Buying or Selling property legal advice
The process of buying and selling property can take 2 to 3 months and that assumes everyone wants to move at the same speed. If you are in a property chain then you quickly need to find out when you can get to exchange of contracts. When this happens you become the legal owner of your new property.
The house that is being sold must have an Energy Performance certificate.
Compare online Conveyancers for your sale, purchase or both. Our quotes fully detail your legal fees and disbursements.
If you are using an Estate Agent to sell your property then your potential buyers will make an offer via the agent. This is normally after a viewing. Once this happens you need to find out their position.Can they move at your speed or are they waiting for their own house to sell. If you accept the offer then you can then advise your Solicitor.
If you do not have one in place then use our national Solicitors comparison service. It is quick and easy to use. Your chosen Conveyancer will then draw up a legal contract to transfer ownership.
Legal Advice - Get to grips with your conveyance
The offer is legally binding only when contracts are exchanged.
Take advantage of your Conveyancers legal knowledge. Ask questions that you will give you peace of mind that your property legals are progressing within your expected time frame.
Your Lawyer will explain your house selling, house buying process. They will detail what you need to do and by when and provide expert legal advice when you need it.
Let them take the strain for you. First time buyers can be daunted by what there is to do when it comes to comparing buying a house costs. The secret is to manage the conveyancing process step by step. Understand what costs are involved, budget for them and then manage the expenditure.
We recommend using a moving checklist.
Conveyancing searches
Your Solicitor will carry out relevant searches for the purchase property. We use a national conveyancing pack provide from Onesearch Direct which includes the majority of your required searches. You may need an additional specialist search such as Coal or Cornish tin.
Property related legal issues
Your Solicitor will provide legal advice on any property related legal problems.They will discuss what needs to be done to resolve the highlighted issues. They will do this before you enter into the exchange of contracts. The binding legal agreement.
Conveyancing?
The legal transfer of ownership from Seller to Buyer.
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