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 a friend and I purchase a buy-to-let residential property through a limited company, would we still be deemed "first-time buyers" for stamp duty purposes when we come to buy our own residential properties in the future? And how can we be sure that advi...
Sale/PurchaseI am separated from my spouse and am in the early stages of divorce. I wish to buy a new property with my new partner which will be our main residence. I still own a property with my x- spouse which will be sold. What level of stamp duty am I expected to ...
Sale/PurchaseHi,
My mother is looking to gift her inherited property to me. I want to accept this gift into a limited company. Can you please advice on the process and fees involved. ...
An interesting question.
I bought a flat in 2014. The original leaseholder had not paid ground rent since the development was built, because the freeholder never demanded payment, so there was no debt. Freehold was sold to a new company. They demanded fr...
In 1999 my mum wanted to buy a house but didn't have enough money so my sister and I each supplied one sixth of the purchase price. The house was registered in my name and my sisters name only.This was to protect our investment if the house had to be sold...
Transfers & GiftsMy son wants to transfer his house to me without any money being involved...
Transfers & GiftsHi, we purchased our freehold from a holding company in 2018 without using a solicitor. We paid for the freehold and received back both copies of TP1 from them but dis not realise these should then have been forwarded to Land Registry along with AP1. Wil...
Land RegistryI was made bankrupt 7 years ago, lived out of the uk but I’ve been sold a house which I can buy cash, do I need the searches ...
Bankruptcy/InsolvencyCan my income drawdown pension pot be considered in my overall income to get a mortgage on a second property?...
Mortgagesis there anything legal that can be done to make him return it or can the information be got by another way ie local council? Thanks...
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