Gold Coast Property Lawyers
Property advice from a team led by an Accredited Specialist
Since 1968, OMB has guided Gold Coast buyers, sellers, landlords and developers from the first contract review through to settlement.
How we can help
Buying, selling or leasing property is a big commitment, so get advice before you sign. We act for home buyers and sellers, investors, developers, landlords and tenants.
For home buyers and sellers
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Conveyancing
We run your purchase or sale from contract review to settlement, usually in 4–6 weeks.
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Buying a home
We check the contract and seller disclosure before you sign, then manage searches and settlement.
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Selling a home
We prepare your seller disclosure, draft the contract and handle settlement.
For investors, developers, landlords and tenants
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Commercial leasing
We explain and negotiate lease terms before you sign, for tenants and landlords.
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Property development
Land purchase, off-the-plan contracts, title structure and sales, from duplexes to high-rise.
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Trusts
Unit and family trusts, so you hold property in the right structure.
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Property disputes
Early advice on lease and property disputes, with our litigation team if it goes further.
Property Law Act 2023
Buying or selling? The rules changed on 1 August 2025
Sellers must now give buyers a disclosure statement and certificates before the buyer signs. If they are missing or materially wrong, the buyer may be able to end the contract before settlement.
- Selling
- We prepare your disclosure so it is complete and correct.
- Buying
- We check the disclosure with the contract before you sign.
How a property matter runs
Most purchases and sales take 4–6 weeks from contract to settlement. Here is what happens, and what we do at each step.
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Talk to us
We confirm what you need and quote before any work starts.
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Before you sign
We review the contract and disclosure, flag risks and suggest conditions.
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Until it’s unconditional
We track finance, building and pest, and every deadline.
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Settlement
We prepare the figures, settle with the banks and lodge the transfer.
Meet the property team
At OMB we don’t want you to just like our service, like our solutions, like our people. We want you to love it.
Simon Bennett, Partner, QLS Accredited Specialist (Property Law)
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Conveyancing and off-the-plan
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Property and commercial
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Developments and leasing
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Commercial property and leasing
What our clients say
Property law FAQs
Quick answers to the questions we hear most.
Popular guides
Before you sign. Once both parties sign, the contract binds you. Residential buyers have a five-business-day cooling-off period, but ending a contract then can cost up to 0.25% of the price, and there is no cooling-off at auction.
Not in every state. Queensland has no separate conveyancer licence, so paid conveyancing here is done by solicitors or staff they supervise.
It depends on the property and the work involved, and we quote before we start. A quote covers our fee, searches and government charges such as registration fees and transfer duty. See the full cost guide.
Usually 4–6 weeks from contract to settlement, depending on finance, building and pest inspections and searches. Off-the-plan purchases settle when the project is complete.
Since 1 August 2025, Queensland sellers must give buyers a disclosure statement and certificates, such as a title search and survey plan, before the buyer signs. If they are not given, the buyer can end the contract before settlement.
Yes. We review the lease, explain rent reviews, outgoings, make-good and renewal terms, and negotiate changes before you commit.
Talk to a Gold Coast property lawyer before you sign
