Conveyancing costs for buyers in Victoria

Know your conveyancing costs upfront.

One fixed legal fee. Honest estimates for everything else. And nothing to pay until you settle.

  • Lawyer-reviewed within 4 business hours
  • $0 until settlement day

Your estimate

Victoria, incl. GST
1 buyer
  • Our legal fee Fixed $1,600
  • Property searches Estimate around$350 Title, council, water and planning certificates.
  • PEXA settlement fee $151
  • Identity check × 1 around$49
Estimated totalConfirmed once searches are ordered
around$2,150
$0 todayAll of it is paid at settlement
Due at settlement
  • 340,000+
    contract pages reviewed
  • 4 business hours
    for a lawyer’s contract review
  • $1,600 fixed
    no hourly billing, incl. GST
  • One teamfrom first review to settlement

Your costs, in three parts.

Only the first part is our fee. The other two are costs every buyer pays, whoever does their conveyancing.

1. Our legal fee Fixed
$1,600
incl. GST · paid to Prepared at settlement

Covers your purchase from offer to keys. It doesn’t change.

  • Advice on your contract and conditions before you sign
  • Checking the title and plan
  • Stamp duty calculation, first home buyer concessions and lodgement
  • Working with the agent, the vendor’s lawyer and your lender
  • Statement of adjustments and electronic settlement
  • Updates at every step, from the team that reviewed your contract
The lawyers who review your contract see your purchase through to settlement. No handoff, no hourly billing.
2. Property searches Estimate
Housearound$350
Unit or townhouse with an owners corporationaround$650

Paid to councils, water authorities and government departments. Every conveyancer has to order these, so they cost about the same whoever you use. Owners corporation properties need an extra certificate about fees, rules and building works.

What’s usually included
  • Title search and title plan
  • Council rates and land information certificate
  • Water information statement
  • Planning certificate
  • Owners corporation certificate (units and townhouses)
3. Settlement and ID
PEXA electronic settlement fee$151
Identity check, per buyeraround$49

Victorian settlements happen online through PEXA, which charges for each one. Every buyer also verifies their identity before settlement. Both are set by the providers, not by us.

A typical purchase, side by side
One buyer House Unit or townhouse
Our legal fee (fixed) $1,600 $1,600
Property searches around $350 around $650
PEXA settlement fee $151 $151
Identity check around $49 around $49
Estimated totalAll paid at settlement around $2,150 around $2,450

Not included: stamp duty, land registry fees and your lender’s costs. These go to the government or your bank, not to us. Work out your stamp duty with our stamp duty calculator.

Nothing to pay before you settle.

No deposit to get started. No bills while we work. On settlement day, our fee and your searches come out of your settlement figures, once.

  1. While you’re looking

    Free contract reviews

    Same-day reviews and calls with your lawyer.

    $0
  2. Offer accepted

    We take it from here

    Give the agent our details. That’s your job done.

    $0
  3. Contract to settlement

    All of it, handled

    Searches, stamp duty, your lender and the vendor’s side.

    $0
  4. Settlement day

    Paid once

    Fee, searches and settlement costs, in your settlement figures.

    Settled.

Free help while you look.

Most buyers look at a few properties before one lands. Until then, our help costs you nothing.

Your first review is free. Lock us in as your conveyancer after it, and we’ll keep reviewing contracts until you find your property. Locking us in costs nothing: you only pay at settlement.

  • Contract and Section 32 reviews

    As many as you need, until you find your property.

  • Back within 4 business hours

    Send it before 2pm and a lawyer has it back to you the same day, before you make an offer.

  • A call with your lawyer

    The one who reviewed it, if anything raises a question.

  • Your offer, checked first

    Price, deposit, settlement date and conditions say exactly what you mean.

Extra work, only if you need it.

The fixed fee covers a standard purchase. A few need more, like a very short settlement or moving the settlement date more than once. Each has its own fixed price, and we tell you before we do any of it.

See our full cost schedule

Selling too?

Plenty of our buyers are. We look after both sides with the same team, and the same fixed $1,600 fee for your sale.

Selling with Prepared

Straight answers.

Still unsure about a cost? Call 1300 018 099 and talk to the team that would handle your purchase.

Is $1,600 really the whole legal fee?

Yes, for a standard purchase. It’s fixed and includes GST. If your purchase needs extra work, it has its own fixed price and we tell you first. Full cost schedule.

When exactly do I pay?

On settlement day. Our fee, your searches and settlement costs are paid as part of your settlement figures. Nothing to get started, nothing while we work.

Why are searches and ID checks estimates?

Councils, water authorities, government departments and the identity check provider set them, and they vary by property. We confirm the exact figures as soon as we order them. The PEXA settlement fee is a flat $151.

Would another conveyancer be cheaper on searches?

Not meaningfully. Every conveyancer has to order the same certificates and pass on the same provider fees. The real difference is the legal fee, and ours is fixed.

What isn’t included?

Stamp duty, land registry fees and your lender’s costs. They’re paid to the government or your bank. Our stamp duty calculator gives you that number in a minute.

How fast is the free contract review?

A lawyer reviews your Contract of Sale and Section 32 within 4 business hours. Send it before 2pm and it’s back the same business day.

All prices include GST. Search and identity check costs are estimates and depend on your property. The PEXA settlement fee is $151. Conveyancing is provided by Prepared Legal Services Pty Ltd for residential property in Victoria. Level 1, 33 Cremorne Street, Cremorne VIC 3121.
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