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.
do I as a seller have to pay the buyer 10% of the purches price...
Sale/Purchasecan a solicitor release deposit money before completion i.e.; as agent or stake holder ??...
Sale/PurchaseOur completion date for sale and purchase of a house was supposed to be last Friday 1 Aug. The sale went through ok and we handed in the keys to the estate agent at 1.30 pm, but the purchase completion never happened because there was a delay in transferr...
Sale/PurchaseIf, after buying a freehold, it was found not previously to have been registered, is the purchase valid?...
Sale/PurchaseI have been asked to supply a draft Transfer. Can I download this?...
Sale/PurchaseI have recently bought a leasehold flat and have discovered since that the freeholder is trying to get planning permission to build another property on land at the end of our garden. This would overlook our building and the occupants would have access thr...
Sale/PurchaseWe have exchanged contracts, but circumstances have arisen whereby we may not now have sufficient funds to complete on the agreed completion date.
Would we need to pay interest on the outstanding sum?
Could the seller take our deposit and cancel the sale,...
My mother has activated their right to buy (council property)
She is unemployed so getting a mortgage is close impossible for her. I wish to step in and help her secure the purchase of this property. My name is not on the right to buy letter, how can I ar...
I see no old-type 'Conveyance' issued after purchase, only Land Registry Certificate. Has it now been replaced with been replaced by 'Tranfer of Whole' instead?...
Sale/PurchaseHello,
I have agreed to purchase a property from my mother for £249,000. Recent valuations have valued it at £290,000. If HMRC decide to investigate (quite likely I imagine) can they demand that I pay 3% rather than 1% SDLT.
Thanks
Keith Scott...