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.
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I'm selling my house and have exchanged contracts (buyer has no onward chain). But I have broken my leg making moving house on the completion date very difficult. I would like to delay the completion date by 3 weeks - by which time the cast will be off and I can drive. We've contacted the buyer and they refuse to delay completion. What are my options? How much will a compensation to the buyer be, if any, if I delay the completion date in the contract by 3 weeks?
It isn't possible to calculate the amount of compensation as it depends on the losses suffered by the buyer but it could be very high - basically any money they have to spend that they wouldn't have had to spend if you had completed on time you could be liable for, so the cost of temporary accommodation such as a hotel short term let, eating out, additional travel costs etc. This is subject to a duty on the buyers to mitigate their loss, so they can't claim for meals at Michelin starred restaurants where cheaper options were reasonably available but by the same token they are not expected to live on tins of cold beans. Also, after 10 working days they could withdraw from the purchase altogether and get their deposit back and buy something else in which case you will be liable for any additional legal fees, mortgage fees, survey fees as well as temporary accommodation and the difference in price between the price agreed with you and the price paid for the alternative house (provided it is similar to yours (same number of bedrooms, similar area etc) and provided they don't pay over the odds for no reason).
You need to speak to your solicitor as soon as possible but I recommend you do everything you can to complete on time.
Ok. Thanks for the detail. Very helpful.