Areas we serve / Frankston City / Seaford
Lawyers and solicitors for Seaford
Homes and units, flood and planning controls, industrial and shop leases, wills and estates for Seaford clients, from our Frankston office usually within 10 minutes.
What we do for Seaford clients
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Legal services for Seaford clients
Seaford sits between the bay and the Ramsar-listed Seaford Wetlands, the remnant of the old Carrum Carrum Swamp, with Kananook Creek running behind the beach. Behind the residential streets are two industrial precincts, around Wells Road and in Seaford North.
We act for Seaford home owners, buyers and sellers, for businesses leasing shops, factories and warehouses, and for families with wills and estates. Radek Dajer, our principal solicitor, acts personally on each matter, in English or in Polish, and we meet at our Frankston office or by video.
Local note
Frankston City Council has a customer service centre at 1/6 Broughton Street, Seaford.
Property, leases and estates in Seaford
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Contract and section 32 review, auctions and private sales, and settlement for houses, units and townhouses in Seaford.
- Before you sign: we check the contract, the section 32 statement and the planning controls on the land, including any overlay, and suggest changes while you can still negotiate.
- Cooling-off: for many private sales of residential property, you have 3 clear business days after signing to end the contract. There is none at a publicly advertised auction.
- Owners corporations: units and townhouses with common property are managed by an owners corporation. Read the rules, the fees and any special levies before you sign.
Low-lying land near Kananook Creek and the wetlands can be affected by flood controls, which shape what you can build.
- Flood overlays: the Special Building Overlay and the Land Subject to Inundation Overlay generally require a planning permit for buildings and works. The flood risk is assessed by the floodplain authority, which is Melbourne Water or, for some sites, the council.
- Refusals happen: in 6C RAZ Pty Ltd v Frankston CC [2024] VCAT 892, VCAT refused permits for a development in Carder Avenue, Seaford, in the Special Building Overlay, because of the flood risk.
- Mapping under review: council, Melbourne Water and the state are updating flood and coastal hazard mapping across Frankston City, with draft maps due in 2027. The controls on your land may change.
Leases of shops, factories, warehouses and workshops, for landlords and tenants.
- Retail or not: the Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic) covers many shops and service businesses. Offices, warehouses and factories are often outside it, and then the lease itself governs.
- Outgoings and land tax: under a non-retail lease, whether you pay land tax and how your share of outgoings is calculated depends on the lease. We review the lease and explain these terms before you sign.
- Make-good: the obligation to return the premises to a defined condition varies widely between leases, and the cost can be substantial.
- Industrial precincts: since 27 February 2026, buildings and works of up to $3 million in the Seaford and Seaford North industrial precincts can generally use VicSmart, the 10 business day permit process.
Wills, powers of attorney and medical treatment decision makers, probate, and family provision claims.
- Wills: executors, gifts, guardians for young children and testamentary trusts, including for blended families.
- Enduring power of attorney: appoints someone to make financial or personal decisions for you, and continues if you lose capacity. Made under the Powers of Attorney Act 2014 (Vic).
- Executors: probate and administering the estate. Probate applications are filed online with the Supreme Court of Victoria.
- Family provision claims: must generally be filed within 6 months after the grant of probate or letters of administration.
Buying near the creek?
Ask for the planning property report before you sign and check it for a flood overlay. We review it with the contract and the section 32 statement.
Buying in Seaford
Buying a home, step by step
What happens from the first look at the contract to getting the keys. We explain each step as it comes, in English or in Polish.
01
Contract review
We review the contract and the section 32 statement, including the zone, overlays and any covenant on title, and suggest changes while you can still negotiate.
02
Cooling-off
For many private sales of residential property you have 3 clear business days to end the contract. There is none at a publicly advertised auction.
03
Finance
We work with your lender so the loan approval, the mortgage documents and the settlement date line up with the contract.
04
Duty and adjustments
We calculate land transfer duty and any concession, and the adjustments for council rates, water and owners corporation fees.
05
Settlement
The balance and the duty are paid and the transfer is lodged through an electronic platform such as PEXA. Once settlement is confirmed, the agent can release the keys.
How we work
Visit us from Seaford
435 Nepean Highway, Frankston VIC 3199
Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 6:00pm, by appointment
From Seaford
Usually within 10 minutes by car.
By train or bus
Seaford and Kananook stations are on the Frankston line, and bus route 780 runs via Seaford station to Frankston station, a short walk from our office.
Parking
Wilson Parking at 453 Nepean Highway, street parking on the Nepean Highway, and the car parks at McDonald’s across the road and at Dan Murphy’s.
Common questions
Can’t see your question? Call 1800 776 529 or send us a message.
The planning property report for your address shows whether a Special Building Overlay or a Land Subject to Inundation Overlay applies. Melbourne Water can give flood information for a property. We check these controls as part of reviewing the contract, so ask us before you buy, build or extend.
Often not. The Act covers premises used wholly or mainly for the retail sale or hire of goods or the retail provision of services. Factories, warehouses and workshops are often outside it, and then the lease itself governs. Whether it applies is a question of fact and law.
Not unilaterally, unless the lease or the law gives you that right. The usual routes are a negotiated surrender, or an assignment of the lease to an incoming tenant, often on the sale of the business. Both require the landlord’s involvement.
If you are an eligible person, you may be able to make a family provision claim, which must generally be filed within 6 months after the grant of probate. A will can also be challenged if there are doubts about how it was made or signed. Get advice early, because the time limit is strict. See probate and estate administration.
Our office is at 435 Nepean Highway, Frankston, usually within 10 minutes by car, or a short walk from Frankston station on the Frankston line.
Yes. Radek Dajer speaks Polish and can take your instructions and explain your documents in Polish. See our Polish-language page.
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Talk to us about your Seaford matter
Tell us briefly what has happened or what you are planning. We reply to every enquiry within one business day, by phone, email or text, whichever you prefer.
What happens next
- Send the form.
- We reply within one business day.
- We arrange a time to talk, or ask for any information or documents we need first.
Prefer to talk? Call 1800 776 529, Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 6:00pm.