South East Melbourne
Property lawyers and conveyancers handle buying and selling homes, leases, strata disputes, building disputes and planning matters.
187 firms
Cheltenham, VIC · South East Melbourne
Inca Lawyers provides legal services in Cheltenham, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Divorce & Separation and Property & Conveyancing.
Clayton, VIC · South East Melbourne
Phoenix Conveyancing Victoria provides conveyancing services in Clayton, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Partner & Family Visas and Building & Construction.
Dandenong, VIC · South East Melbourne
Seitz & Pepper Family Lawyers Frankston provides legal services in Dandenong, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Domestic Violence & AVOs and Divorce & Separation.
Dandenong, VIC · South East Melbourne
Gandhi Lawyers provides legal services in Dandenong, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Traffic Offences and Family Law.
Dandenong, VIC · South East Melbourne
ACE LEGAL SERVICES (AUSTRALIA) provides legal services in Dandenong, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Frankston, VIC · South East Melbourne
Monarch Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Frankston, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing.
Patterson Lakes, VIC · South East Melbourne
DCA Lawyers provides legal services in Patterson Lakes, VIC. Listed practice areas include Notary Public & JP Services, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Frankston, VIC · South East Melbourne
Cottier Stenning Lawyers Frankston provides legal services in Frankston, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Dandenong, VIC · South East Melbourne
The Peoples Lawyers provides legal services in Dandenong, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Criminal Law and Family Law.
Dandenong, VIC · South East Melbourne
Macpherson Kelley provides legal services in Dandenong, VIC. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property & Trade Marks and Property & Conveyancing.
Frankston, VIC · South East Melbourne
Flat Fee Conveyancing Services provides conveyancing services in Frankston, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing.
Dandenong, VIC · South East Melbourne
Fleming & Rhoden Lawyers provides legal services in Dandenong, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Dingley Village, VIC · South East Melbourne
Nepean Conveyancing Services provides conveyancing services in Dingley Village, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing.
Dandenong North, VIC · South East Melbourne
Vic Star Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Dandenong North, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing.
Dingley Village, VIC · South East Melbourne
Balfe & Webb provides legal services in Dingley Village, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Property & Conveyancing.
Prahran, VIC · South East Melbourne
Art & Commerce - Lawyers and Trade Mark Attorneys provides legal services in Prahran, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law and Property & Conveyancing.
Dandenong North, VIC · South East Melbourne
Legoll Legal Practitioners provides legal services in Dandenong North, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
Clyde North, VIC · South East Melbourne
Clyde Lawyers provides legal services in Clyde North, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Immigration & Visas and Business & Commercial Law.
Balaclava, VIC · South East Melbourne
A. Shenken & Co provides legal services in Balaclava, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Binding Financial Agreements and Wills & Estates.
Oakleigh, VIC · South East Melbourne
Russo Pellicano Carlei Lawyers provides legal services in Oakleigh, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Dandenong, VIC · South East Melbourne
Impel Lawyers provides legal services in Dandenong, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Wills & Estates.
Bentleigh East, VIC · South East Melbourne
Prior Law provides legal services in Bentleigh East, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Notary Public & JP Services.
Dandenong, VIC · South East Melbourne
LEAD Conveyancing Dandenong provides conveyancing services in Dandenong, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Cranbourne North, VIC · South East Melbourne
Aaryaa Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Cranbourne North, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Partner & Family Visas.
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.
Dandenong, Frankston, Cranbourne and Moorabbin span a broad search area. A firm’s suburb, meeting options and experience with your matter are more informative than the South East Melbourne label alone.
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 South East Melbourne. 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.