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.
I have a new shared ownership lease - restricted to 55 years or over and staircase to 75% only. My question is - in the lease it states a re-sale fee of 2.5% due to the landlord. I thought most were 1% fees? is it legal to charge 2.5% and is there any ...
Sale/PurchaseWhen we bought this property we paid the Solicitors to do a first registration. They charged us for this but did not carry this out. After a while we took out a 2nd charge loan against the property. Can a charge/2nd charge be registered against an unre...
Sale/PurchaseHi, I am looking to buy a property to be used as a holiday let, however the agent tells me it can only be used as a second home/ holiday usage and our holiday let mortgage provider will not allow this.
So I want to know if this is definitely enforced o...
I have inherited my mothers bungalow with my 3 brothers. I want to buy out their share so I can live there. Estate agents are suggesting puttin on market for 150-160k. I have had a builders quote for modernisation on 20k. I do not know what would be a rea...
Transfers & GiftsNear where I live there is a blokc of flats (fairly new) where the freeholder added another floor after a few years, despite leaseholder objections. In other words those in the original top floor flats became sub top floor. My question is would that permi...
Landlord & Leasesa few years ago I bought a house, at the time the garage plot was included in the transfer however wasn't transferred to me by some sort of error. I have now been in contact with the owners who will transfer the land to us. as there will be no payment we ...
Sale/PurchaseIs the DIY process apply to Scottish property? ...
Transfers & GiftsHi, I carried out a land charges search for an unregistered property against the names of the previous owners. An entry against one of the companies was revealed; a d2 and d3 charge, i obtained a copy of the document referred therein and the document cont...
Sale/PurchaseMy father would like to add me to ownership of 2 rental properties he owns, they are not mortgaged. Would there be any implications for Stamp Duty and Capital Gains Tax?...
Transfers & Giftscan i move kitchen to lounge to create second bedroom in my one bedroom flat that i have share of freehold open plan kitchen will be near front door...
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