Top 10 conveyancers in Adelaide, compared

Fentons is a three generation family business. Founder Brian Fenton was licensed as a land broker in 1973 and opened at Christies Beach in 1979. His daughter Deborah set up Fentons Conveyancing in 2001, and her son Ben McDonald, who joined in 2004, now leads the firm as Managing Director.

The team includes several registered conveyancers, most of them Certified Practising Conveyancers, plus a Form 1 specialist and a settlement officer. Work covers purchases, sales, private sales, land divisions and community titles, matrimonial transfers and business settlements. The firm says it was named Conveyancing Firm of the Year at the 2026 Conveyancing Excellence Awards.

Houtermans Horner started in the 1970s as Edelbauer Houtermans Conveyancing and took its current name in 1988, when Michael Horner joined Albert Houtermans. Jake Evans joined as a conveyancer in 2016 and took over the business in April 2018, keeping the name. Michael and long-serving conveyancer Tony Severino remain as consultants.

Jake leads a team of three registered conveyancers from North East Road in Hillcrest. The firm handles residential and commercial conveyancing across Torrens, strata and community titles, and says it supports electronic settlement. It offers a contract and Form 1 review during the cooling off period at no extra cost, according to the firm.

Key Conveyancing works from North East Road in Holden Hill, with a second office at Two Wells for clients on the northern fringe. Owner and Managing Director Melissa Belton is a registered conveyancer who specialises in residential and matrimonial settlements, according to the firm.

The firm says it has grown into one of the largest conveyancing practices in the state, mostly through word of mouth. Its published team runs to more than 20 people, with registered conveyancers, file managers and a dedicated Form 1 team. Work covers residential sales and purchases, contract and pre-purchase advice, Form 1 preparation and land divisions.

Eckermann Conveyancers began in 1976 as Colin J. Steinert & Associates. Keith and Judy Eckermann bought the business in 2003, and it is now run by the next generation, including General Manager Hayden Eckermann, a registered conveyancer since 2006. Across Adelaide it has offices in the CBD, Glenelg, Gilles Plains, Hallett Cove and Gawler, with more in regional SA.

The group lists 16 registered conveyancers and has its own lawyers for matters that go beyond conveyancing. It handles purchases, sales, subdivisions, transfers and caveats, and says it reviews the contract and Form 1 free for clients who appoint it. Its after-hours line runs into the evening on weekdays and through weekends.

Distinct Conveyancing works from Main Road in Blackwood and acts for buyers and sellers across Adelaide and South Australia. The firm says its team of registered conveyancers hold Certified Practising Conveyancer accreditation, including registered conveyancer Melanie Turner, and it belongs to the AIC (SA Division).

It says it offers fixed price conveyancing and no payment until settlement. Beyond sales and purchases, it handles family and matrimonial transfers, deceased estate transfers, private contracts and Form 1 preparation, name changes and private mortgages. The office opens on Saturday mornings, which helps people who work through the week.

Robbins Lawyers & Conveyancers is a Belair practice led by Managing Director Lauren Robbins, who is a solicitor and a registered conveyancer and belongs to both the Law Society of South Australia and the AIC (SA Division). General Manager Rachel Donaldson is also a registered conveyancer.

The conveyancing side handles residential sales and purchases, Form 1 preparation, family transfers, land divisions and private contracts. The legal side covers wills, probate, caveats, cooling off waivers and retirement villages, so clients can keep related work with one firm. The firm says it received a 2024 Torrens Top-Ten Award from Land Services SA for the quality of its lodgements.

Tuckfields grew from a home-based practice that director Samantha Phillips started as a sole trader in 2004. It now has offices on Hampstead Road in Manningham and Main South Road in Morphett Vale, so it can serve buyers and sellers on both sides of the city. Registered conveyancer Angela Jones works from the Manningham office.

The firm handles purchases, sales and property settlements, and has a Form 1 specialist for sellers who need a vendor statement. Clients can follow their documents and progress through an online portal, according to the firm.

Honens Registered Conveyancers has served Adelaide's northern suburbs from Salisbury since 1977, according to the firm. Its director is a registered conveyancer who joined in 2006 and has been a director since 2012, working with a small support team.

The practice sticks to residential work: sale and purchase transfers, Form 1 disclosure statements, private contracts, and family, matrimonial and de facto transfers. Its office sits away from the CBD, which suits buyers and sellers in Salisbury and the surrounding north.

Psarros & Allen is a family run conveyancing practice that began in 1975 and works from Franklin Street in the city. The firm names Mark Psarros, Lina Psarros, who started in conveyancing in 1999, and Annette Giannopoulos, who has more than 30 years in the field.

It acts on residential, commercial and industrial property, land divisions and community titles, and can help buy in the name of a trust or super fund. The firm says all work is handled by registered conveyancers, and that it offers fixed fees, multilingual consultants and round-the-clock online case tracking.

Aaron Conveyancing has two offices, on Glen Osmond Road at Myrtle Bank and on Park Terrace at Salisbury, both open on weekdays. The firm says its team has more than 35 years of experience between them.

It acts on residential, commercial and agricultural property, ownership transfers, land divisions and business sales. It also gives contract review and pre-purchase advice, prepares Form 1 statements and private sale contracts, and handles private mortgages and commercial leases. Sellers can start the Form 1 and searches authority online.