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.
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I currently own a property which my mother loves in. I helped her buy the property over 25 years ago when she separated from my dad. I would like my sister to benefit from the property as my mum paid off the mortgage. However, my sister is a controlling person so I'm looking into the best way to ensure she benefits when my mum is no longer here. My sister is worried that if anything happens to me my husband will receive the property. I'm unsure if I should transfer equity now or draw up an agreement to transfer 50% of the value upon the death of my mum. Any advice please?
Best advice would be to go and see a solicitor who specialises in Wills Trust & Probate. You want may to think about amending your Will or creating a Will in which you expressly leave this property to your sister You could put your sisters name on the title now and hold the property as Joint Tenants so if anything happened to you it would automatically go to her. Obviously you would need to consider any mortgage requirements if there is a mortgage and also SDLT. You could put in place a trust deed that says you hold the property on trust for your mum for her life and then 100% on trust for your sister. You need to think about what you would want to happen if your sister passed away before your mum, has she got kids? would you want them to benefit from the property or your husband? As I say best to go and see a solicitor who specialise in this area so you can cover all basis.
I second the advice provided by Guest above.