Our Services

As Tasmanian conveyancing specialists we provide clear and practical support to buyers and sellers at every stage of a transaction.

Our strong understanding of Tasmanian property transactions and the standard form ‘Contract for Sale of Land’ ensures that matters are handled correctly from the outset. With knowledge of local councils, common title issues, and state‑specific risks, we provide expertise that is unique to a Tasmanian firm.

We proactively review key sale documents to identify and resolve potential issues before they delay your sale (e.g. council certificates, defects in title).

Our Professional Fees for services can be obtained by requesting a quote.

Budget for approximately $600-$700 in disbursements, additional to our professional fees.

This includes a fee of $207.76 to register the discharge of any mortgage registered against your property, as well as relevant title, rates and land tax searches.

If you don’t have a mortgage, your fees and disbursements will be approximately $300.

To enable us to act on your behalf we are required to take reasonable steps to verify your identity. Here are some ways we can do that:

1) INFOTRACK VOI PORTAL

InfoTrackID is an online identity verification platform that allows you to complete your VOI remotely.

1. On opening your matter, we will send you a link to your email. You will receive a two-factor authentication request to your mobile number.

2. Ensure you have original ID documents which equate to one of the categories of identification requirements.

3. Use a device (e.g. mobile phone) to upload or take photos of identity documents and yourself. The optical character recognition technology (OCR) reads details from the documents and pre-fills the online form to increase accuracy and save time.

4. You will then record a video of yourself reading a randomly generated number to complete your verification or complete a liveliness check.

2) IN PERSON VOI

• Contact our friendly team to arrange an appointment to complete your VOI in person. One of our friendly staff can use the Infotrack ID portal on our office iPad with you.

• Ensure you bring identification that meets one of the requirement categories.

*NOTE: Companies, Trusts, Estates and Attorneys

If you are purchasing or selling as a company, trust or pursuant to a Power of Attorney, those authorised to act are required to undertake the VOI Process.

For Corporations

• The sole director/secretary is required to undertake VOI for sole director/secretary companies.

• In other cases, two directors or a director and secretary is required to undertake VOI.

For Trusts

• All trustees are required to undertake VOI.

• If the trustee is a corporation, the same process is required as for Corporations above.

For Estates

All personal representatives of the Estate are required to undertake VOI.

For Attorneys

For contracts signed pursuant to Power of Attorney, the attorney is required to undertake VOI.

Hackers are currently targeting clients of Conveyancing Firms, Law Firms and Real Estate Agencies. Hackers have been successful in diverting funds into fraudulent bank accounts. These scams include money transfers, false Bank account details for Trust accounts or tampered invoices, emails and demanding ransoms to unlock access to your own computer systems. Here is a useful link on how to stay safe from scammers when selling a home.

The Australian Government has updated Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) laws from 1 July, 2026. This ensures the conveyancing industry is part of the global effort to protect the property market from financial crime.

eL Conveyancing will ask you for information throughout our interactions with you to ensure your financial security. Timely provision of information requested will help us progress your settlement without avoidable delays.

To comply with federal law, your conveyancer must now verify:

• Your Identity: See our VOI tab. On top of VOI processes, we may need to verify additional details through government databases.

• Beneficial Ownership: We are required to identify owners/controllers of companies or trusts if you are using such an entity to complete a purchase or sale.

• Source of Funds / Wealth: For some transactions, we are legally required to ask about the origin of the funds being used.

To protect the sensitivity of your information, please be assured that our processes fall under the following categories:

• Legal Obligation: The AML/CTF Act 2006 (Cth) requires your conveyancer to collect this information.

• Privacy Policy: We abide by our Privacy Policy to ensure appropriate handling of your information.

• Data Security: We will act in strict accordance with the Privacy Act 1988.

• Confidentiality: The details you provide are used solely for compliance purposes and are stored in secure, encrypted environments.

• Mandatory Retention: By law, your conveyancer must retain these records for seven years, after which they are securely destroyed.

For more information, click on this link.

Vendors who are Australian residents should use the online Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding clearance certificate application to notify the ATO that FRCGW doesn't need to be withheld from the sale of taxable Australian real property assets.

It provides the details of vendors so we can establish their tax residency status.

If you are a foreign resident, do not lodge an application – if you are entitled to a variation to your CGT liability, lodge a variation request.

The application needs to be completed and lodged with the ATO as early as possible to minimise the need to extend settlement dates. It can take up to 28 days to process.

You can lodge your application any time, including prior to when a contract of sale is entered into as the certificate is valid for 12 months from the date issued. ‍

You will have to provide the purchaser with an ATO issued clearance certificate on or before the day of settlement of the sale of the asset to ensure no withholding occurs. ‍

Each vendor must lodge their own application. Vendors who are parties to the same property transaction are not able to lodge joint applications.

How to complete the online form

The foreign resident capital gains withholding clearance certificate application will request specific information based on the information you provide. Mandatory fields are marked with an asterisk (*).

Help is available in the top right-hand side of the application form.
If you are unsure of how to complete this form after reading these instructions, you can phone the ATO on 13 28 66 (Fast Key Code 4, 2)

Follow the link below to complete your application:

https://www.ato.gov.au/frcgw_clearance_certificate.aspx

It is a legislative requirement to prove not only your identity but your actual ownership of the property by way of documentation additional to your name being on the title.

With the other documentation you return to us, please also include a copy of either your:

• Rates notice

• Tas Water Notice

• Land Tax Notice

Specific to the property being sold.