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 there I bought 40% of my flat 8 years ago through a 'Shared Ownership' scheme and am now looking to sell. My housing association has given me the option to sell my share or to sell 100% by completing simultaneous stair-casing. I am thinking if I do the latter it may be quicker but am worried that the conveyancing would be more complicated and may put buyers off. Do you know how easy this is to do? Also if I do choose this option do I have to pay Stamp Duty on the property I am selling? I am very confused by the whole process and my housing association does not seem to want to give me any assistance.
Many thanks,
Jayne
Your buyers will pay the stamp duty, not you. If anything staircasing simultaneously with the sale makes the conveyancing process a little easier but really there's not much between the two. Either way it's more complicated than a standard sale and may take longer but with a decent solicitor you'll be fine. You should make the decision based on what sort of a market there is in your area for shared ownership properties versus standard 100% ownership, so speak to a couple of local agents and ask them which is likely to sell more quickly. If you sell just your share then note that the housing association will value the property and you won't be able to sell for more than their valuation.