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 am looking to buy this house which was built in 1985. The survey has thrown up an active covenant on the land to say nothing is ever to be built on this land due to a sewer owned by the Ministry of Defense running beneath the property. Obviously the hou...
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Will I be able to buy the property in UK if UK leaves the EU. I am a Polish citizen and UK resident. In this scenario, will it be any transitional period after UK leaving the EU during which I will be able to buy a property still? What if I do not hav...
I am exploring the possibilities of exchanging properties with my mother and was wondering what I would need to take into consideration.
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After the loss of my Father some four years ago, my Mother has lived in the property. It is now clea...
My purchaser's solicitor claims that he cannot contact me directly as I am not his client - he can only speak to another solicitor. Is this true? He also states that he cannot release funds directly to me. Can you comment on that please?...
Sale/PurchaseHi,my lawyers are holding up my house purchase saying an lpE1 doc for a leasehold garage sold with the property is required,while we are unable to get this done in time...is this document a show stopper pls advice...
Sale/PurchaseWe are thinking of buying a house with an annexe for my mother. She currently owns a house (no mortgage), would sell it and use £250000 as deposit for the new house and my husband and I would take out a mortgage for the rest (£450000). My mothers name w...
Sale/PurchaseMy parents bought a bungalow by the sea, very happy and one day whilst doing "their" garden the neighbour two doors up who owns the shared drive way that everyone has access over that it's his land not theirs. Since looking into it, it's not my parents la...
Sale/PurchaseHi, we have an overseas buyer for our house. We need to exchange by tomorrow or our purchase will fall through. Our buyer is in South Africa and has been told that he can't sent a scanned, witnessed pdf of the contract to his solicitor for exchange but th...
Sale/PurchaseExample: DIY transfer of whole property for no value 31st March (Day before new 2nd homes tax change) Date entered in section 3 of TR1 (i.e Completion date) is 31st March but Land Registry has massive backlog (because everybody else is doing same) they do...
Sale/PurchaseDo you have confirmed that you claimed on your building insurance on the TR6 Form?...
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