Whether you are a first-time buyer, or an experienced property investor, we aim to make the process as streamline and hassle-free as possible. Conveyancing can be time-consuming, stressful and at times frustrating, but we are here to ensure you don’t feel that.

Our experienced team of conveyancers are equipped to deal with all types of residential conveyancing, whether you are selling, buying, or both. Our extensive knowledge covers:

Freehold

Leasehold

Share of Freehold

Shared Ownership

New Builds

Auction Transactions

Gifted Deposits

Transfer of Parts

Grant of a New Lease

STEP ONE – INSTRUCTION

Before we can commence any legal work, we must receive full instructions and satisfactory identification for each buyer and payment on account. We will send you the initial Client Care documentation to complete, sign and return to confirm we will represent you in your purchase, along with a link to complete your online ID verification and payment details for the initial payment on account. Part of the initial documentation is to provide your source of funds details; to comply with AML regulations we must have satisfactory evidence of how you are funding the purchase. It is important these forms are completed accurately and return with along with any supporting documentation within a timely manner to avoid any delays with the legal work.

STEP TWO – REPORTING

The seller’s conveyancer will prepare and send to us a draft Contract Pack. This pack will contain the property title documents, property information form, fixtures and fittings form, energy performance certificate, evidence of the seller’s ownership of the property and right to sell, along with any additional documents specific for the property such as warranties and guarantees. Your designated property lawyer will conduct a full review of the documentation and property title and issue a full report to you detailing the information; this is known as a Title Report or Report on Title.

Upon receiving the draft contract pack we will order the property searches; Local Authority, Water and Drainage and Environmental as standard, along with any additional searches required for your property such as mining. The search results may take 2-3 weeks to be returned to us and upon receipt your property lawyer will conduct a full review and issue a report to you detailing the information; this is known as a Search Report.

If you are purchasing with a mortgage, we will receive a copy of your mortgage offer from the lender. Your property lawyer will review the details of the offer and issue a full report to you outlining the facts; this is known as a Mortgage Report.

STEP THREE – ENQUIRIES

Upon reviewing the draft contract pack, your property lawyer will raise enquiries with the seller’s conveyancer to provide further information; they will also put forward any enquiries you may have in relation to the property.

Upon reviewing the search results, it may be necessary to raise additional enquires with the seller’s conveyancer.

The seller’s conveyancer will respond with replies to our enquiries; it is possible that to provide a satisfactory response they must consult with the seller which may take time. If the replies are not satisfactory, we will communicate with them until all enquiries are satisfied and there is nothing further, we or you wish to raise.

STEP FOUR – SIGNING OF DOCUMENTATION AND DEPOSIT PAYMENT

Once all enquiries are satisfied, we will send the necessary paperwork to you for signature. This will include the contract, transfer Deed and if you are obtaining a mortgage, the mortgage Deed. These are legal documents which must be signed correctly and returned to us in readiness for exchange and completion.

We will require the property deposit to be transferred to us (usually 10% of the purchase price) along with our costs prior to the exchange of contracts. Your property lawyer will issue a draft completion statement showing the amount required from yourself. The completion statement will show a breakdown of all our costs, the purchase costs and if you are obtaining a mortgage, any funds due in from the lender.

STEP FIVE – EXCHANGE

Once we are in receipt of your signed documentation and funds, a completion date will have been discussed with yourself and agreed with the seller’s conveyancer. We will exchange contracts with the seller’s conveyancer to make the transaction legally binding to complete on the agreed date. Although it is possible to exchange and complete simultaneously, there is usually an average of 5 days between exchange and completion taking place.

STEP SIX – COMPLETE

On the day of completion, we will send the full funds to the seller’s conveyancers. If you are obtaining a mortgage, the advance along with any funds outstanding from yourself will have been obtained prior to the day of completion.

The seller’s solicitor will confirm receipt of the funds and advise that completion has taken place. We will inform you of the same and you will now be able to collect the keys to your new property.

STEP SEVEN – POST COMPLETION

After completion, we will complete any necessary tax returns to HMRC or WRA and register the property in your name with HM Land Registry. This process can take several months to complete. Once we receive the updated title documents listing you as the new owner, we will forward these onto you. If you purchased with a mortgage, we would also send a copy onto your lender as this will show their registered charge over the property.

The average timescale for a freehold conveyance is 12 weeks.

The average timescale for a leasehold comveyance is 16 weeks.

STEP ONE – INSTRUCTION

Before we can commence any legal work, we must receive full instructions and satisfactory identification for each seller and payment on account. We will send you the initial Client Care documentation to complete, sign and return to confirm we will represent you in your sale, along with a link to complete your online ID verification and payment details for the initial payment on account. It is important these forms are completed accurately and return with along with any supporting documentation within a timely manner to avoid any delays with the legal work.

