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.
I am completing my own conveyancing for a property purchase and the vendors solicitor has requested me to provide them with certified copies of my passport/ driving license and a utility bill certified by a solicitor. I will be completing an ID 1 form and submitting the application to change the register in person to Land Registry who I will ask to verify my ID. Does the vendors solicitor have the right to ask for this information and do I need to provide it? Thank you
Yes under he Money Laundering Act solicitors will require this information as will estate agents. You could get the documents certified by the Post Office or get someone to certify them who is a person able to so. There is a government website on this. However, my advice is to ring up a firm of solictors and ask how much they would charge to sign ID1. I have done this and have been been charged £8-£10. You then satisfy the requirements of the solicitor and Land Registry for registration purposes.
Thanks for the advice, this is similar to the advice that the vendors solicitor had given me. However, I obtained clarification from the Law Society who advised "the due diligence requirements apply to your client and the beneficial owners of your client only. There is no obligation on you to verify the identity of a third party under the Money Laundering Regulations".