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.
We own a property in Cyprus, we believe they follow UK property law. We have encumbrances against our title because the developer did not finish a road which was in the original planning application adjacent to the houses. The title is going to be issued ...
Land Registryi have built a property in my parents' garden, how can i put it in my name...
Land RegistryI have been sent a contract(5th ed) to sign but it has my name typed with my middle name added in pen and the purchase price was incorrect so has been crossed out and re-typed. Should I sign it or ask for a new one to be sent with the correct information ...
Sale/PurchaseHave you advice on 'lost' unregistered deeds, where the trail (after redemption of the mortgage circa 1994) ends in the solicitors strong room.
The solictors 'merged' and the new company state the deeds are no longer there, but they cannot confirm whe...
Do I need a certificate...
Planning & Building RegsI am looking to buy a house with my husband. I will be paying the deposit (let’s say it equates to 20% of the purchase price). We will then both pay equal shares of the mortgage and other costs. If we came to sell, how would you advise us to split the p...
Sale/PurchaseI have asked for the transfer deeds for a property from an online land registry, but have been told that they are not available.What does this mean?...
Protocol FormsIs there any way of overturning an historic (2008) B136(CO)? The charge should have been contested at the time but because of other things happening this was not done and now as we come to sell the property the charge remains. The charge is around £140...
Land RegistryLooking to buy house where the back garden boundary is the rendered wall of next doors garage that has a utility room on the end with a frosted window in it. This is the original design of the whole estate built late 60s. Neighbour would have a right of...
Planning & Building Regsregister a lease...
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