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.
Hi, We are buying a property that has an annexe. The annexe is self contained, with a separate accesses. Electricity, Gas and Water is ahead with the.main property. Current owners had rented out the annexe and the annexe is separately registered in the city council. The annexe is a converted garage. We are selling our only main residence and buying our next main residence to-be. Our solicitors are suggesting we may need to pay a surcharge of 3% on the transaction unless we can confirm that value of the annexe is less than 1/3rd the main residence. We have got an RCIS certified surveyor to value the annexe but they were unable to do so as there is no independent boundary to the annexe. Previously the council had performed an assessment for banding purposes and put the annexe on Band A. We have reached to estate agents who haven’t come forward to provide a value for the annexe either. We find it strange that people who are in the real-estate business are unable to suggest how we as lay men can go about this. The solicitors have suggested us give this in writing and we feel exposed. We feel we will only be held liable if HMRC rules we have avoided the surcharge. How can we propose a value for a property and will it be credible if matter is taken to court? Appreciate any help to our predicament. Many thanks -P
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