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.
We bought a house sold through probate in April 2023. Since moving in we have found the roof leak, which the seller told us had been fixed many years ago and the stain on the ceiling was just old water damage, is still very much leaking. It is leaking thr...
Sale/PurchaseLooking to buy our landlords house but currently just short of what she will accept.
We have discussed potential for her to keep the garage which she currently let's out. This would bring the price down to what we can afford. The garage is on a separa...
My wife bought her first property over the last year as a buy to let in a Ltd company for which she paid stamp duty on. We are now looking to buy our first house as our first home, for which I will be a first time buyer. Do we still have to pay stamp duty...
Sale/PurchaseMy flat is registered to me but the lease is in the vendors name. The vendor (a temporary shell company) only existed a short time. My conveyancing solicitor/firm does not exist any more.
Will I be able sell my flat?...
We are buying a house that has completion certificates for 2bed extension and kitchen extension. Surveyor wanted to know about load bearing wall under bedrooms. There are no plans but certificates should we get a structural survey done too? Or would ...
Sale/PurchaseHello. My husband and I own 2 properties, 1 is a holiday home the other is our home that is mortgage free. We want to sell our home and move into a new build. However, stamp duty is a difference of £12500 due to us owning our holiday home. What ways can ...
Sale/PurchaseHi. I'm in a process of buying a property with 'No Title Guarantee', as it was repossessed by the lender and selling it through a private firm or attorney. My solicitor is carrying a full check and we will also get indemnity insurance hopefully, however, ...
Sale/PurchaseHi,
I was hoping you could give me some advice on my situation.
I purchased a property with my daughter in 2016. She was only 19 at the time and it was easier if we got a joint mortgage but I had to go on the deeds as a joint owner.
This is my da...
I am currently sell my house to buy a shared ownership. The issue is that we have to exchange by April 11th. To sell my current house, we have to get a deed of variation from the management company. This is likely to take some time and possibly go over th...
Sale/PurchaseThe builder changed the plan TP1 document without the the purchasers consent that was filed with HM Land Registry, the conveyancing solicitor denies liability, as does the builder. The plan that was approved had the purchasers signature upon it, where as ...
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