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 husbands ex signed an ID1 3 months ago with a solicitor we paid for in charge, they set up everything & the mortgage is now in our names. They are saying now the land registry wont accept this, but my husbands ex wont sign another one. Where does this leave us?
What are they saying is wrong with the ID1 form? Was the ex paid any money for her share?
the land registry will not accept the id form because its out of day
I see. It is true that the form must be no older than 3 months old when it is submitted to Land Registry. Your solicitors do have the option to confirm by ticking a particular box on the AP1 (the form they submit to register the transfer) that they have satisfied themselves as to the identity of the ex. You could ask if they are prepared to do this. You should also ask why the ID1 form was allowed to expire - was it that your conveyancer was late in submitting the application or that there was some unforeseen delay between getting it signed and completing the transaction? It's normal to ask for the ID1 at the back end of the transaction because of the risk of expiry