Sarah Lim

CONVEYANCER

Sarah graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Journalism but found passion in providing professional services to clients from all walks of life as a Conveyancer and Senior Law Clerk in JK Lawyers. Sarah has more than 7 years of experience working in the property division of JK Lawyers including the day-to-day conveyancing work. Her clients include first-home buyers, experienced investors and property developers, who are both Australian residents and who live overseas in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. She has been a member of the Australian Institute of Conveyancers since 2017.

Sarah is a great support to the other areas of legal work in the firm as most matters involving disputes such as commercial disputes, court matters, family law matters, and immigration law matters, all invariably involve property transactions to resolve. She is driven by a commitment to efficiency and excellence.

Outside of work, Sarah has a variety of interests including a passion to positively inspire youths and young adults, capturing tranquil landscape shots with her camera, and exploring various cities all over the globe.

Sarah’s experience includes:

CONVEYANCING

  • Conveyancing for purchase of property.

  • Conveyancing for sale of property, including for developers with sale of property off-the-plan and deceased estates.

  • Preparation of Contract of Sale and Section 32 Vendor’s Statement, including for sale of property off-the-plan.

  • Advising on conditions in Contracts of Sale, including off-the-plan contracts.

  • Preparation and lodgement of Survivorship and Transmission applications.

  • Advising on related party transfers of property, including spousal transfers.

  • Preparation and lodgement of Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) applications.

  • Advising on restrictions and consequences of purchasing as foreign individual or entity.

PROPERTY

  • Advising on and lodgement of Caveats.

  • Preparation and lodgement of Subdivision applications.

  • Lodgement of Section 173 Agreements.

  • Advising on and lodgement of Section 89A applications.

  • Preparation and lodgement of Section 31 Application for Replacement of Lost Certificate of Title.

  • Obtaining exemption from stamp duty for charities and not-for-profit organisations including churches.

  • Obtaining exemption from stamp duty for change of trustee of a trust.

  • Advising on Commercial Leases and Residential Tenancy Agreements.

  • Negotiating on terms and conditions of Leases.

ESTATE PLANNING

  • Preparing simple Wills.

  • Preparing Power of Attorney & Appointment of Medical Treatment Decision Maker documents.

ESTATE ADMINISTRATION

  • Administering estates and collating complex assets.

  • Administering estate assets internationally.

  • Advising beneficiaries as to their entitlements in a Deceased Estate.