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 purchased an end of terrace 2 bed property a year and a half ago. On the deed of transfer the solicitor tells me the first two schedules have lapsed but the third schedule is still in force. I am not sure if this restriction still applies or not and n...
Legal Indemnity InsuranceCan I still carry out a transfer of equity if there is a charge on the property and the loan in question won't be paid up ...
Transfers & GiftsI own a property in joint names with my husband. He wantsw me to sign over to him a large portion of the property as a gift into his sole name. The property is freehold and has no mortage. The property is covered by a 106 agreement. What is required to be...
Transfers & GiftsThe vendor of the house I am purchasing has inserted the wrong price on the contract. We have signed and exchanged..is the price legally binding on both parties or can the vendor break the contract and insist on the originally agreed price...
Sale/PurchaseI have recently bought a house where the seller stated on the SPIF that no modifications had been made to the property, in particular none that had a need for planning consent within the last 10 years.
I had a homebuyers survey carried out
The survey di...
I have a mortgage on a flat, of which the building has a management company that I occasionally deal with and pay far too much money to. I am moving to a new house and my solicitors require a "management pack" from this company. The company say I need to ...
Sale/PurchaseDue poor professional advice 16 years ago my wife's name never got on the land registry. Is a TR1 or a TP1 that I need and what is the fee, both forms seem totally irrelevant? No mortgage the house is paid off....
Land RegistryI am looking to buy a flat but my solicitor has noticed a potential defect in the lease that is being offered by the vendors. The flat sits on a piece of land which has a freehold interest. The flat occupies a smaller pice of land than the freehold intere...
Landlord & LeasesI am buying out my brothers 50% share of a previously rented property which is now vacant.I would like to live there with my daughter as my only home. Having agreed to pay current market price I am about to put my own home up for sale to fund the purch...
Sale/PurchaseExplain the Purpose of the Property document known as the Official Copies of the Register...
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