Whether you're a layman looking to understand your own transaction or a lawyer needing assistance with a client's conveyancing our step by step sale and purchase guides will lead you through the process while our mini guides will break the whole thing into manageable chunks and give a deep insight into the key issues and stages. Leasehold, freehold, unregistered, registered – we've got it all covered.
Need help with a remortgage or transfer of equity / deed of gift? Our guides will walk you through the process and highlight some of the common pitfalls. Mortgages and transfers can be very simple procedures but complex issues can sometimes arise and mistakes are easily made. These guides will help you deal with them.
So you want to have a go at your own conveyancing? First you should read about the risks, then if you're still happy to proceed, our guides will take you through each stage of the process telling you what to look out for and helping you avoid falling into expensive traps. Our subscription service will give you access to all of the documents you should need for your conveyancing and we can even supply you with the Land Registry Official Copies you'll need. Our general guides will cover all the obstacles you are likely to face and offer a practical solution. Have a look at our sale and purchase guides too.
A big part of the conveyancing process is the conveyancing searches. This section tells you all about them. What they are, how and when to order them and how to interpret the results. Each search has its own guide and you'll see they are separated into Standard (should be done in every case), Regional (area specific) and Optional (not essential but often useful tools for the would be purchaser). All buyers should beware that when you buy a property, the law assumes that you have seen the information that would have been revealed by searches whether or not you have actually carried them out, so you buy the property subject to the results.
Using a conveyancer to handle your conveyancing will greatly reduce the risk to you and sometimes, particularly if you are taking out a new mortgage, you will have no choice but to instruct a conveyancer. The good news is it doesn't have to break the bank. Get a free, instant quote here. We can also help with quick easy quotes for other moving related services.
Are you looking for the documents you'll need for your conveyancing transaction? Or official copies of the title or other documents from Land Registry. We can help you. Follow the links below.
Is it normal to sign the contract and the TR1 Together...
DIY ConveyancingBuilt an extension under permitted development, signed off 1 month ago, selling house and solicitor want a lawful development certificate which we don't have. Can we get indemnity insurance for this...
Planning & Building RegsHi,
My parents have permanently separated and they're not talking, neither can afford to divorce right now or is actively seeking to do so. They have a joint mortgage on a property which my mother is now inhabiting. My father is keen to sell the place ...
Hello, I have purchased a property from the council. It is a freehold coach house with two garages underneath, the seller is saying I only own one of those garages. On the deeds the red outline covers the house and both garages and there is nowhere that s...
Land RegistryHello,
So I want to gift back a property that my sister previously gifted to me. I'm worried that I may be liable to capital gains tax. The property I want to gift back is not my main house and I have never lived in it. Is there a way to gift this back...
Hi, I own a share of my mother’s house (45%). I am in the process of moving house in Wales. What are the LTT implications and can I apply for an exemption? I receive no income from my mothers house....
Land RegistryWe purchased a freehold property in a development of 14 identical properties. These properties have communal grounds. It now transpires that the solicitor transferred the individual properties with variations in the TP1 which essentially means different r...
Land RegistryTo enable my long term partner to pay her mortgage off I want to buy a 15% equitable share of the current value of her property.Are we able to do this using one of your templates or do we need a solicitor?...
Transfers & GiftsThe property we are buying is an executor sale. Seller claiming no knowledge of property and given us no information on what we can expect to be left at the property. Is there a document that outlines what should or shouldn't be left, or should we be insi...
Sale/PurchaseWas nearing completion when my solicitor advised that the deed is not acceptable, they stated that the property is freehold but has a note of a old lease attached in favour of the previous owners to whome I'm buying from. It was explained that the current...
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