Aireys Inlet is the small town under the Split Point lighthouse, with Painkalac Creek running through the middle and Fairhaven, Moggs Creek and Eastern View strung along the Great Ocean Road beyond it. It is about 45 minutes from our Geelong office and a place people buy into deliberately, usually as a weekender first. Jeannette Ernst Conveyancing Professionals has acted on Great Ocean Road property from Geelong for more than 30 years, under licence number 001780L, and the whole job runs by phone and email.

Before you sign for anything in Aireys Inlet, send us the contract and Section 32. Our free 24-hour Section 32 and contract review comes back within a day, free of charge and with no obligation.

What we see in Aireys Inlet property

Like Anglesea, Aireys Inlet was hit hard by the Ash Wednesday fires in 1983, and much of what stands today was rebuilt afterwards on bush blocks that still sit inside a Bushfire Management Overlay. The Section 32 must disclose it, and it shapes the building standard for future work, the insurance conversation and sometimes finance. We read the overlays on every contract here and explain what they mean for the plans you have.

The homes range from modest post-fire rebuilds to substantial architect-designed houses on the ridges, and many have been extended since. Building permits from the last seven years must be disclosed in the vendor statement and we check them against what is on the ground. Low land along Painkalac Creek carries flooding controls, and vegetation protection sits over the bushier streets.

Most purchases here are holiday homes or a retirement plan, bought from Melbourne or Geelong. If you intend to let the house between visits, we flag the short stay levy on bookings under 28 days and make sure any forward bookings or letting agreement are handled in the contract. Distance never slows a settlement.

Decades of local experience guide you through the conveyancing maze, and our keep it simple approach reduces stress for clients even where the circumstances are complicated.

What we handle

• Purchases of Real Estate
• Sales (and Auctions) of Real Estate
• Pre-Purchase Contract Advice
• Fast Section 32 Statements delivered via email or hard copy
• Off the Plan land purchases and sales
• Commercial Transactions
• Subdivisions
• Transfers of Land
• First Home Buyer Assistance
• Stamp Duty Exemptions and Refunds
• Friendly professional and reliable service

Nearby on the Great Ocean Road

Either side of Aireys Inlet we act in Anglesea and Lorne, and back towards Geelong in Torquay. The full list is on our Surf Coast conveyancing page, and Geelong itself is on the Greater Geelong conveyancing page.