STEP TWO – REPORTING

We will draft the contract pack and issue this to the buyer’s conveyancer. This pack will contain the property title documents, property information form, fixtures and fittings form, energy performance certificate, evidence of your ownership of the property and right to sell, along with any additional documents specific for the property such as warranties and guarantees. If the property is leasehold there will be additional documents required and third parties to correspond with. The buyer’s conveyancer will conduct a full review of the documentation and property title and issue a full report to the buyer detailing the information; this is known as a Title Report or Report on Title.

Upon receiving the draft contract pack they will order the property searches; Local Authority, Water and Drainage and Environmental as standard, along with any additional searches required for the property such as mining. The search results may take 2-3 weeks to be returned to them and upon receipt the buyer’s conveyancer will conduct a full review and issue a report to the buyer detailing the information; this is known as a Search Report.

If the buyers are purchasing with a mortgage, their conveyancer will receive a copy of their mortgage offer from the lender. The conveyancer will review the details of the offer and issue a full report to the buyer outlining the facts; this is known as a Mortgage Report.

STEP THREE – ENQUIRIES

Upon reviewing the draft contract pack, the buyer’s property lawyer will raise enquiries with us to provide further information; they will also put forward any enquiries the buyer may have in relation to the property.

Upon reviewing the search results, the buyer’s conveyancer may raise additional enquires with the us.

We will respond with our replies to our enquiries; it is possible that to provide a satisfactory response we must consult with the you which may take time. If the replies are not satisfactory, they will communicate with us until all enquiries are satisfied and there is nothing further, they or the buyer wish to raise.

STEP FOUR – SIGNING OF DOCUMENTATION

Once all enquiries are satisfied, we will send the necessary paperwork to you for signature. This will include the contract and transfer Deed. These are legal documents which must be signed correctly and returned to us in readiness for exchange and completion.

Your property lawyer will issue a draft completion statement showing a breakdown of all our costs, the sale costs, and the remaining balance due to you upon completion.

STEP FIVE – EXCHANGE

Once we are in receipt of your signed documentation, a completion date will have been discussed with yourself and agreed with the buyer’s conveyancer. We will exchange contracts with the buyer’s conveyancer to make the transaction legally binding to complete on the agreed date. Although it is possible to exchange and complete simultaneously, there is usually an average of 5 days between exchange and completion taking place.

STEP SIX – COMPLETE

On the day of completion, we will receive the funds from the buyer’s conveyancer.

Upon confirming receipt of the fund, completion takes place. We will inform you of the same and you will now hand over the keys to the selling agent or direct to the buyer.

STEP SEVEN – POST COMPLETION

After completion, we will send your signed transfer Deed to the buyer’s conveyancer for them to register the property with HM Land Registry and change the ownership on the title documents from yourself to the buyers’.

The average timescale for a freehold conveyance is 12 weeks.

The average timescale for a leasehold comveyance is 16 weeks.

Commercial conveyancing refers to the legal process involved in transferring the ownership of commercial, or mixed use, property from one party to another.

This process includes all the legal steps and documentation required to complete the sale, purchase, or lease of business-related real estate, such as office buildings, retail spaces, warehouses, and industrial properties.

Our experienced commercial conveyancer can assist you with all types of commercial conveyancing, including, but not limited to:

Commercial unit/mixed use Sale

Commercial unit/mixed use Purchase

New Commercial Lease

Lease Assignment

Sale and Lease Back

Our team can help you with the legal work required to buy and sell at auction.

When purchasing at auction, it is prudent to have the auction pack reviewed by a legal advisor prior to bidding. We pride ourselves on being able to offer a comprehensive and efficient review of the legal pack to assist you with making an informed decision. Upon your successful bid, we will work to ensure you reach completion within the time frame stated within the special conditions of the contract.

When selling at auction, you will be required to provide a legal pack which we will create, ensuring all legal documentation is included for your potential buyer to review.

Whether your current mortgage is coming to an end, or you’re looking to release equity from a property, we have extensive experience working with banks, building societies and other specialist mortgage lenders, enabling us to complete your re-mortgage transaction swiftly.

On occasion a re-mortgage may be required due to someone being added or removed from a property title.

This is a Transfer of Equity.

Transferring equity can be required for multiple reasons and our highly experienced team are dedicated to making the transfer as simple and stress-free as possible, whether or not a mortgage is involved.

Separating a title of property or land can be complex.

Our property lawyers knowledgeable and have the expertise to ensure this is completed correctly

Whether your selling of a section of land for development, granting a lease for a renovated flat or simply selling your neighbour a section of your garden, we will ensure the new title will have the necessary rights.

Whether you are obtaining or providing private investment, we can draft and approve agreements and ensure that adequate security is registered against the property, protecting all parties.

Our team is experienced in assisting tenants with lease extensions, both voluntary and statutory. You may want to extend your lease as it is becoming close to the marriage period (around 80 years) and it would become significantly harder to sell or obtain a mortgage on the property. There are two key routes for this, the informal route which is direct negotiations with the landlord or the statutory option. We can discuss the options and decide the best approach.