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.
The vendor has a leasehold with 15yrs left on it and the Freehold is held by HSBC. The vendor says the leasehold will be cancelled on completion and I would get the Full Freehold. Says it is an Islamic Mortgage. Is this correct? ...
Sale/PurchaseI received a letter at my house addressed to the previous owner but I noticed it related to the property so I did open it. It was the bill for the ground rent which was nominal but late payment fees had been added with a threat of legal action for non pa...
Sale/Purchaseselling my house with internal non load bearing wall removed between what was once kitchen and separate dining room in 2003 non listed house solicitors want planning permission, but none was got at the time, what can i do? ...
Sale/Purchasewe have just received a letter from our solicitor telling us that the lady we bought our house from still has a current mortgage on our property even though she said it was mortgage free, she is living in an old persons home now and the money we paid her ...
Sale/PurchaseWe own a share of freehold flat in a two flat building and the other owner now wants to sell his share of freehold flat. We have appointed a solicitor to represent us and informed the solicitor that the seller must pay for all our legal, and associated, c...
Sale/PurchaseI have been offered £85000 for my 75%shared ownership my buyer has been approved by the housing association now they have instructed a valuation survey .what will happen if it's a lesser value than my selling price will I lose the sale...
Sale/PurchaseThis issue is holding up our sale which was due to exchange and complete next week....
Sale/PurchaseMy chain of 3 had a failed Exchange of contracts, would we all need to supply our conveyancing solicitors AGAIN with authority to proceed for another attempt on the next working day (i.e Monday following a failed attempt on the previous Friday. The Failur...
Sale/PurchaseLinked Exchange of Contracts. Who coordinates the various coneyancing solicitors? I am in a chain of 3. We have a buyer, We have a sale agreed with a vendor who is not purchasing another property....
Sale/PurchaseWe are looking to buy 3 fully furnished holiday flats as a business (no residential permission) - we are also looking to buy an additional house for us to live in - would the additional house be liable to the additional 3% Stamp Duty Levey?...
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