Conveyancer Sydney
Fixed-fee conveyancing for Sydney buyers, sellers and transfers. Contract to settlement, fully digital, by a Sydney law firm.
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Buying or Selling in Sydney? The Contract Comes First.
Sydney is the market where the contract turns up before the property does. Auctions with no cooling off, strata reports that arrive the night before, off the plan contracts thicker than the building plans. The legal side does not wait for you to be ready, so we make sure you are.
Titlespace is a law firm based in Sydney. We handle conveyancing for buyers, sellers and transfers across Greater Sydney on a fixed fee, from the first contract review to the moment the keys change hands. Everything is done online, which in this city mostly means you never have to find parking near a solicitor’s office.
The rules are New South Wales rules, and we have written them up properly on our NSW conveyancing page. This page is about what changes when the property is in Sydney.
Which One Are You?
The NSW rules are the same across the state. Sydney changes how they land. Start with your side of the deal.
1 Buying in Sydney ▾
Most Sydney homes sell at auction or in the days around one, which means the buyer protections you read about, the five business day cooling off period, the chance to walk away for 0.25 per cent, often do not apply. Get the contract reviewed before you bid, not after. If you are buying an apartment, the strata records matter as much as the contract.
The NSW buyer rules in full2 Selling in Sydney ▾
In NSW you cannot list until the contract and its prescribed documents exist, and Sydney agents want to list yesterday. We prepare the contract, chase the planning certificate and the title search, and have you ready for the campaign your agent has already booked. If it is a strata sale, we get the strata documents into the contract before the first open home.
The NSW seller rules in full3 Transferring in Sydney ▾
Adding a partner, taking one off, moving a property inside the family. No money changes hands, and Revenue NSW still wants its duty on the market value unless an exemption fits. At Sydney prices the difference between fitting and not fitting is not small.
Transfers, exemptions and trapsSydney Is Not the Rest of NSW. Here Is What Changes.
Same Act, same Revenue NSW, same Registrar General. Four things still play out differently here.
Auctions
Buy at auction and there is no cooling off. Exchange on the day a property is passed in and there is none either. In Sydney that is how a large share of homes change hands, so the contract review, the finance approval and the building and strata inspections all have to happen before auction day. We turn contract reviews around fast for that reason, and we tell you what to negotiate before you bid, because after the hammer falls there is nothing left to negotiate.
Strata
A large share of what sells in Sydney is an apartment or townhouse in a strata scheme. That adds a second set of documents to every purchase: the strata records, the levies, the capital works fund, the by-laws and any defects or special levies the owners corporation has been discussing. A strata report is not a formality here. It is where the surprises live.
Off the plan
Sydney’s new supply is mostly apartments sold off the plan, often years before completion. The cooling off period is ten business days instead of five, sunset clauses and developer variations need reading closely, and the duty rules are different again. We have written this up in a practical guide to buying off the plan. Here, we read the contract.
Price and duty
The first home buyer concessions in NSW are set by price, and Sydney prices sit close to or above the thresholds far more often than the rest of the state. Whether you pay no duty, reduced duty or the full amount can turn on a few thousand dollars of negotiation, so we work it out before you make an offer rather than after exchange. The thresholds themselves are on the NSW page and in our stamp duty article, in one place so they stay current.
Where We Act in Sydney. All of It.
We are based in Sydney and we work online, so where in Sydney you are buying or selling changes nothing about how we work or what we charge. These are the areas we act in most.
Inner West
- Newtown
- Marrickville
- Ashfield
- Leichhardt
- Balmain
- Strathfield
Eastern Suburbs
- Bondi
- Randwick
- Coogee
- Maroubra
- Paddington
- Double Bay
North Shore
- Chatswood
- North Sydney
- Lane Cove
- Ryde
- Hornsby
- St Leonards
Northern Beaches
- Manly
- Dee Why
- Mona Vale
- Frenchs Forest
- Narrabeen
Hills and Parramatta
- Parramatta
- Castle Hill
- Baulkham Hills
- Kellyville
- Rouse Hill
Western Sydney
- Blacktown
- Penrith
- Mount Druitt
- St Marys
- Rooty Hill
South West
- Liverpool
- Campbelltown
- Bankstown
- Fairfield
- Camden
- Oran Park
St George and the Shire
- Hurstville
- Cronulla
- Sutherland
- Miranda
- Kogarah
- Rockdale
Outside Sydney, we act across the whole of NSW, including Newcastle and Wollongong.
What we take off your plate in Sydney
One team, one fixed fee, from the first contract to the keys. Here is what that covers in Sydney.
What a conveyancer costs in Sydney. Straight answer.
