Conveyancing solicitors — Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast conveyancing: fixed-fee solicitors
5.0from 9 Google reviewsA Sunshine Coast law practice based at Golden Beach, Caloundra — $990 to sell and $1,499 to buy, both including GST, with free contract review before you sign.
- Fixed fee: $990 sale · $1,499 purchase, inc. GST
- Free contract review before you sign
- No Charge Guarantee if your contract falls over
Mon–Fri 8:30am–5pm · after-hours by arrangement
What local clients say
Verbatim from our Google Business Profile.
“Erin was fantastic to work with on a property purchase! Couldn’t recommend highly enough!”
Joshua Harriss · Google review
“Mike Klein has done our property settlements for the past 25 years. Excellent service and he is very knowledgeable. Great price point as well. Highly recommend using Mike”
Jeanne Carpenter · Google review
“Erin at Coastside Law was fantastic to work with when purchasing my first home. Her knowledge and guidance made the whole process so much easier, and she was always helpful and professional. I’m so grateful for her support and would highly recommend Erin to anyone buying a home!”
Kimberley Hall · Google review
What's included in your fixed fee
- Solicitor review of your contract, with advice before and after you sign
- Managing finance, building and pest and other condition dates
- Ordering and reviewing property searches
- Liaising with the agent, your lender and the other side
- Transfer documents and stamp duty paperwork (buyers)
- Electronic settlement through PEXA and settlement-day updates
No hidden extras. Searches, registration and government fees are passed on at cost and itemised in writing before you commit.
No Charge Guarantee
If your contract is terminated under cooling off, finance or building and pest, you pay no professional fee.
- Free contract review before you sign — sale or purchase
- Terminated in the cooling-off period? No professional fee
- Finance not approved? No professional fee
- Building and pest report unsatisfactory? No professional fee
- You pay only for searches and disbursements already ordered, at cost
How it works — 4 simple steps
- 1
Send us the contract
Before or straight after you sign. We check it and confirm your fixed fee in writing.
- 2
Searches and conditions
We order searches and keep finance and building and pest dates on track.
- 3
Finance and paperwork
We work with your lender or the buyer's, and prepare transfer documents.
- 4
Settlement day
We settle electronically through PEXA and call you when it's done.
Conveyancing in the Sunshine Coast: the short answer
Fixed-fee conveyancing on the Sunshine Coast with Coastside Law: $990 to sell and $1,499 to buy, both including GST, handled by a solicitor from our Golden Beach office in Caloundra. We review your contract free before you sign. If the contract ends under cooling-off, finance or building and pest, we charge no professional fee.
What conveyancing costs in the Sunshine Coast
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Our professional fee — sale | $990 | Fixed, incl. GST |
| Our professional fee — purchase | $1,499 | Fixed, incl. GST |
| Searches and government fees (buyers) | about $450–$800 | At cost — varies with the property type and council |
| Transfer duty (buyers) | Depends on price | Paid to the Queensland Revenue Office; first home concessions may apply |
Your quote lists each search separately before we start. The fee is the same whether the property is in Caloundra, Maroochydore, Noosa or the hinterland. Estimate transfer duty with our Queensland stamp duty calculator, or see the full fee schedule.
Before signing: the contract and Form 2
The seller disclosure statement is a starting point, not a substitute for checking your contract and the property. Send us both documents and tell us whether you are buying a home, an investment or a unit, and what you plan to do with it. If you have already signed, include the contract date and any finance or building and pest deadlines.
How we help in the Sunshine Coast
Buying a house
We review the contract and Form 2 disclosure before you sign. Then we run the searches, track your finance and building and pest dates, and settle through PEXA.
Selling a property
We prepare the seller disclosure statement (Form 2), check the contract the agent drafts, handle the buyer's requests and organise discharge of your mortgage.
Units and apartments
We get and actually read the body corporate records: levies, sinking fund forecast, insurance, by-laws, defects, disputes and any letting or caretaking agreement.
Off the plan
We go through the disclosure statement, sunset date, variation rights and your rights if the finished product differs from the plans.
Units on the coastal strip: Kings Beach to Mooloolaba
Much of the coast's housing is in body corporate schemes. In older beachfront buildings, the real risk is usually in the records rather than the contract: a sinking fund that is too small for the building's age, a special levy on the way for concrete or balcony repairs, or rising insurance costs.
If you plan to holiday-let, the by-laws, the community management statement and any letting agreement decide whether you can. We check them against your plans before cooling-off ends.
Canal and waterfront homes: Pelican Waters, Golden Beach and Kawana
Waterfront lots often come with revetment walls, pontoons and jetties. Repairs are usually the owner's responsibility, and the structures may need approvals. We ask the right questions and tell you what the searches and the seller's disclosure show.
New estates and off the plan: Aura, Baringa and Maroochydore
New estates and apartment projects come with developer disclosure, building covenants, sunset dates and settlement timing that depends on registration. Pay particular attention to the clauses that let the developer change the product or extend dates.
Hinterland and acreage: Buderim, Palmwoods, Maleny and beyond
Rural and semi-rural property needs a wider set of searches: water and bore access, on-site sewerage, easements and access, vegetation mapping, and whether sheds and dwellings have been approved. We scope these at the start so nothing surprises you late.
Sunshine Coast Council overlays
Flood, coastal hazard, erosion-prone, landslide and bushfire overlays can affect insurance and what you can build later. We point out the overlays that apply and explain what they mean for how you plan to use the property.
Conveyancer or solicitor in the Sunshine Coast?
In Queensland, conveyancing can be done by a solicitor or under a solicitor's supervision. The difference shows up when something goes wrong: a finance or building and pest dispute, a caveat on the title, a deceased seller, or a special condition that needs renegotiating.
