Selling your house privately in New South Wales follows a clear, well-trodden path, and this plan maps it out week by week so you always know what's next! The biggest NSW difference is that your contract comes first. Get that moving in week one and everything else flows. Keep the NSW legal and tax checklist open alongside for the detail.
The three foundations of a great NSW private sale
- A contract ready before you advertise, as NSW law requires
- A confident price backed by your PLBO property comparables report
- Stunning presentation, because in NSW's competitive market, photos do the early selling
Week 1: set up your sale
- Choose your PLBO package: Essentials ($699), Signature ($1,699), Royal ($2,699) or Vertex ($3,699). Compare them on sell my house privately in NSW.
- Engage a solicitor or licensed conveyancer and ask them to prepare the contract for sale.
- Order the prescribed documents through your conveyancer: title search, drainage diagram, the council's planning certificate, and copies of any easements or covenants.
- Pool or spa? Arrange your pool certificate so it can be attached to the contract.
- Check your smoke alarms. Every NSW home needs working alarms, and your contract includes a smoke alarm notice.
- Apply for your ATO clearance certificate online. It's free, and it means the buyer pays you the full price at settlement (ATO).
Week 2: price and prepare
- Open your PLBO property comparables report. It shows recent sales of similar homes near you, so pricing takes minutes, not days!
- Set your asking price with confidence and note your walk-away figure for negotiations.
- Refresh the home: fix small items, declutter, clean, and let the light in.
- Organise photos. Signature, Royal and Vertex include professional presentation. On Essentials, shoot in natural light, room by room.
Week 3: go live
- Confirm your contract is ready, because you can advertise once it is.
- Build your listing in the PLBO dashboard and draft the description with Generate with AI.
- Publish! Your home goes live on PLBO and across Domain, view, homely, Soho, realty, onthehouse and allhomes*, plus buyers agents, Facebook campaigns and targeted notifications, depending on your package.
- Set two inspection times a week.
Weeks 3 to 6: inspections and conversations
- Reply to enquiries the same day through PLBO buyer messaging.
- Use inspection registration to log every group.
- Share the contract with serious buyers so their solicitor can review it early.
- Follow up within 24 hours with everyone who inspected.
- Check your momentum after two weekends and fine-tune in minutes if needed.
Weeks 5 to 8: offers, exchange and cooling-off
- Collect offers in PLBO's offer management: price, deposit, conditions and settlement date.
- Compare the whole offer. A strong deposit and a clean settlement date are gold.
- Agree terms and exchange contracts through your conveyancer. The deposit, usually 10%, is held in trust.
- Cooling-off: the buyer has 5 business days after exchange. If they rescind, they forfeit 0.25% of the price. There's no cooling-off if they provide a section 66W certificate.
Settlement
- Keep the home as it was sold and keep your insurance until settlement.
- Let your conveyancer calculate adjustments for council rates, water rates and any strata levies.
- Allow the buyer's pre-settlement inspection, if the contract includes one.
- Hand over keys and celebrate! You keep 100% of your sale proceeds.
Your inspection-day checklist
- Lights on, blinds open, air-con or heating at a comfortable setting
- Benches clear, beds made, bins hidden, cars off the driveway
- Contract copies ready for serious buyers
- Your helper briefed to welcome buyers and log names
- Your top three features ready to mention, such as the walk to the station, the north-facing yard or the renovated kitchen
Your plan at a glance
| Week | Focus | Done when… |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Set up | package chosen, conveyancer engaged, contract under way |
| 2 | Price and prepare | price set from comparables, photos organised |
| 3 | Go live | contract ready, listing live on 7 portals |
| 3–6 | Inspections | buyers followed up, contracts shared |
| 5–8 | Offers | contracts exchanged |
| Settlement | Handover | keys handed over, proceeds received |
Ready to kick off week one? Choose your PLBO package. In Sydney? Our Sydney DIY guide adds local tips.
*Availability on allhomes.com.au may depend on the property's location, listing type and applicable portal requirements.