Melbourne CBD
Property lawyers and conveyancers handle buying and selling homes, leases, strata disputes, building disputes and planning matters.
125 firms
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Mayfair Legal provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Privitelli Solicitors provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Probate & Estate Administration.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Ryan Commercial Lawyers provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Planning & Environment.
East Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Fairfields Lawyers provides legal services in East Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Business & Commercial Law and Skilled & Business Visas.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Fixler & Associates provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Banking & Finance.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
FPA Patent Attorneys Pty Ltd provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Intellectual Property & Trade Marks.
East Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Michael Trumble Legal provides legal services in East Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Property & Conveyancing.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Signature Conveyancers provides conveyancing services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Planning & Environment.
West Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Kindra Migration Lawyers (formerly WLW Migration Lawyers) provides legal services in West Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Business & Commercial Law and Partner & Family Visas.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Deirdre Black Lawyer provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Business & Commercial Law and Banking & Finance.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Markotich Lawyers provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Bail Applications and Domestic Violence & AVOs.
Southbank, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Settle Easy Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Southbank, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Pera Lawyers provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Tax Law, Business & Commercial Law and Property & Conveyancing.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
All Hours Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Licensed Conveyancing (non-lawyer) and Business & Commercial Law.
Docklands, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Goodwood Conveyancing Services provides conveyancing services in Docklands, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Skilled & Business Visas.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Mirabellas Solicitors provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Criminal Law.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Shamac Lawyers provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Mediation & Dispute Resolution.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Oldham Naidoo Lawyers Pty Ltd provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Building & Construction, Property & Conveyancing and Commercial Litigation.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Schetzer Constantinou provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Divorce & Separation and Property & Conveyancing.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Sayer Jones provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Parenting & Child Custody and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
DSA Crime provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Drug Offences and Assault & Violent Offences.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
McKean Park Lawyers provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation and Property & Conveyancing.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Rigby Cooke Lawyers provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Ryan Carlisle Thomas Lawyers provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, TPD & Superannuation Claims and Personal Injury.
Conveyancing is the legal transfer of property from seller to buyer. A lawyer or licensed conveyancer reviews the contract, runs searches, arranges settlement and flags problems before you are committed. Solicitors can also advise on anything beyond the transfer itself, such as disputes, trusts or complex title issues, while licensed conveyancers focus on the transaction. Property lawyers also act in commercial and retail leases, strata and body corporate disputes, defective building work and development applications.
Property is most Australians' largest asset, and every transaction carries legal risk.
Property law is state-based, including conveyancing, strata, tenancy, building and planning laws, with most settlements conducted electronically.
Understand the next step
Reviewing a purchase contract, administering a conveyance and resolving a building or tenancy dispute are different services. Explain whether you are buying, selling, leasing, developing or already in conflict. Confirm the scope offered by a lawyer or licensed conveyancer rather than assuming their services are identical.
A Melbourne CBD search can be useful for comparing teams with different specialisations. Ask who will do the work and who will supervise it, especially when a firm has several practice departments.
For property & conveyancing, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant VIC experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Melbourne CBD. Your home address alone does not determine the applicable process.
Provide the address, parties and current contract or notice. Explain whether anything has been signed and identify every agreed date.
Ask which terms, searches and ownership questions will be reviewed. Explain finance, proposed use and any linked transaction.
Agree who communicates with agents, lenders and the other side. Confirm how documents are approved and what happens if the matter is delayed or disputed.
Separate legal fees from searches, registration, taxes and third-party expenses. Complex ownership, negotiations or a dispute may fall outside an advertised conveyancing price.
Ask for a written scope identifying the work you are authorising, the person responsible and when costs will be reviewed. If you only want advice on one step, say so before the firm begins wider work.
Seek review before signing where possible. Ask about the actual dates in your documents; cooling-off and completion arrangements differ across states and transactions.
Directory guidance updated 19 September 2026. General information to help you prepare for a conversation with a professional; not advice about your individual matter. Check current requirements with the relevant authority.
Good to know
For a straightforward residential purchase or sale, a licensed conveyancer is usually enough. Use a solicitor if the property is unusual, the contract has non-standard terms, or there is a dispute or estate involved.
Before you sign or bid at auction. Once contracts are exchanged or you've bought at auction, your ability to withdraw is limited.
Many firms quote a fixed professional fee, plus disbursements such as searches and registration fees. Ask for the total expected cost in writing.