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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I’m in the process of being brought out of our joint house by my ex.
We have agreed a sum of money that she will pay me when she gains a new mortgage and is able to pay me a lump sum with that money added to her new mortgage.
I have received a letter from her solicitor stating “If you are not instructing a firm of solicitors to act on your behalf then we can confirm this payment will be made to you once we are in receipt of all the required signed documentation and are able to complete this matter.”
There is a transfer of equity information form which I have to sign and also state the amount of money I’m expecting and my bank details.
The bit I’m confused about is there is also the land registry TR1 form that I need to sign which states “I have received from my exe for my share in the property the sum of .....(our agreed amount)”
Should I be signing this form even though I haven’t received any money yet?
I advise instructing a conveyancer to act for you. If you are proceeding to do it yourself then, depending on your actual circumstances and the facts of the case, it should be safe to sign and send the lawyer the TR1. We ask non-represented persons to send us the transfer in advance of completion because they do not have legal representation.
They will not be dishonest if they have promised to pay you once they are ready to complete. I would advise asking them first to "hold it to your order pending completion", in other words if they confirm that then they should return it to you on demand if the matter does not complete. Check they are a genuine law firm of course!
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Thank you for your answer. It helps a lot.