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Residential and Commercial Property

Residential property

At DLS, you have access to solicitors with significant expertise and experience in the fields of conveyancing and contract negotiation.

Lawyers are readily accessible at all levels – unlike some other firms or licensed conveyancing companies, we ensure a high degree of legal input at all stages of your conveyance.

Efficient turnaround means you won’t be kept waiting for documentation, with most contracts being prepared within 48 hours, and settlements can be timed to make sure that everything falls into place at the right time.

We also have a network of building inspectors, strata inspectors, surveyors, town planners and property valuers to assist with pre-purchase inspection and property investigations.

Our Managing Director Simon Singer is also a Licensed Real Estate Agent in New South Wales so is uniquely placed to assist clients in property transactions.

We have access to on-line legal searches and enquiries.

We also have strong affiliations with mortgage brokers and lenders. This means our clients have direct access to an experienced and fully qualified mortgage broker who can arrange personal and commercial finance through the major financial institutions in Australia, including all the major banks.

We also have strong connections with buyers’ agents and selling agents around Sydney.

Lawyers have significant experience in all facets of property including:

  • buying off the plan
  • buying or selling at auction
  • company title properties
  • strata title and community title properties
  • investment properties
  • leasing of property and tenancy disputes
  • retirement village properties
  • arranging and negotiating finance
  • land tax advisory (including objections, appeals and allowances)
  • establishment of trusts
  • co-ownership agreements
  • compulsory acquisition/resumption

Commercial property

We have considerable experience in the commercial property field, having represented government departments, private companies, major property developers and smaller owner/developers.

This range of client organisations ensures the group is familiar with the many issues that arise from all sides, and often requires an approach utilising creativity and lateral thinking, and a strong commercial focus.

 

Our lawyers have significant experience in all facets of commercial property including:

  • acquisition and disposal
  • licensing and leasing
  • co-ownership arrangements
  • subdivisions, rezoning, consolidation
  • options
  • project financing
  • construction and development
  • retirement village
  • community title
  • strata title
  • company title
  • land tax advisory
  • dispute resolution (including retail leasing disputes)
  • compulsory acquisition/resumption
Need more than conveyancing?

Need more than conveyancing?

DLS Property Solutions offers a complete property advisory service for local and overseas home buyers and investors advice along the way.
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DLS property projects team

DLS has acted for numerous financial institutions, property owners and developers in high-volume transactional work, including:

  • off-plan developments,
  • residential lending and defaults, and
  • commercial, retail and industrial leasing.

We mobilise a team of experienced and specialised lawyers, conveyancers and paralegals as required, who then work as a team with your own staff in a highly integrated and efficient manner.

All work is supervised by highly trained and qualified lawyers, as required.

Our practice management and precedent generation systems are highly sophisticated – to ensure documents are issued, and transactions can be finalised, as quickly as possible.

Our back office staff are highly experienced, and our accounting systems are designed to handle high volume work with efficiency.

We can and do quote for most high volume work on a fixed cost per transaction basis.

OFF-PLAN DEVELOPMENTS

We have acted on a number of very large scale projects involving off-plan developments and can assist with the following:

  • drafting off-plan contracts – residential, commercial/ retail and/or industrial developments
  • drafting residential, commercial/ retail and industrial by-laws
  • drafting easements and other restrictions on title
  • drafting Strata Management Statements and Building Management Statements
  • application for blanket FIRB approval – for overseas buyers
  • preparation and negotiation of option arrangements
  • preparation and negotiation of joint venture arrangements
  • review and negotiation of project finance documents
  • review and negotiation of construction documents

We work closely with your selling agents, surveyors, designers and other consultants as the Sales Launch Day approaches.

We assemble a team of specialist lawyers, conveyancers and paralegals to handle the Sales Launch.

If necessary, we can assemble a team of conveyancers at the Display Suites or at the Project Site to facilitate the contract exchange process during the Sales Launch.

We have lawyers that are fluent in Chinese if required.

Contract documents are scanned and issued by email to streamline the issue of contracts to solicitors and potential buyers.

Our Project Exchange Team manages all the contract exchanges and keeps you up to date on each Stage of the sales process.

