Conveyancing in Mount Martha – Coastal Titles, Local Knowledge

By David Dawn, Licensed Conveyancer
📍 Victorian Property Settlements – Trusted across the Mornington Peninsula
📞 (03) 9783 0111 | ✉️ david@quick32.com

Why Buyers and Sellers in Mount Martha Need Local Insight

Mount Martha has long been one of the Peninsula’s most sought-after suburbs. But while its coastal views and lifestyle appeal are clear, the property contracts here are often anything but.

We’ve reviewed dozens of Mount Martha contracts—properties near the Esplanade, off Nepean Highway, on sloping blocks with strict overlays, and across rural residential zones with environmental constraints. Joanne and I have seen how fast deals fall over when easements, covenants, or permit conditions are misunderstood or misrepresented.

What Makes Mount Martha Property Contracts Unique?

• Significant slope and elevation risks in cliffside or upper-zone properties

• High prevalence of covenants restricting dual occupancy or second dwellings

• Zoning overlays affecting extensions, decks, sheds and vegetation clearance

• Coastal erosion and sea wall boundaries for waterfront titles

• Battle-axe and shared driveways often missing proper easement registration

• Homes on septic in areas not connected to South East Water

• ESOs (Environmental Significance Overlays) limiting tree removal or fencing

We’ve advised clients on everything from subdivision disputes in the old quarter to enforcing covenants protecting view corridors.

Selling in Mount Martha?

We draft contracts and Section 32 vendor statements that cover:

• Zoning, overlays and subdivision restrictions

• Disclosure of septic permits, outbuildings and fencing

• Confirmation of drainage, easements and title boundaries

• Section 27 compliance for early deposit release

We make sure nothing in your paperwork invites a dispute—or gives the buyer’s solicitor reason to stall settlement.

Why It Pays to Use a Conveyancer Who Knows the Area

Mount Martha isn’t flat. It isn’t simple. And it’s not cheap.

You can’t afford to work with someone who just fills out forms.

We understand the overlay maps. We know which blocks have issues with slope, run-off, or view protection covenants. We know the drainage issues in Helena Street and Hopetoun Avenue. And we know how to prepare or review a contract that protects you from the real risks.

Contact Us

Victorian Property Settlements
📍 PO Box 11220, Frankston VIC 3199
📞 (03) 9783 0111
📧 david@quick32.com
🌐 www.victorianpropertysettlements.com.au

Mount Martha Snapshot

• Population: 19,846

• Median House Price: $1,450,000

• Median Unit Price: $850,000

• Median Weekly Rent (House): $730

• Median Age: 47

• Zoning Risks: NRZ, GRZ, BMO, ESO, DDO, erosion overlays

(Source: ABS 2021, REIV, propertyvalue.com.au)