LEGAL SERVICES

Pottenger & McGhee Solicitors can help you with a range of legal services

CONVEYANCING

Practical advice on the sale and/or purchase of your property;
Prompt preparation and/or perusal of the Contract for Sale;
Liaising with your lender or broker;
Making the process from exchange of contracts to settlement as stress free as possible;
Thinking of a subdivision? We will work with your surveyor to prepare the necessary documents for registration.

Electronic Conveyancing

Property Exchange Australia (PEXA) is an online property system that allows us to electronically carry out the settlement of your property faster, safer and more efficiently. As of 1 July 2019, all matters are required to settle on PEXA.

COMMERCIAL & RETAIL LEASES

Pragmatic advice on your commercial or retail lease – rent, increases, terms, options;
Preparing or perusing the Lease;
Obtaining mortgagee consent to registration;
Attending to registration at LPI.

BUSINESS LAW

Advising on sale or purchase of a business;
Prompt preparation or perusal of Contract for sale of Business;
Due diligence including PPSR checks and registrations;
Registration or transfer of licences;
Partnership Agreements;
Drafting Deeds to suit your commercial purposes.

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE SERVICE

We have three Justices of the Peace on staff who can assist you. Please ring for an appointment or just call into our office. There is no charge for this service.

ESTATES

If you are an Executor named in a Will, you may need to obtain a Grant of Probate to realise the assets and to pay any debts of the Estate.
If there is no Will and you are next-of-kin, you may need to obtain a Grant of Letters of Administration.
If you have been left out of a Will and believe you may have a genuine claim against the Estate, we assist you with a claim under the Family Provision Act 1982.

WILLS

No matter your age, it is important to have a Will.

Pauline will take the time to listen to you so that your Will truly reflects your wishes.

You should consider whom you wish to be Executor/Trustee and whom should be guardian for any children under 18 years of age.

POWERS OF ATTORNEY

It is a good idea to appoint someone as your Attorney to manage your legal and financial affairs in your absence. An Enduring Power of Attorney continues if you become unable to manage your own affairs due to an accident, ill health or old age.

ENDURING GUARDIAN

Health is always important but never more so when you are no longer able to make your own decisions.

We can prepare an Appointment of Enduring Guardian in which you make clear what decisions you wish your Enduring Guardian to make for you eg where you live, what health care you receive, whether you wish to be kept alive on life support.

Your Enduring Guardian should be someone you trust to carry out your wishes even though they may not be their wishes.