For real estate
Settlement paperwork that can't wait for an appointment.
Agencies, property managers and owners run into witnessed declarations constantly – trust account matters, tenancy disputes, lost documents, identity statements. Rarely at a convenient hour, and usually against a settlement or tribunal date.
Where it goes wrong
Tribunal dates don't move
Tenancy and bond disputes run on fixed timetables, and supporting affidavits have to be sworn before they're filed.
Owners are rarely local
Interstate and overseas landlords still have to swear declarations about a property they haven't visited in years.
Settlement weeks are compressed
When something surfaces late in a settlement, the witnessing has to happen the same day.
Property managers aren't independent
The agency staff closest to the file are usually the least appropriate people to witness it.
Documents we handle
- Statutory declarations for tenancy and bond disputes
- Affidavits for tribunal proceedings
- Trust account and audit declarations
- Lost document and lost title declarations
- Identity and residency declarations
- Declarations supporting insurance claims on managed property
- Agency agreement deeds requiring a witness
- Declarations for interstate and overseas owners
Why use us
Works across time zones
An owner in Perth, Singapore or London can be witnessed on the same call as a document that has to be filed in Brisbane tomorrow.
Independent of the agency
An external practitioner removes any question about whether the witness had an interest in the transaction.
One account for the whole office
Property managers can each run sessions under a single business account with monthly invoicing.
$29 evening, $39 on demand
Appointment slots show their own price in the calendar. Business accounts are invoiced monthly.
Questions
Can you witness land title documents?
No. Land title and property transfer instruments require face-to-face verification of identity and are on our exclusion list. We can witness declarations and affidavits about a property, just not the registry instruments themselves.
What about contracts of sale?
Sale-of-land contracts and mortgages are excluded for the same reason. Tenancy agreements, agency agreements and other commercial documents are fine.
Can an overseas owner use this?
If the document is governed by a jurisdiction we cover and the declarant holds acceptable Australian photo ID, yes. Get in touch first if you're unsure – we'd rather check than have it rejected.
Set your agency up
One account, every property manager, monthly invoicing. Takes about ten minutes to arrange.