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 husband passed away last year and he had a property in his name only (not our home address). I am trying to change the property into my name which I thought would be relatively straightforward and have got myself nearly through the process. However there is a restriction on the property due to land ownership by a management company of our group of houses and also a different company for the larger area. I need to ask the smaller management company (just the householders of the smaller group) to supply a notice of transfer to the larger company and I just want a draft copy of something to ensure we get the wording right. Other than that I have done the rest myself, am trying to keep all the costs down.
A notice of transfer does need to be complex; a couple of lines explaining that the property has been transferred from Y to X on Z date and enclosing a cheque for the management companies notice fees should be sufficient. You will likely need to send a certified copy of the TR1 and ensure you have read the terms of the deed carefully to ensure that any other requirements (Deed of Covenant, Licence to Assign etc) have been complied with.
As a general rule, where there is a restriction on title, it is best to get someone legally qualified to review the instrument carefully thereby ensuring that any requirements are met. If such requirements are not adhered to your ownership could have shaky foundations.
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