Selling — Bribie Island
Selling a property on Bribie Island
Sale conveyancing for Bribie Island — $990 including GST, dealt with entirely by email and electronic settlement if that suits.
Sale conveyancing
$990
incl. GST
Contract review before signing
Free
pre-signing contract review, no obligation
Searches, certificates and registry fees are charged at cost. No professional fee if the contract is terminated during the cooling-off, finance or building and pest period. See the full selling page for what the fee covers.
Bribie sales are typically long-held homes, holiday units and over-50s living, often sold by owners who have moved to be near family or into care. That means the person signing is frequently an attorney under an enduring power of attorney, or an executor.
Both of those add a layer. An attorney selling must be acting within the power and must not be conflicted; an executor needs the grant and a transmission application before the transfer can register. Getting that right at the start avoids a settlement extension later.
Coastal and canal properties also raise flooding and erosion overlays, which the buyer's searches will show regardless of whether the contract mentions them.
What comes up on a Bribie Island sale
Sales by attorneys and executors
Authority checked, conflict issues addressed, and the transmission application dealt with alongside the sale so registration is not held up.
Coastal overlays and holiday letting
Overlay constraints and any letting or management arrangement over a unit identified before the contract is signed.
Disclosure statement prepared before listing
We order the title search, registered plan, body corporate certificate and rates and water information and put the statement together, so nothing holds up a signature when the offer comes in.
Contract and special conditions checked
We read the agent's contract before you sign it — deposit, settlement date, inclusions, and any condition that lets the buyer walk late in the piece.
Payout, adjustments and settlement handled
Bank payout figure obtained, rates and water adjusted, and electronic settlement booked and attended. You get the net figure in writing before the day.
Where we meet you
Our Sunshine Coast office is at 40 Theresa Street, Golden Beach QLD 4551 and our peninsula office at 15 Fortune Street, Scarborough QLD 4020, both by appointment. We act for sellers across Bribie Island and Bongaree, Woorim, Bellara, Banksia Beach, Ningi, Sandstone Point, and a sale file runs perfectly well by email and electronic settlement.
Who will act for you
Michael Klein
Legal Practice Director
Admitted 2003. Based in Redcliffe, Moreton Bay.
Read Michael's profile
Common questions
I hold an enduring power of attorney for my mother — can I sell her house?
Usually yes, if the power covers financial matters and is on foot. The sale must be for her benefit and the conflict rules must be observed. We check the document before it is relied on rather than after.
How much does it cost to sell a house in Bribie Island?
Our fixed professional fee to act on a sale is $990 including GST. Searches, the seller disclosure statement material, body corporate certificates and registry fees are set by others and charged at cost. You get the figure in writing before you sign anything.
What is the seller disclosure statement and do I need one?
Since 1 August 2024 a seller must give the buyer a completed disclosure statement, with the prescribed certificates attached, before the buyer signs. Get it wrong or hand it over late and the buyer can terminate at any time up to settlement. We prepare it and order the attachments as soon as you decide to list.
Do I need a solicitor before the agent lists the property?
It is the cheapest point to involve one. We check the agent's appointment (Form 6), the commission and the marketing terms, and get the disclosure material together so a contract can be signed the day an offer arrives instead of a week later.
How long does a Queensland sale take?
Thirty days from contract date is the common settlement period, with a five business day cooling-off period and finance and building and pest dates in the first two to three weeks. If you are buying as well, we line the two settlements up on the same day where the contracts allow it.
What if the sale price will not clear the mortgage?
Tell us before you sign, not after. The lender's payout figure controls whether settlement can happen at all, and where there is a shortfall the bank has to agree to release the title. There is a path through it, but it needs to be arranged early.
Do I have to come into an office?
No. Most sales run by email and electronic signing, and settlement is electronic through PEXA. Our offices at 40 Theresa Street, Golden Beach QLD 4551 and 15 Fortune Street, Scarborough QLD 4020 are open by appointment if you would rather sit down with someone.
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Talk to us before you sign the agent's paperwork
Call 0488 340 853 or send the address through. We will tell you what the disclosure statement needs and confirm the fee in writing.