• Vendors Solicitor Says That It Is An Offence To Do Ones Own Conveyancing Under Section 22 Of The Solicitors Act 1974.

    By Guest on 19th Jan 2017

    I am a Cash Buyer - buying a property under a ltd business name. the Vendors Solicitor says that it is an offence to do ones own conveyancing under section 22 of the Solicitors Act 1974. i have been assured from many guides such as the 'Which guide to doing your own conveyancing' and 'Bradshaws Guide' that i am completely in my rights. i have been told that i am exempt due to not receiving a fee for the work under Schedule 3 paragraph 3(10) of the UKPGA 2007 act. Can i reply to solicitor with this cite and continue?

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    By Guest on 31/01/2017

    Hi,

    First of all, s22 of the Solicitors Act has been repealed and replaced by s14 of the Legal Services Act, which essentially says the same thing, i.e. that a non-lawyer can't carry out certain legal work (in conveyancing terms, drafting a contract or transfer deed or making an application to Land Registry) in expectation of payment in money or money's worth. There is nothing to prevent a person doing his own conveyancing or indeed from doing someone else's for free. So even if it is a case of you doing the work as an individual on behalf of your company, provided you don't charge you are not doing anything wrong.

    You cannot however compel the solicitors to deal with you - they can refuse to act in the transaction if they think that to do so would place them or their client at undue risk and many will refuse to act in these circumstances. Your seller could instruct a different solicitor who is happy to act in these circumstances but is not obliged to.

  • By Guest on 31/01/2017

    Regards thankyou for your reply.

  • By Guest on 22/08/2020

    I too have been quoted that act to try to scare me into employing a solicitor! They try to look after themselves.

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