DIY Conveyancing / General

  • Powers of attorney

    Powers of attorney

    A power of attorney is a deed by which one person ("the Donor") grants the attorney ("the Donee") the right to perform certain functions in place of the Donor. Powers of attorney can be useful when the Donor is unable to sign documents or give instru...

  • Order Searches

    Order Searches

    Order a Range of Conveyancing Searches incl. Local Authority, Environmental and Water & Drainage...

  • Database of Documents

    Database of Documents

    Our extensive list of all conveyancing documents, guides and resources that can be viewed and ordered. The database of conveyancing guides can be searched by category type and sorted quickly and easily for ease of use. ...

  • Land Registry ID Requirements

    Land Registry ID Requirements

    It has always been incumbent upon conveyancers to take steps to identify clients and to be reasonably satisfied as to the identity of any unrepresented party to the transaction to ensure that they do not become involved in any fraud or other criminal...

  • Order Land Registry Documents

    Order Land Registry Documents

    The Land Registry is the government department responsible for maintaining records of all registered land in England & Wales. As registration has been compulsory in all areas following a change of ownership since 1998 (and for much longer in many...

  • DIY Conveyancing Risks

    DIY Conveyancing Risks

    It is not the intention of this page, or indeed this site, to either attract people to or deter them from carrying out their own diy conveyancing transactions without instructing a solicitor. I merely wish on this page to give a balanced view, pointi...

  • Building Regulations Conveyancing

    Building Regulations Conveyancing

    When is Building Regulations Approval Required? According to section 1 of the Building Act 1984, any work which involves the design and construction of buildings (which includes extensions and alterations to an existing building), the demolition of b...

  • Common Title Defects

    Common Title Defects

    What is a "Defective Title"? A title can be considered defective if there is something missing from it, or something within the title that should not be. This might be a missing right of way, a piece of land that forms part of the physical property b...

  • Council of Mortgage Lenders CML Handbook

    Council of Mortgage Lenders CML Handbook

    The CML Handbook is a set of standard instructions from mortgage lenders to solicitors when dealing with conveyancing transactions. The CML handbook is issued by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) and applies only to those lenders who are members ...

  • Disclosable Overriding Interests

    Disclosable Overriding Interests

    What is an Overriding Interest? An overriding interest is any interest in land which "overrides" registration, i.e. it is still valid and enforceable against land even though it is not registered against the land's title. Examples of overriding ...

  • How to Find Solicitors

    How to Find Solicitors

    Whether you are selling or buying your property in England and Wales, you'll probably need to find solicitors to deal with the conveyancing. Most of us have little or no contact with the law in our daily lives so the idea of having to find solicitors...

  • Legal Indemnity Insurance

    Legal Indemnity Insurance

    What is legal indemnity insurance? Legal indemnity insurance is obtained in order to offer protection to a buyer (and a lender) where there is a defect in the title which cannot be resolved. In theory indemnity insurance should only be used as a last...

  • Planning Permission

    Planning Permission

    Introduction to Planning Permission The conveyancer has a duty when acting for a lender, in accordance with the CML handbook, to ensure that all necessary planning permissions and building regulations approvals have been obtained in respect of the co...

  • Notices and Restrictions

    Notices and Restrictions

    What is a Notice? A notice is an entry which appears in the Charges Register (with the exception of a Bankruptcy Notice) of the Official Copies and which protects the priority of a third party interest in the property against the affect of a "disposi...

  • Useful Transfer Clauses

    Useful Transfer Clauses

    Useful Transfer Clauses The transfer deed is the document that is used to transfer legal ownership of land in England and Wales. One of the prescribed forms produced by H M Land Registry must be used. These are: TR1 (Transfer of whole of a single...

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