Conveyancing is the legal work of moving a property out of one owner's name and into another's. Either way you deal with a conveyancer, and the firm's property lawyers stand behind them.

If you are buying

• The contract and the vendor statement are read before you sign, and the risks are explained to you.
• Planning restrictions, owners corporation rules, building regulations and any covenant on the land are checked.
• Any stamp duty concession or exemption you are entitled to is claimed.
• Your lender or broker is kept in step, so the money is ready on the day.

If you are selling

• The contract of sale and the vendor statement are prepared before the property is listed.
• Documents are lodged for you with the Titles Office, the State Revenue Office and the council.
• Rates and tax adjustments are worked out for settlement.
• Settlement is run online, so cleared funds reach your account on the day.

There is more than one way to remove or change an easement or a covenant, and the right one depends on the land, on who benefits from the restriction and on what the council will accept.

You are told which route fits, what it is likely to cost and how long it tends to take, before you commit to one.

We work with your town planner from the start, so the legal route and the planning application are prepared together and neither waits on the other.

The contract was signed on a Saturday, at the open house, before anyone had read the vendor statement.

They found the covenant in a day and told us plainly what it meant for the garage.

The cooling-off period gave three business days. The searches were run in one, and the buyers went ahead knowing what they could build.