Contract Review & Section 32 Advice
Have a property lawyer read your contract before you sign. We identify the clauses, disclosure gaps and special conditions that quietly shift risk onto the buyer — and tell you, in plain English, what to do about them.
Pre-signing reviews typically returned within 1–2 business days. Auction or deadline? Tell us when you upload.
- Written review of the contract and Section 32
- Plain-English risk summary, ranked by materiality
- Recommended amendments and special conditions
- A 20-minute call with the reviewing lawyer
- Direct negotiation with the vendor's lawyer where required
Every contract type, reviewed by a property lawyer.
Not a checklist run by a paralegal — a considered legal opinion on the document in front of you.
Standard sale contracts
Private-treaty residential purchases — cooling-off, finance, building and pest, settlement timing and special conditions reviewed against your circumstances.
Auction contracts
Pre-auction reviews so you bid with confidence. Auction sales carry no cooling-off period in most states, so the pre-bid window is your only opportunity to negotiate.
Off-the-plan contracts
Sunset clauses, permitted variations, defect liability, owners corporation budgets, car park and storage allocation, and the stamp duty assumptions you are relying on.
Section 32 / vendor statements
Disclosure documents reviewed in detail — title, easements, covenants, planning, outgoings, owners corporation information, and any notices from authorities.
What contract review is actually for.
The same handful of issues account for most contract disputes. A pre-signing review surfaces them while you can still do something about it.
Disclosure gaps in the Section 32
Missing title documents, undisclosed notices, incorrect owners corporation information or unregistered works orders — each one a potential ground to end the contract or recover loss, but only if identified before settlement.
Sunset clauses that favour the developer
Off-the-plan contracts often allow the developer to terminate after a long-stop date and resell at a higher price. We look for the wording, the trigger and any consumer protections that apply in your state.
Special conditions written for the vendor
Penalty interest rates, restrictive nominee provisions, broad indemnities and 'time is of the essence' clauses are common. We tell you which are negotiable, which are market and which are deal-breakers.
Finance and inspection timing
Subject-to-finance and building-and-pest conditions only protect you if the dates are realistic. We check the timing against your lender's actual turnaround and your inspector's availability.
Title encumbrances and restrictions
Easements, covenants, caveats and party wall agreements can restrict how you use, extend or develop the property. We surface these before you sign — not at settlement.
Owners corporation exposure
Special levies, planned capital works, insufficient sinking funds and pending litigation can land on a new owner within months of settlement. We review the OC certificate carefully.
Four steps. One to two business days.
Upload the contract
Send the contract and Section 32 through our secure workspace — or email a PDF.
Lawyer review
An Australian-admitted property lawyer reads every page and prepares a written advice.
Plain-English advice
You receive a ranked risk summary, recommended amendments and a 20-minute review call.
Negotiate or sign
We negotiate amendments with the vendor's lawyer where required, or confirm you are safe to sign.
Upload it for a lawyer-led Section 32 and contract review.
Plain-English advice back within 1–2 business days or call 1300 444 444.
Move from review to engagement.
Buying Property
End-to-end residential purchase conveyancing — for buyers ready to proceed.
First Home Buyers
Stamp duty concessions, grants and contract review for Victorian first home buyers.
Off-the-Plan Purchases
Sunset clauses, deposit protection and contract review before you sign.
Commercial Conveyancing
Commercial contract review — GST, going concern, leases and special conditions.
Background from the Information Centre.
Editorial-quality explainers from our property lawyers on the issues we look for during a review.
Contract review, answered.
Send us the contract. We'll do the rest.
Pre-signing reviews are returned in one to two business days, with a written advice and a call to talk it through. If you go on to purchase with us, the review fee is credited against your conveyancing fee.
Prefer to talk first? Call 1300 444 444.
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