 per signing. | ~$25.50 |
| Verification of Identity (VOI) & AML check | Confirming your identity and completing the anti-money-laundering checks the law requires — protecting you and the transaction against fraud and identity theft. | $45.00 per person |
Disbursements vary with the property, its location and the searches your matter needs. The figures above are a guide only; your written quote sets out the disbursements we expect for your transaction, each confirmed at cost.
How it works
From Enquiry to Fixed Fee in Four Steps
Free 15-Minute Consultation
Tell us about your matter — property type, timeframe and structure. There’s no charge and no obligation to proceed.
A Fixed Quote in Writing
We send you a clear written quote setting out our fixed professional fee and the expected disbursements, before any work starts.
You Approve — the Fee Is Locked
Once you accept, the fixed fee is locked in. It doesn’t move because a matter took a few more calls or emails.
No Surprise Bills
You pay the fee you agreed, plus the disbursements we itemised. If anything genuinely changes the scope, we tell you and re-quote first — never after the fact.
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You Can Budget With Certainty
One agreed price means you know your legal cost from day one — no ticking clock, no bill that balloons as the matter runs.
A Lawyer, Not Just a Conveyancer
A qualified property lawyer runs every file — at the same fixed fee — so you’re covered the moment something needs negotiating or defending.
You Can Compare Us Fairly
Because our prices are published, you can weigh us up properly instead of chasing quotes — and see the value behind the number.
Our Interests Are Aligned
We’re not paid by the hour, so we’re motivated to work efficiently and get your matter done — not to spin it out.
Everything Itemised
Professional fees and third-party disbursements are set out separately, so you see exactly what you’re paying for.
Backed by a Full-Service Firm
Conveyancing, leasing, SMSF and property law under one roof — if a matter grows, you stay with the same team.
Experience the legal side done clearly, at a price you agreed up front.
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Pricing Questions, Answered
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