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.
Hello - i have just acquired the freehold of a property which my wife and i already own the two leasehold interest apartments, both with separate mortgages, making up the whole property. Two questions - I am told the two apartments on existing established long leases remain as such even though we own the freehold - is this correct and if not what are the consequences? and Second question - when it comes to selling the property made up of both leasehold apartments do we transact on the Freehold with the assignment of both leases to the purchaser or do we transact on each apartment with the Freehold separately or do we assign the freehold to one apartment and then transact on both apartments one being the leasehold and the other de-fecto freehold inclusive of the other apartment?
the purchase of the freehold does not affect the leasehold titles other thsn you are now the landlords as well as the tenants.
you can sell either of the three titles separetly or you can sell the whole lot by selling all three titles or sort out any oyher legal combination you can legally make (including leases) or sell part and keep part
Many thanks indeed for confirming ! Am I correct or is life not that simple re if I sell the Freehold and agree a redemption of
each of the two leases would that not allow essentially just one transaction? However could / would that be considered by
Hmrc as one sale and negating the part CGT free on one flat being principal private
residence? How best to proceed to minimise legal costs but not affect CGT allowance on one flat?
Thanks for your advice!
Sorry forgot to ask for reply!!