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.
Just over ten years ago, we had an en-suite fitted. It's on "the wrong side of the house" in that our drains run down the opposite side. Various options were considered for the drainage from the new en-suite and we ended up agreeing with our co-operative neighbour that we could simply connect the en-suite drainage to their drains as the two would only need a short connecting drain between them. So that's what we did. Fast forward to twelve years later, we're in the process of selling the house, but a problem has arisen because the arrangement re the drains was never formalised and we're told we and our neighbours have to sign an Easement and have it registered at HMLR - our buyers are refusing to proceed with the purchase until the deed is in place. I have no legal knowledge and cannot find a template for the wording for such a deed. Our solicitor is simply too busy with ongoing completions, made worse by the SDLT deadline, and also cannot find suggested wording for such a deed. Can you help with the wording and, if so, how quickly (we need to exchange in the next three weeks or face losing the sale)?
This is what you are paying your solicitor for.