Sea Change Conveyancing

04/11/2026

𝗦𝗼, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁?

You’ve got the date. You’re counting down. You might even have the removalist booked.

But there are quite a few things happening behind the scenes before settlement can actually take place.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲:
✅ Finance needs to be ready
✅ Documents need to be signed and in place
✅ Any outstanding issues need to be sorted
✅ Everyone involved needs to have their part done

Most settlements go through exactly as planned, but occasionally something holds things up.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘆𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆.

Because if something does come up, you want to know about it before you’re sitting in the driveway with the removalist ready to go.

𝗕𝘂𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮? 𝗜’𝗺 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽.
Seanne
📞 (03) 5995 1687
✉️ [email protected]

03/11/2026

29/10/2026

𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙮. 𝙔𝙖𝙮! 🎉
But hang on… what’s actually happening?

While you’re excitedly waiting for that call to say it’s all done, there’s quite a bit happening behind the scenes.

In Victoria, most settlements happen electronically, so on the day:
• Your bank gets everything ready at their end
• I make sure everything is ready to go from your side
• The funds are transferred and everything is finalised
• The property transfer is completed
• And then I get to give you the good news… 𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙚! 🎉

You don’t need to worry about what’s happening in the background.
That’s my job.

You just need to be ready for that phone call.

Seanne
📞 (03) 5995 1687
📧 [email protected]

27/10/2026

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 🌸

I know we share reviews fairly often on this page, but every single one genuinely means so much.

These are just some of the lovely people we’ve been able to help over the years, whether they were buying, selling or simply needed someone in their corner to guide them through the process.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮. 𝗪𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼𝗼.

A big thank you to everyone who has taken the time to leave us such lovely words over the years. We really do appreciate it.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮, 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹.

𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲
📞 (03) 5995 1687
📧 [email protected]

23/10/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗜 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲? 👀

There are a few that come up more often than you might think:

👉 Not making the contract subject to sale when required
👉 Not making it subject to a building and pest inspection
👉 Not making it subject to finance
👉 Agreeing to a deposit amount in the contract without making sure you’ll have the funds ready when they’re required.

They’re easy mistakes to make, especially when you’ve found a property you love and just want to get things moving.

That’s also why I always recommend getting your conveyancer involved early.

𝗕𝘂𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮?
Give me a call before you sign.
Seanne

📞 (03) 5995 1687
📧 [email protected]

22/10/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗲… 👋

You see plenty of conveyancing from me on here, so I thought I’d change it up a little.

Here are three things you might not know about the person (me!) behind Sea Change Conveyancing.

Seanne x

21/10/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱? 🏡
You’ve probably heard the term before, but what does it actually mean when you’re buying a property?

In Victoria, buyers generally have a 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘆 cooling-off period when buying a residential or small rural property by private sale.

And here’s an important bit: it starts from the day 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁, not when the seller signs it.

But a cooling-off period 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲.
For example, you generally can’t cool off if you buy at a public auction or within three clear business days before or after one. There are other exceptions too, depending on the property and the buyer.

And if you do cool off, there is a cost involved.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴? Don’t rely on a cooling-off period as your safety net. Get your contract checked and know what you’re signing 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 you sign it.

𝗕𝘂𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮? I’m here to help you.
Seanne 🌸
📞 (03) 5995 1687
📧 [email protected]

This information is general in nature and does not constitute legal advice. Your individual circumstances may differ, so please seek advice specific to your situation.

𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲:
Consumer Affairs Victoria – Buying property by private sale
https://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/housing/buying-and-selling-property/buying-property/buying-property-by-private-sale

18/10/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲...

You can check out the kitchen, open the cupboards, wander around the backyard and have a good look through the bedrooms.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸.

And while it might not be anywhere near as exciting as choosing where the couch is going, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝘂𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆.

👉 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗶𝘁, 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱.

We’ll go through it with you, explain anything you need to know and make sure you understand what you’re signing before you commit.

𝗕𝘂𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮? We’re here for you.

📞 (03) 5995 1687
📧 [email protected]
🌐 https://seachangeconveyancing.com.au/

15/10/2026

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀: “𝗬𝗘𝗦! 𝗜 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗜𝗧. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲.” ❤️

Your head says: 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻… 𝗹𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 🧠

It’s very easy to get emotionally attached to a property.

You’ve walked through it, you love the kitchen, you can already picture yourself sitting out the back and mentally, you’ve pretty much moved in.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁.

Before you sign, make sure you know exactly what you’re agreeing to and whether there’s anything in that contract you need to be aware of.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲. 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱. ❤️🧠

𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲? Let us take a look through before you sign – to make sure you have everything covered.

📞 (03) 5995 1687
📧 [email protected]
🌐 https://seachangeconveyancing.com.au/

12/10/2026

𝗕𝘂𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮? 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁. 👇

From 𝟭 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, changes to Victoria’s property sale and underquoting laws started rolling out, with a big focus on 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴.

🏡 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀, this means access to more information about a property’s history, pricing and sale details, helping you make a more informed decision before you buy.

🔑 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀, there are new requirements around the information that needs to be made available, including reserve and sold prices in certain circumstances.

And 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹.
Further changes are due to come into effect throughout 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳, including changes relating to 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟯𝟮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀’ 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗱-𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.

I’ve broken down some of the key points in our slides. 👇

𝗕𝘂𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?
Don’t navigate these changes alone. Speak with me before you sign.
Seanne
📞 (03) 5995 1687
📧 [email protected]

🌐 seachangeconveyancing.com.au
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