We handle any on-sales as and when they occur during the construction phase.

We keep buyers informed of the construction and settlement process as required.

As Project completion approaches, we handle the registration process for strata subdivisions and the registration of any easements over the Project site.

When the Project is complete, we mobilise our Project team to complete all settlements process as quickly as possible.

We have experienced conveyancers, property lawyers, building lawyers and finance lawyers on hand to assist at the various stages of the project as necessary.

We also have the practice management and precedent management software to handle large scale projects in a cost effective and efficient manner.

We can and do quote on a fixed cost basis for most of the off-plan work – including:

  • Stage 1 – Contract Document Preparation
  • Stage 2 – Issue of Contracts and Exchange
  • Stage 3 – Settlement

We can also set up scheduled status meetings and/or online status reporting systems as required.

We are familiar with Service Level Agreements and happy to comply with client requirements in terms of service delivery and costing.

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGES – LENDING AND DEFAULTS

We have handled many thousands of transactions over the years acting for banks and building societies.

We work closely with lenders and brokers to facilitate the settlement of the loan transaction as quickly as possible.

Most of the work is handled by highly trained and experienced conveyancers and/or paralegals to minimise the cost per transaction. All work is supervised by a lawyer at all times.

Loan Settlements are handled quickly and efficiently. Lenders and brokers are kept informed throughout the loan process.

We handle the mortgage registration process and also offer safe custody services for title deeds and loan documents if required.

If and when any borrower defaults, we have the systems and staff on hand to manage the loan default and recovery process, through to mortgagee sales if necessary.

Our litigation lawyers and property lawyers work together with your recovery staff as a integrated team.

We can set up online status reporting systems as required.

We also have the practice management and precedent management software to handle such high volume work.

We are familiar with Service Level Agreements are happy to comply with your requirements in terms of service delivery and costing.

LEASING

We have acted for numerous landlords over the years – of commercial, retail and industrial buildings.

We can assemble a dedicated team of lawyers, conveyancers and paralegals to ensure lease documents are issued, and the lease transaction is finalised, as quickly as possible.

We can set up online status reporting systems as required.

We also have the practice management and precedent management software to handle large scale projects.

We are familiar with Service Level Agreements are happy to comply with your specific requirements in terms of service delivery and efficiency.

We can and do quote on a fixed cost basis for high volume leasing work.

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Testimonials

I have been in business since 1974. For the first 6 years I had a partner, and DLS did a remarkable job helping me negotiate our partnership agreement.

In 1980 I decided to split from the partner and again DLS were very helpful in negotiating the breakup of the agreement.Since 1970 I have bought and sold several properties. All the transactions were handled by DLS and because they are so thorough with their work I have never had a problem, with any of them.

I have also bought several commercial properties over the last 40 years and again, all of the deals were handled with the assistance and expertise of DLS. They have also handled the leasing of the properties since we acquired them.

Over the past 40 or so years I have also had a couple of complex litigation matters. One particular problem involved a licensing arrangement with a UK distribution company. DLS were very helpful in terms of the legal strategy to be adopted throughout, and when we did ultimately resolve the matter, DLS prepared and negotiated the terms of settlement on our behalf.

I have also had countless phone calls to DLS over the years, seeking advice on a range of commercial matters. They are always helpful, businesslike, and friendly.

Since I commenced with them 43 years ago, I have never been to another lawyer.

I trust we will be working together for many years to come

Allan M

Over the years my accounting firm has referred many legal matters to DLS - including commercial matters, business structuring, land tax matters, complex estate planning matters, and deceased estate administration matters.

I have also worked closely with the senior lawyers at DLS in many of these matters. They always have a broad grasp of the legal issues at hand but what really sets them apart is that they present the issues in a very practical and commercial way. I would not hesitate to refer my clients to DLS in the future."

Jonathon I

I have been referring my clients to David Landa Stewart for many years.

These have been for straightforward conveyancing matters as well as more complex lending proposals.

They have always provided my clients with the highest level of service and attention to detail.

I can strongly recommend them and I will continue to send my clients to David Landa Stewart

David C
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