A quick guide to the conveyancing process

If you plan to buy a new house or re-mortgage your existing property then you’ll need a good conveyancing solicitor to carry out the transaction and legal requirements.

What does the conveyancer actually do?

As a guide your conveyancing solicitor will carry out the following tasks to ensure your property transaction goes through smoothly and without hassle.

  • Handle all the money transactions from your mortgage company, yourself and the sellers solicitor.
  • Carry out all the neccessary searches on the property you wish to buy. They will check that everything is in order and satisfatory. This will include flood searches, environmental reports & planning reports and more.
  • Produce the exchange of contracts and the neccessary legal documents.
  • Arrange for the exchange of contracts and a completion date.
  • Register your interest in the property at the land registry.

Your conveyancer will also be able to advise you if there are any reasons as to why you shouldn’t go ahead and buy the property. For example, they may highlight that there may be planning restrictions, a history of flooding in the area or other risks that may become apparent within the searches.

Your solicitor is there to protect your interests and to ensure the property you wish to buy is a sound purchase without any nasty surprises!

How much do conveyancing solicitors cost?

Conveyancing costs can vary by quite a lot often from around £300 up to £800 depending on where in the country you live. The best prices for conveyancers often come from exclusive conveyancing services on the internet where they do conveyancing exclusively and can provide highly competitive rates as they use they streamlined methods of working.

With this in mind, we have developed our own panel and we can provide you a conveyancing quote from over 300 approved and recommended conveyancers to ensure you don’t get ripped off. With our popular eConveyancing system you can compare actual quotes and get reviews from previous customers online all in one place.