Southern Property Transfers

Southern Property Transfers is a conveyancing firm located in Nowra on the South Coast NSW, with a second office in Bowral in the Southern Highlands NSW. The firm has been established for 15 years and has been fully accredited by the Australian Institute of Conveyancers since 2005. It is fully qualified to use PEXA electronic settlement platforms and offers fixed fee conveyance. In 2019, it won the award for Most Outstanding Professional Service for the Illawarra and South Coast, and in 2020 was a finalist for the same award.

Leah Payne is a licensed conveyancer with nearly 30 years of experience; she graduated as a Licensed Conveyancer in 2000 after studying Conveyancing Law and Practice at Macquarie University. Nicole Eastcott is a licensed conveyancer with over 25 years of experience in all aspects of conveyancing; she holds an Associate Degree in Law and is a Justice of the Peace.

Lisa Williams is the conveyancing secretary and has been in the administration and customer service industry for over 25 years; she is studying conveyancing at Macquarie University and will become a licensed conveyancer in 2023. Deb Tory is a receptionist and secretary with decades of experience in the legal administration industry. Melissa Laidlaw is a licensed conveyancer with over 20 years of experience; she became a licensed conveyancer in 2002 after studying at Macquarie University. Southern Property Transfers provides conveyancing services including sale and purchase of property, sale and purchase of businesses, and commercial leases.

Nowra residents turn to Southern Property Transfers for residential purchases and sales, and reviewers repeatedly note that they return for further transactions rather than going elsewhere. The communication provided from instruction through to settlement comes up often, with clients describing detailed updates that kept them at ease and built trust in the process. Leah and Lisa are named for their knowledgeable, professional and courteous manner, while the wider team is praised as friendly, responsive and diligent about returning calls.

Competitive rates and a genuinely client-focused approach are mentioned, along with the personal attention given to each file and the kindness, plus a little humour, that eased difficult matters. Complex and multifaceted transactions appear throughout the feedback, including a household that sold a home in the Picton area and bought near Port Macquarie within nine months, and another that completed a demanding purchase and sale with the office acting in their interests throughout. A first home purchase and a sale are among the other matters described. The guidance offered along the way is credited with making settlements worry free, and the experience of returning clients reflects the consistency of that support.