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The Hunter Legal & Conveyancing Maitland office is located at 5 Church St, Maitland NSW 2320. We provide legal services to residents and businesses throughout the greater Hunter region.
Choosing a Legal or Conveyancing firm in Maitland can be a difficult task, with so many options and unfamiliar processes, it’s challenging to ensure you’re getting the best legal services for your money. Our customers like having the advantage of working with a firm that has BOTH a Legal and a Conveyancer Team to back each other up and give your matter their full attention.
Hunter Legal & Conveyancing offers mobile and after-hours Conveyancing service and we visit clients across the Hunter and surrounds.
For a full list of the suburbs we service, please see below:
We are quick to respond to inquiries and if we are unable to assist you we will point you in the right direction.
Our staff undergo regular, ongoing professional development so we are up to date with current and new regulations. This also allows our Conveyancers and Solicitors in Maitland to have the best skills to help our clients achieve their goals.
Hunter Legal & Conveyancing contribute to the region by supporting local community activities and charities such as local sporting teams, youth initiatives and Carrie’s Place, which is a women’s shelter located in Maitland. Our team are passionate about supporting the community we live, work and raise our families in.
If you’re searching for an experienced legal and Conveyancing services, Hunter Legal & Conveyancing can help.
Stamp Duty – Foreign Purchaser:
The current foreign purchaser duty rate is 8 per cent.
Stamp Duty – First Home Buyers Assistance:
The First Home New Home scheme will be replaced by the First Home Buyers Assistance scheme. First home buyers will not have to pay duty for both new and existing homes for properties up to $650,000. The duty will be reduced for amounts between $650,000 and $800,000.
Eligible purchasers buying a vacant block of residential land to build their home on will pay no duty on vacant land valued up to $350,000, and will receive concessions on duty for vacant land valued between $350,000 and $450,000.
To calculate the First Home Buyers Assistance concession on a home between $650,000 and $800,000, multiply the purchase price by 21% and subtract $136,510. To calculate concession on land between $350,000 and $450,000, multiply the purchase price by 0.1574 and subtract $55,090.
First Home Owner Grant (New Homes)
a) First home owners can access a $10,000 grant for:
b) The purchase price of the new home must be no more than $600,000.
c) If buying land to build a new home, the total price – including the land and home – must be no more than $750,000.
Mortgage Registration Fee from 1 July 2019: $143.50
Land Transfer Fee: $143.50.
At Hunter Legal and Conveyancing, we’re real people who talk plain language. Our solicitors and conveyancers listen, are compassionate and help you to take it one step at a time. We pride ourselves on our communication and friendly and personable staff who are here to meet all your legal needs.