How Much Does Conveyancing Cost in NSW? Fixed Fees Explained

Typical conveyancing costs in NSW

• Professional conveyancing fees: commonly in the range of $1,500–$2,500 depending on the property value, whether you are the buyer or seller, and the deal's complexity.
• Property searches: roughly $200–$500 for the standard certificate bundle (more if strata is involved).
• Building and pest inspections: typically $400–$800 combined.
• Stamp duty (transfer duty): set by Revenue NSW and depends on the price and your eligibility for concessions — this is a government charge, not a professional fee.
• Registration fees: government charges for registering the transfer and any new mortgage.

Fixed fee vs hourly billing

With hourly billing, every phone call, email and renegotiation becomes a line item. With a fixed fee, the job is priced up front and the fee does not grow because the other side was difficult. The main risk with hourly quotes is that the cheapest estimate on the page quietly becomes the most expensive one at settlement — you are billed for time, and property deals always generate time.

What to check before you accept any quote

• Is the fee genuinely fixed, or does it change after "the first three phone calls"?
• Which searches are included, and which become extra disbursements?
• Are settlement attendance, loan document handling and discharge of mortgage bundled in?
• What happens fee-wise if the other side's solicitor causes rework?

How ClickSettle prices work

Every ClickSettle matter is handled on a transparent fixed fee agreed before we start, with the disbursements itemised so you can see government charges separate from professional fees. Nothing grows because a seller was slow or a lender needed an extension. You will always know what the job costs before you commit — that is the point of how we work.