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Hi @ElizabethB    In WA for this type of scenario yes, you d o need to have A and B shown in the workspace as proprietors on title transferring to B only, ie: A&B coming off title, and then just B back on.   You will also need to ensure that the deal can be self-assessed in ROL and that you have a contract or written agreement to satisfy the Landgate eligibility requirements https://www0.landgate.wa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/16450/Eligible-documents-for-paperless-conveyancing-v5-June-2020.pdf   Thanks Angella  ... View more

Hi @lp1    It also depends on the type of the caveat. You are correct in that generally, and absolute caveat will bar the registration of subsequent documents. However, there can be other types of caveats, such as "subject to claim" which can remain on the title and will not prevent registration of other documents. These are often used by Home Owner's Associations and run with the property over time.   Hope that helps Angella ... View more

**UPDATE: The Issuing instructions for a stand alone discharge of mortgage will now default to "Please Select", so there is no need to change this. And you should receive a Successful Lodgement Verification without the need to edit any fields in the Lodgement Instructions.    If you are still encountering issues, please contact our Support Team on 1300 084 515.   Thanks Angella ... View more

*UPDATE*   This matter has now been resolved (as of 3 March). If your Workspace was opened prior to this date, you may still be seeing incorrect information on the Land Titles screen, but this can be cleared by completing an "information re-supply" on the Land Titles screen, should you wish. However, please note that there is a small fee for this service and you can proceed as per normal with the Workspace without removing these incorrect entries, if you are satisfied all is in order.   For any Workspaces opened post 3 March, you should no longer see incorrect entries on the Land Titles screen. If you continue to have issues with this, please contact our support centre on 1300 084 515.   Thanks Angella ... View more

Just to clarify after speaking with OSR today, there is a distinction between the Land Tax Assessment Notice and the land tax certificate of charges that is a result of the EAS lodged before settlement.   The certificate of charges does not yet have electronic payment options available, but will do soon. The Land Tax Assessment Notice has all payment options available and is issued once a year to the owner at 30 June.   Any further queries are best directed to OSR on their enquiries line. ... View more

Hi @CSC    As per Nancy's post, and the link to the Landgate eligibility list, court order transactions are not yet currently in scope. PEXA is working with Landgate and OSR in WA to broaden the scope of documents that can be processed online.    We will of course keep the market informed around when further scope is to be made available.   Thanks Angella ... View more

Hi @Rakkamac    Yes, that is correct - you can proceed with these online in the same manner. Only an absolute caveat will bar the registration.   Angella ... View more

Thanks @GeorgePolus for posting Landgate's response regarding this lodgement verification message.   When lawyers/conveyancers are seeing this message we generally advise that they re-confirm all details are correct prior to signing. If they are comfortable to proceed post that, they can sign the documents, noting (as per advices from Landgate) that it will not prohibit lodgement, but auto-registration will fail (meaning that the dealing will be subject to a manual examination).   It will not impact settlement to proceed on that basis.   I hope that helps Angella ... View more

Hi @Katelyn524 and others   There is further information available on our website - including the answers to a number of FAQ's: https://www.pexa.com.au/subscriber-review-process    Hopefully this provides you with the information you are looking for.   Thanks Angella ... View more

Hi @LynMac    Thanks for the feedback on this one.    The intent of the new WS Summary was to answer the question: why isn’t my workspace ready/ready. We do show a big warning on the WS Summary page if a positive TAC is received on day of settlement.    Do you think having a permanent panel to show the result of the latest TAC, which will most likely be ‘negative’, be useful? Or is there a chance it will just add more information to an already busy screen?    Would be interested to get other parties' thoughts on this one, so we can determine if there is a demand for this in the market. I will do some sounding out, but if you have anyone who is keen on this, feel free to get them to comment on this thread or email me directly.   Thanks Lyn Angella ... View more

Hi @eminadavis    As per Landgate practices, requisition notices are only issued to the Lodging Party - whether the documents are lodged in paper or via PEXA. This has been the process since 2015, see Customer Information Bulletin 265.   Hope that helps Angella ... View more

Hi @PrueHUTCHINSON    For urgent Workspace issues, such as you are describing, you are best placed to contact our Support Centre on 1300 084 515 who can provide you the necessary assistance in a timely manner. If there is a technical issue with OSR, then our second level tech team will liaise with them directly.   Hope that helps Angella ... View more

Hi @EvelynC Great question and very timely. We are currently putting something similar together for WA users to reference when dealing with stamp duty verification errors as we know this is causing some issues out there. We will be sure to share this with the Community and our industry bodies to ensure everyone has access to the information. Stay tuned! Angella   ... View more

Hi @mli89 The PEXA fees (for both parties) and lodgement fees will be auto-populated in the Financial Settlement Schedule upon successful document verification by the land registry. You can pre-determine the fees applicable and "pre-balance" your FSS prior to these fees populating, so that when the documents are verified, and the fees auto-populate your FSS should then balance. Once your inputs are in the FSS you can sign off at any time (or you can choose to wait until it is finalised). The applicable PEXA fees can be found here: https://www.pexa.com.au/pricing And you might find this further information useful: https://community.pexa.com.au/t5/Help-Centre/PEXA-Fees-and-Lodgement-Fees-FAQs/ba-p/2820  Hope this helps Angella ... View more

We made it!   Hi Everyone Very excited to say that 1 December has now past and we are operating in WA under the electronic document lodgement requirements as set by Landgate. Thanks to all those within the industry who have worked so hard to get us to this point - it truly has been a collaborative effort. I hope you are all using the new coversheet when lodging paper documents with Landgate. Further details: https://www0.landgate.wa.gov.au/for-individuals/legislation-and-reform/electronic-conveyancing Please feel free to continue to post any questions or queries you may have to this post and we will be sure to get back to you, or feel free to reach out to our support team or your PEXA Direct Specialist, or search our Community pages for the information. Angella ... View more

Hi @NicC You can have your PEXA profile activated to lodge documents in WA without the need for a Revenue Online (ROL) account. However, you will not be able to transact in any capacity that has a stamp duty implication, eg: acting for the purchaser. You will however be able to lodge documents such as mortgages, caveats and also act for a seller. In order to have WA noted as an active jurisdiction within PEXA you will need to provide us with certain information, such as land registry contact details. Our support team can provide guidance on this. Once we have a written request and the necessary information, we can activate WA as a jurisdiction in which your firm can lodge documents via PEXA. With regards to registering for ROL, OSR WA will consider applications from lawyers from other states, but there are requirements that need to be met before they will approve the applications. OSR will assess each application and notify the applicant if further information is required. You might like to reach out to OSR to discuss further. Upon finalising your ROL account, and advising PEXA of the details, you will then be able to also act for the purchase in a transfer transaction. Hope that helps, Angella ... View more

Further to the above regarding Duplicate Holding Instructions in WA, to further clarify: - when you are discharging a second mortgage and there is a Duplicate CT Issued - you do not need to enter any Holding Details, as the first mortgagee will hold the CT. If you are getting lodgement errors, please make sure that the "Duplicate Issuing Details" in the Lodgement Instructions is noted as "Please Select". You should then be able to obtain a successful lodgement verification from the land registry and proceed to sign and lodge your instructions.  - when you are discharging a stand alone first mortgage and there is a Duplicate CT issued, it is optional to enter the"Duplicate Holding Details", but if you do so, you will then need to enter the "Duplicate Issuing Details" - and select that a Duplicate is to issue, as a stand alone discharge of mortgage cannot change the title issuing instructions (as per land registry requirements).  ... View more