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.
If I buy and resell would the next buyer be told someone had been murdered in this house?...
SearchesI know that under the Building Act 1984 a Council is out of time to enforce Building Regulations after 1 year from the last inspection. However when are they time barred from taking out an enforcement action through the courts. I've read 4 years, 10 years...
Sale/PurchaseMy wife and sister are joint executors and beneficiaries of an estate which includes a property. My wife has agreed to buy the proerty from her sister and then wants to gift it to our daughter. Presumably only the Land Registry transfer is needed and if s...
Land RegistryHi, I am purcahsing a freehold semi-detached house (5yrs old property) in a new estate. My convenyancer is charging me for a deed of convenant, restriction on land registry, notice of mortgage and notice of charge which all relates to management company. ...
Sale/PurchaseWe are buying a leasehold property. Our solicitor was very slow to raise enquiries on the draft contract and the seller's solicitor hasn't responded at all for over two weeks. Neither seems bothered about moving things on. Meanwhile the seller has prov...
Sale/PurchaseOn the Property Register for our house my wife and I are shown under Proprietorship Register as Title Absolute. Does that mean we are joint owners?...
Land RegistryWe are due to exchange contracts on the sale of our house in the next two weeks . We submitted our sellers property information form about five weeks ago and everything was running along fine. Today we received a letter from the local council that a neigh...
Sale/PurchaseMy ex-wife and I have a mortgage together on our matrimonial home. My ex-wife moved out in April 2010 and as part of the divorce proceedings we have a deed that exempts her from paying the mortgage and me from paying rent etc, but that I can sell the hou...
Land RegistryMy daughter and I jointly own a house which she has lived in for eight years. She has recently married and has found a house which she wishes to buy with her husband. As houses are taking so long to sell I have offered as joint owner to take on the mortga...
Transfers & GiftsI found a leasehold property, my offer was excepted.however, the state agent informed me that freeholder has lost interest in the property and no longer collect the ground rent.what would you advice to do in this situation? Is it safe to purchase this pro...
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