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.
Hi all I am trying to remortgage my (leasehold) house and, when requesting a certificate of compliance from the landlord, the lender's solicitor came across a restriction registered against the property title that is preventing them from moving forward. My lender's solicitor say that they should use the landlord's name on form RX3 as the restriction is not in my favour and, therefore, I cannot apply to change this. On the other hand, the landlord's agent says that they should be using my name instead as the Land Registry is able to accept an RX3 from me as I am the tenant for registration. It seems that both solicitors are looking after their client's interests and no one is looking after mine. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Alex
Your solicitor should be looking after your interests. It sounds like they might be doing so, but the other side's lawyer is refusing to assist. You can always change solicitor but beyond that this is one of those queries where the person giving the answer would need to have a look at the restriction, the lease, the circumstances, the mortgage offer and then come to an answer... it's not going to be one I could answer in a brief forum post, sorry!