Why Should You Use A Conveyancing Solicitor?
If you are considering buying or selling a property, you need a conveyancing solicitor – but why?
Using a conveyancing solicitor to guide you through the legal process and ensure all the associated administration is completed efficiently and on time, will help to keep the purchase or sale as stress-free and straightforward as possible for you.
What Do Conveyancing Solicitors Do?
Conveyancing solicitors play a key role in the process of buying and selling property, working hard to protect their clients’ interests throughout the transaction and making sure everything is completed as it should be.
As a guide, when buying a property, your conveyancer will:
• Check the property’s legal title
• Check the contract details
• Raise any queries
• Handle any queries
• Carry out searches
• Provide a report on searches
• Check mortgage offers
• Liaise with mortgage lenders, estate agents and seller’s solicitors
• Advise on any extra costs such as Stamp Duty
• Exchange contracts
• Deal with completion
• Register property with Land Registry
As a guide, when selling a property, your conveyancer will:
• Obtain copies of property title deeds
• Draft contracts for buyer’s solicitors
• Handle queries
• Handle redemption statement if a mortgage is being paid off
• Send enquiries to landlord and replies onto buyer’s solicitor if leasehold property
• Liaise with estate agents, mortgage provider and buyer’s solicitors
• Exchange contracts
• Deal with completion
Why Do You Need A Conveyancing Solicitor?
Conveyancing is a detailed and difficult process, and you really need to understand the legal complexities involved or you might make mistakes. You can face court action if you do make a mistake so it’s important to get it right – and using a conveyancer will guarantee you get it right.
As well as taking care of all the legal requirements and handling any enquiries as they arise, your conveyancer will carry out the necessary searches for you, including with the local council, Environment Agency and water authority.
Searches your conveyancer will perform for you, include:
• Local search
• Drainage search
• Environmental search
• Coal search (if in a mining area)
When Should You Contact A Conveyancer?
It’s a good idea to search for and appoint a conveyancer when you start thinking about selling or buying a property. This way, you will speed up the whole process and as soon as you make an offer on a property or someone makes an offer on your home, you’re ready to begin.
Helping You With Your Conveyancing Needs
Our professional conveyancing solicitors are experienced at handling the property transaction for all types of sales and purchases and will work hard to ensure the experience is smooth and successful.
Taking care of all legal aspects of buying and selling a property for you, your conveyancer will keep you informed throughout the process and provide support along the way. Buying and selling property is stressful as until the contracts are exchanged, either party can pull out and there are often unexpected findings or setbacks during the transaction – with our help, you will understand what’s happening and have the peace of mind any issues are being taken care of for you.
