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.
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We have recently purchased a 3 bedroom house and will be splitting 1 into a 2 bed and the other into a 1 bed. The garden will reflect this change . I believe its the solicitor who has to do a Transfer in part but please confirm the process and who pays th land registry fees when we sell the property ? Many thanks
Will it be two houses that you create or two flats? I.e. will the existing property be split vertically or horizontally? If it's two houses your solicitor will need to draw up two transfers - one a transfer of part (TP1) and the other a transfer of whole (TR1). Other than that the sale process is quite standard. You will potentially have to obtain a new home warranty certificate. If you are creating two flats your lawyer will have to draw up two leases. Either way the purchasers will be responsible for the Land Registry fees
Many thanks for that quick response. It will be 2 houses . I should add we will be keeping some land ourselves at the back of the garden after the sale .
Reference creating the new boundaries do we need to consult with anyone ? ( These wont be impacting on the neighbour ) . Are we free to put the dividing fence up where we wish ?
Do we have to create a new driveway for the 'new' house ? Many thanks for any further assistance
Rob
If you are keeping some land then it will be two TP1 forms. Yes you can put the fence where you wish (as long as it's less than 6 feet high, otherwise it may need planning consent). As for the driveway, check with the council as part of your planning application but if they don't insist then no.