A solicitor can give you legal advice on those problems and act for you in a dispute. Your file stays with the same person instead of being referred out halfway through the contract.
At Coastside Law, your file is run by a solicitor and the fee is still fixed. You get legal advice at a set conveyancing price.
How long does conveyancing take on the Sunshine Coast?
Most contracts settle 30 to 45 days after signing, but the contract sets the date. A cash purchase can be quicker. An off-the-plan purchase settles when the plan is registered, which can take months or years.
Do I need to come into the office?
No. Identity checks, signing and settlement can all be done electronically. You are welcome to come into our Golden Beach office, but most Sunshine Coast clients never need to.
Before you sign, read how the Queensland cooling-off period works and what conveyancing costs in Queensland. For contract checks, see our buyer's solicitor checklist, seller disclosure advice and family property transfer guidance.
Buying or selling in Caloundra?
Our Golden Beach office handles contracts across the region. For Kings Beach units, older coastal homes and Pelican Waters canal properties, see our Caloundra conveyancing advice and fixed fees.
Conveyancing across the coast and hinterland
An apartment, an established house and an unregistered lot need different enquiries. We act from Golden Beach; these local pages explain the issues to discuss before you sign.
- Mooloolaba apartments and waterfront property
- Maroochydore homes and off-the-plan apartments
- Buderim homes, renovations and downsizing
- Noosa property and holiday-letting enquiries
- Wurtulla homes, duplexes and ownership types
- Coolum homes and apartments
- Nambour property purchases and sales
- Maleny, Montville and hinterland property
- Currimundi homes and townhouses
- Baringa established-home purchases and resales
- Aura new lots and house-and-land contracts
What we watch for on the Sunshine Coast
Body corporate and holiday letting
Coastal unit schemes often have a letting agent, caretaking agreement and restrictions on short-stay use. If your plan is Airbnb income, the by-laws and any letting agreement need reading before the cooling-off period ends.
Coastal hazard and erosion overlays
Erosion prone areas and coastal hazard overlays affect what can be built and rebuilt near the beach at Golden Beach, Kings Beach, Dicky Beach and Marcoola. We check the overlays against what you intend to do with the property.
Real local solicitors
- Practising solicitors, members of the Queensland Law Society
- Erin: years as a South East Queensland conveyancer before admission
- Michael: practising since 2003, former managing partner of GKS Law
Sunshine Coast: 40 Theresa Street, Golden Beach QLD 4551
Moreton Bay: 15 Fortune Street, Scarborough QLD 4020 (by appointment)
Sunshine Coast conveyancing questions
Is your Sunshine Coast conveyancing fixed price?
Yes. Fixed price conveyancing is all we do: $990 to sell and $1,499 to buy, both including GST, agreed before we start. No hourly billing and no add-on charges for calls, emails or file set-up.
Are you a conveyancer or a solicitor?
Both. Your conveyancing is handled by solicitors, so if something goes wrong mid-contract, such as a dispute, a caveat or a deceased seller, the same team can give legal advice instead of referring you elsewhere.
Where is your Sunshine Coast office?
Our principal office is at 40 Theresa Street, Golden Beach, Caloundra, with a second office on the Redcliffe Peninsula. Settlements are electronic, so most clients never need to attend either — but you are welcome to.
How much does conveyancing cost on the Sunshine Coast?
$990 incl. GST for a sale and $1,499 incl. GST for a purchase, as a fixed professional fee. Searches, PEXA and registration fees and transfer duty are additional and charged at cost.
More about conveyancing on the Sunshine Coast
Coastside Law acts for buyers and sellers from Caloundra and Golden Beach through to Mooloolaba, Maroochydore, Buderim and Noosa. Michael Klein has been a solicitor since 2003 and Erin Wilkinson was an experienced South East Queensland conveyancer before her admission in 2025 — over 40 years of combined experience and thousands of Queensland settlements between them.
Sunshine Coast transactions are rarely uniform. Waterfront and canal lots carry revetment wall and jetty obligations; the beachfront towers are large body corporate schemes with letting agreements and defect histories; the hinterland brings acreage, bores, septic and vegetation issues; and there is a constant flow of off-the-plan contracts in Maroochydore and the newer estates.
You deal with a lawyer, not a processing centre. If a contract goes into dispute, a caveat appears, or the seller has died, that work stays with us.
Canal and waterfront lots
Revetment walls, pontoons and tidal works permits are frequently in poor repair or unpermitted. Repair liability sits with the owner, and can be a very large number.
Off the plan in Maroochydore and new estates
Sunset dates, variation rights, disclosure updates and the risk of valuation falling short at completion — all of it should be understood before you commit, not two years later.
Hinterland and acreage
Buderim, Palmwoods and the hinterland bring slope and landslide overlays, on-site sewerage, bore and water access, and vegetation clearing restrictions. Different searches, different risks.
Downsizing and estate sales
A large share of Sunshine Coast sales are downsizers, retirement village exits and deceased estates. We handle the estate, power of attorney and capacity questions alongside the conveyance.
Do you review contracts before signing?
Yes, at no charge. And if a contract we act on terminates under cooling-off, finance or building and pest, no professional fee is charged — you pay only disbursements actually incurred.
Do you act on unit and apartment purchases?
Yes. We obtain and report on the body corporate records — levies, sinking fund forecast, insurance, by-laws, defect and litigation history, and any letting or caretaking agreement — before your cooling-off period expires.
Local pages: Caloundra, Golden Beach, Baringa and Aura. Areas: Caloundra, Golden Beach, Pelican Waters, Currimundi, Kawana, Mooloolaba, Maroochydore, Buderim, Noosa, Coolum Beach, Peregian Beach, Beerwah. Also see Redcliffe conveyancing and the Queensland cooling-off period.