Titlespace charges a fixed fee for conveyancing in Sydney, quoted before you engage us, with searches and disbursements itemised so you can see what is included.
Conveyancing fees in Sydney run from budget online operators to city firms billing by the hour, and the number you are quoted rarely tells you what you will pay. Three things to check on any quote: whether searches and disbursements are included or on top, whether the fee changes if the matter runs long, and what happens if the sale falls over.
Ours does not move because the other side is slow or your bank is. Buying, selling and transferring are priced differently because the work is different, and a strata purchase or an off the plan contract involves more reading than a house on Torrens title, so the quote reflects the property, not a menu price.
We do not publish a rate card on this page because the honest answer depends on your property. The quote tool takes about a minute and gives you the real number. If you want to understand what sits behind conveyancing fees in NSW generally, we have written that up in full: what conveyancing costs when buying a house.
Conveyancer or solicitor in Sydney? Here is the honest version.
In NSW, both licensed conveyancers and solicitors can run your matter from start to finish.
Licensed conveyancer
Licensed by NSW Fair Trading under the Conveyancers Licensing Act 2003
- Buying, selling and transferring property
- Contract review and negotiation
- Court proceedings
- Trusts and deceased estates
Solicitor
A qualified lawyer, so the conveyancing licence limits do not apply
- Everything a conveyancer can do
- Disputes, caveats and court
- Estates, trusts and separations
Where it shows up in Sydney
In Sydney the practical difference shows up at auction and in strata. A licensed conveyancer can review the contract and run the settlement. If the special conditions need redrafting, a lease needs unpicking or a dispute starts, you need a lawyer, and switching mid-matter costs time you do not have before an auction. Titlespace is an incorporated legal practice, so the same team handles both without a handover.
NO STRESS CONVEYANCING IN SYDNEY
Titlespace kicked off in 2019, the year conveyancing finally caught up with Sydney’s fast-paced property scene and ditched stale offices and snail-mail signatures.
We are here to clean up the whole property dance, buying, selling or transferring, with conveyancing built for the way Sydneysiders actually live. You get a smooth, digital workflow that keeps you clear on every next move.
Say goodbye to racing across town to sign a single page. Use our secure contract tech from your lounge, your office or a cafe with your oat latte.
Do not let old-school nonsense stall your property plans. Keep it calm, clever and handled by the boldest conveyancers in Sydney (that is us).
Ready to Get Moving? So Are We.
You do not need to understand the Conveyancing Act to buy or sell a home in Sydney. You need someone who does, who answers the phone, and who tells you what things mean before you have to decide.
Reviewed by Marc Ryckmans, Legal Practitioner Director, September 2026. Last updated September 2026. This page is general information about conveyancing in Sydney. It is not legal advice about your transaction.
The NSW law referred to on this page is set out, with sources, on our NSW conveyancing page: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), Duties Act 1997 (NSW), Revenue NSW and NSW Fair Trading guidance.
FAQS THAT WE GET. A LOT.
How much does a conveyancer cost in Sydney?
Titlespace charges a fixed fee, quoted before you engage us, and the amount depends on whether you are buying, selling or transferring and on the property. A strata apartment or an off the plan contract takes more work than a house on its own title, so it is quoted differently. No hourly billing. Use the quote tool for your property, or read our guide to conveyancing fees.
Can I use the same conveyancer as the seller?
Yes, if both of you agree to it. When that happens we allocate the two sides of the matter to different practitioners inside the firm and keep them separated, so each of you has someone acting only for you and nothing crosses between the two files. If you would rather have a completely separate firm on the other side, that is fine too, and we will say so if we think it is the better choice.
Do I need both a conveyancer and a solicitor?
No. You need one practitioner who can do the whole job. A licensed conveyancer can handle a straightforward matter. If anything needs legal drafting or advice, a solicitor must step in. Titlespace is a law firm, so you get both in one team and one fee.
Is it worth paying more for a conveyancing solicitor?
Only if you are getting more. The right question is what happens when something goes wrong: a defect turns up in the strata report, the vendor cannot settle, the finance falls through after exchange. Ask any conveyancer or solicitor who deals with that and what it costs. Our fixed fee does not change if the matter gets complicated.
At what point do I get a conveyancer?
Before you sign anything, and in Sydney that means before you bid. At auction the contract is exchanged on the day with no cooling off, so the review has to happen first. For a private treaty purchase, engage us as soon as you have a property in mind so the contract can be reviewed while you negotiate. For a sale, before you list, because in NSW the contract has to exist before the property can be advertised.
Do I need to come into your office?
No. Titlespace is based in Sydney and works entirely online. Contract review, signing, identity verification and settlement all happen digitally, so it makes no difference whether you are in Manly, Campbelltown or overseas.
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