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.
My matrimonial home is being sold in order to pay my legacy after I made a claim against the estate.However the executors are unhappy with the outcome and being very difficult and obstructive. They are not keeping me informed about the progress of the sale, they forbidden the estate agent to speak to me and refuse to tell me who their convyancer is. I would like the £120,000 to be paid to me at completion as I am using the money to buy another property. I originally took them to Court because they refused to pay me my original legacy of £35,000. They have expressed their anger ( for example defacing a letter from my solicitor and sending it back - very childish !) How can I stop them from selling the house and keeping the money ?
The executors will be holding the sale proceeds as trustees for the estate. As trustees they have a legal Duty 2 distribute the proceeds in accordance with the terms of the trust. If they fail in that Duty you are entitled to sue them for your loss. If you are seriously concerned that they will not account to you properly then you can apply to the court to have them removed however you would need to get a solicitor involved.
The latest developement is that I have tracked down their conveyancer who knew nothing about the Court Order. He was annoyed with their nondisclosure and has promised to ask them to allow my money to go to my solicitor at completion. He said he could only act under their instruction. It looks as if I may have to enforce the Court Order through the court, which could mean that I could lose the property I was hoping to buy. I do have serious concerns about their ability to deal with this matter in the correct way.