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.
My father left his flat to myself and brother in 2006. However his partner at the time is allowed to stay until she dies or decides not to live there. The solicitors who wrote his will are he executors of the will and the solicitors who is dealing with th...
DIY ConveyancingExample: DIY transfer of whole property for no value 31st March (Day before new 2nd homes tax change) Date entered in section 3 of TR1 (i.e Completion date) is 31st March but Land Registry has massive backlog (because everybody else is doing same) they do...
Sale/PurchaseThe seller of my property answered 'no' to question 4.1 of the SPIF when within a ten year period from sale a flat roof had been converted badly into a hipped roof by an amateur builder without planning consent or building control that I have consequently...
Protocol Formswhy is it not considered good practice for an attorney to sign a mortgage offer?...
DIY ConveyancingCan my wife gift me part of the deposit money even though she will be living in it with me? Would signing a Occupiers Consent Form alleviate the threat of my mortgage falling through?...
MortgagesIs it essential to complete and submit form OS1 for transfer of equity involving just changing ownership from joint spouses' ownership to single spouse?...
Transfers & GiftsDo you have confirmed that you claimed on your building insurance on the TR6 Form?...
Sale/PurchaseI am buying a property to live in in Scotland and at same time will rent out my property in England. Which do I pay stop duty under English law or LBTT under Scottish law? How does this impact on the new stamp duty and LBTT rules from 1 April16?...
Land RegistryMy neighbours flat has an extensions that was built without planning permission about six years ago. Does it count as a single dwelling house with an enforcement time limit of four years or does it fall outside of that definition (as it would for permitte...
Planning & Building RegsWhen should I submit the Land Registry forms to change the owner of a property ...
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