Serving Scarborough
Wills, estates and elder law in Scarborough
Scarborough's waterfront homes, marina units and retirement living options all carry different contract terms. We act on fixed fees and tell you what you are actually buying before the cooling-off period ends.
Scarborough combines premium waterfront and elevated homes with a strong retirement and downsizer market. Buyers here are often selling a larger family home elsewhere on the peninsula, which means two settlements to coordinate and a funding gap to identify early.
Retirement village and over-50s living contracts are common in this pocket. A right to reside is not freehold — deferred management fees, refurbishment obligations and the resale timeline determine what your family eventually gets back, and those terms are far easier to question before signing.
For waterfront and near-foreshore property we check erosion prone area and storm tide overlays, any revetment wall or seawall responsibility, and whether jetty or pontoon structures are properly approved and included in the sale.
What we watch for in Scarborough
Retirement village contracts
We explain the exit fees, refurbishment costs and buy-back timing in writing, and make sure the required disclosure documents were given before you signed.
Waterfront structures
Pontoons, jetties and seawalls need approvals and may sit on tidal land under permit. We confirm what transfers with the property.
Sale and purchase timing
Downsizers usually need both matters running together. We align settlement dates and flag bridging requirements early.
Our peninsula office — 15 Fortune Street, Scarborough
We meet Moreton Bay clients at 15 Fortune Street, Scarborough QLD 4020 by appointment, so signing a will, an enduring power of attorney or a contract does not mean a drive to the Sunshine Coast.
A lawyer who knows the area
Michael Klein lives in Redcliffe and was managing partner of GKS Law for many years. He still acts for long-standing Moreton Bay clients and takes referrals from agents across the peninsula and the northern corridor.
You never need to come to us
Queensland conveyancing runs electronically through PEXA. Contracts are signed digitally, ID is verified by video or through a local agent, and settlement happens online — so distance makes no difference to your file.
How we help
Buying or selling here specifically? Conveyancing Scarborough — fixed fee, what we check and what it costs.
Nearby areas: Redcliffe, Newport, Woody Point, Margate, Kippa-Ring. Our office is at 15 Fortune Street, Scarborough QLD 4020.
Useful reading before you sign
Local questions
Should a lawyer review my retirement village contract before I sign?
Yes. The exit costs and resale rules in a village residence contract are the single biggest financial term in the document, and they are much easier to understand — and sometimes negotiate — before signing than during the cooling-off period.
Do you have an office in the Moreton Bay area?
Yes. Our peninsula office is at 15 Fortune Street, Scarborough QLD 4020, seen by appointment, alongside our Sunshine Coast office at 40 Theresa Street, Golden Beach. Most Moreton Bay matters are run electronically, but you are welcome to sit down with us at Scarborough.
What are your fixed fees?
Residential sales are $990 inclusive of GST and residential purchases are $1,499 inclusive of GST. Searches, registration and government fees are additional and we set them out in writing before you commit.
Can you prepare my will and enduring power of attorney at the same time?
Yes, and it is usually the sensible time to do it. Buying, selling or downsizing changes what your estate holds, so we review your will, enduring power of attorney and advance health directive alongside the conveyance.
Local to Scarborough
Call 0488 340 853 and speak to a lawyer at Coastside Law — not a call centre.