Selling — Scarborough
Selling a property at Scarborough
Our peninsula office is at 15 Fortune Street, Scarborough QLD 4020. Sale conveyancing $990 including GST, contract reviewed free before you sign.
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.
Scarborough sales are dominated by units — waterfront towers, older three-storey walk-ups and over-50s living. Each of those has a different disclosure burden, and the older buildings are where the surprises sit: a special levy for remedial work, an insurance shortfall, or a caretaking agreement the buyer's lawyer will read closely.
Michael Klein lives on the peninsula and was managing partner of GKS Law for many years, so the buildings, the agents and the body corporate managers here are familiar.
Where the sale is part of a move into care or a deceased estate, we deal with the transmission application and the sale in the one file rather than sending you to a second firm.
What comes up on a Scarborough sale
Older unit buildings and special levies
Sinking fund position, remedial work and any levy struck or foreshadowed are identified at listing so they are disclosed rather than discovered.
Over-50s and retirement village exits
These are contractual exits, not ordinary sales. We read the residence contract and tell you what you will actually receive and when.
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 Scarborough and Redcliffe, Woody Point, Margate, Newport, Clontarf, Kippa-Ring, 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
Do you handle estate sales on the peninsula?
Yes. We obtain the grant, lodge the transmission application to put the executor on title, and act on the sale — one firm, one fee conversation.
How much does it cost to sell a house in Scarborough?
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.
Related pages
- Seller disclosure statements in Queensland
- Conveyancing in Scarborough
- Fixed-fee conveyancing — sale and purchase
Selling in nearby areas
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.