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.
I have agreed the sale of my freehold and mortgage free house to a third party. I am acting for myself in the sale and am not yet seeking to buy another property. Do I need to have in place an ID1 signed by a Solicitor to verify who I am ?...
Sale/PurchaseMy husband and I are divorcing and selling our property, but his parents now want to move in as their rental property has fallen through and they cant find anything suitable. If they move in will this affect the sale and will they have a claim on the pro...
Sale/Purchasegood afternoon, I am looking to purchase a plot of land but have found out that someone has applied to register it using adverse possession. There is also a caution against first registration placed on by the same party. The land is currently unregistered...
Sale/PurchaseI am buying a house that is in probate and the deceased person used the address as 5heur registered business address. The company is being wound up but should I wait until this is completed before I exchanged contracts?...
Sale/PurchaseI am not sure you are the right people to ask but is it possible to sell a house before the (accepted) claim for subsidence has been completed or do we have to hve the building returned to stability before selling?...
Sale/PurchaseMy sister and I own 50% of our late father's property. We are named under a restriction but we are both moving - how will we be found when our step-mother passes and we are due that 50%? We are not in contact with her but one of us holds a copy of the T...
Sale/PurchaseHi, I have some charges on the charges register against my property. I am thinking of selling. As such how do i find out the amount of the charges. Furthermore these are over 8 years old. Will these be enforced on sale?...
Sale/PurchaseHi. I current own two properties, one is jointly owned with my mum and the second property is my main residence. I am considering moving from my current property but I am aware I will have stamp duty to pay again, with the additional 3%.
If I transferred...
Is it possible to purchase a right to buy property with a business loan?...
Sale/PurchaseIf a friend and I purchase a buy-to-let residential property through a limited company, would we still be deemed "first-time buyers" for stamp duty purposes when we come to buy our own residential properties in the future? And how can we be sure that advi...
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