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.
purchase completed 16/10/2014 still no title deeds despite two phone calls to solicitor. How long is reasonable? ...
Sale/PurchaseThe sale of my house was progressing fine until my buyer's solicitor found out that there is no completion certificate for a 2 storey extension built in 1999. I bought the house in 2004 & had completely forgotten that this came to light when I was buying ...
Planning & Building RegsI am buying a property for development.The seller is providing an indemnity policy for Right of way which will pass to me. I am building 13 units and the access will be owned by the company. Do I need separate policies for each of the freehold units or wi...
Legal Indemnity InsuranceAny chance that I can have quick advice from you. I want to sign it off my house which I bought with my ex husband. I am signing of to him and his new partner .I received from his solicitors form ID1 to sign it off land registry, and I was a bit surprised...
DIY ConveyancingIf the seller is told by his solicitor that it is ok to release keys to estate agent but receives no further call from his solicitor to confirm that funds have been received and he consequently moves the last of his possessions out of the property several...
CompletionWhat rights does a buyer have if a mortgage lender withdraws a mortgage offer because of a discharged bankruptcy found in the bankruptcy checks? Surely this would put the buyer in a breach of contract through no fault of their own?...
Bankruptcy/InsolvencyI am selling a maisonette with a leasehold. The lease refers to the block being edged in blue, however the blue is missing on the plan in the lease. I am told this makes the lease defective and that i will need to get a variation in the lease. Could i not...
Legal Indemnity InsuranceHow is this done and do we need a help?...
Land RegistryI am buying a house and have been told that the leasehold has a right to buy clause in it. Will this prevent me from buying. The previous owner is deceased and her children are selling it. ...
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