Conveyancing contract review — free, before you pay a conveyancer

When you buy a home, a conveyancer or property solicitor reads the contract of sale — and in Victoria the Section 32 — then handles the legal side of the transfer. That’s money well spent on the property you actually buy, but not on every one you bid on. Upload the contract here and we’ll read it in plain English first, so you walk into conveyancing already knowing what to question.

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What a conveyancer does — and where a first read fits

Conveyancing is more than reading the contract. A licensed conveyancer or property solicitor also does the parts we don’t, and you should still engage one for the purchase you commit to:

Title and property searches, plus certificates from the council and the water authority.
Preparing and lodging the transfer of land, and adjusting rates and taxes at settlement.
Moving the money and running settlement itself, usually through PEXA.
Giving you advice you can act on, and representing you if the deal goes wrong.

What a trained eye catches that a quick read misses

Reading a contract isn’t hard; knowing which ordinary-looking clause is the expensive one is. These are the things a conveyancer looks for — and the ones we surface first so you can:

Whether a “subject to finance” clause is worded tightly enough to actually rely on, or too vague to save you when the loan falls through.
A sunset clause that lets an off-the-plan developer cancel and re-sell at today’s prices.
A deposit-release clause that hands your money to the seller before settlement — gone if the deal later collapses.
Owners corporation levies, or a special levy already on the horizon, buried deep in the disclosure.
The adjustments at settlement — rates, land tax, owners corporation fees — that quietly shift onto you.

Screen every contract free, pay a conveyancer once

Conveyancers charge roughly $100 to $700 to review a single contract, and serious house-hunters can spend well over a thousand dollars on reviews for homes they never buy. The fix isn’t to skip advice — it’s to screen first and pay once:

Run every contract you’re considering through here for free, in minutes.
Rule out the ones with deal-breakers before they cost you a review fee.
Walk into your conveyancer already knowing the questions that matter, so their time is spent on advice, not translation.
Pay for full conveyancing on the one property you’re serious about.

What’s in the pack differs by state

What a conveyancer reads isn’t the same document everywhere, so know what you’re uploading:

Victoria — the contract of sale plus the Section 32 vendor statement (title, easements, owners corporation, planning, notices).
South Australia — the contract plus the Form 1 vendor disclosure statement.
NSW, QLD and the rest — the contract of sale, with disclosure and searches handled around it.
Off-the-plan purchases everywhere — watch the sunset clause and the developer’s right to vary the plan.

A real example

A buyer bidding on three homes was quoted $400 a contract to have each reviewed — $1,200 before they’d bought anything. They screened all three here first: two had special conditions releasing the deposit early, one was clean. They paid a conveyancer to do the full job on the clean one, and saved $800 on reviews for houses they were never going to sign.

Screen it before you pay for it.

Upload the contract of sale or Section 32 and we’ll read it in plain English in a couple of minutes — free.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this a substitute for a conveyancer?+

No. A conveyancer does the searches, the transfer and settlement, and gives advice you can rely on. This is a fast, free first read of the contract so you know what to raise — engage a conveyancer for the property you actually buy.

How much does a conveyancer charge to review a contract?+

Roughly $100 to $700 for a contract-of-sale or Section 32 review, depending on the state and the firm. Screening here first is free, so you only pay that for the property you’re serious about. See our guide to contract review costs below.

Can you review a Section 32 or Form 1?+

Yes. Upload the Victorian Section 32 or the South Australian Form 1 along with the contract of sale and we’ll flag what needs a closer look.

When in the process should I do this?+

Before you sign, and ideally before you pay for a formal review — the point is to screen contracts early so your conveyancer’s time and fee go to the one that matters.