Conveyancing
Whether buying or selling a freehold or a leasehold property, the main task we undertake in all transactions include
- Review your instructions and give initial advice.
- Review the legal property’s title and addressing issues of joint ownership (if applicable).
- Negotiate/draft/advise on contractual documents
- Initiate/respond to any inquiries about the property.
- Manage exchange of contracts and provide regular updates
- Dealing with the assignment of the lease (unregistered leasehold properties only).
- Preparation, submission and payment of Stamp Duty Land Tax returns HMRC if instructed.
- Register purchase and any mortgage at Land Registry
- Advising on the need for legal indemnity insurance (where applicable).
- Overcoming any Land Registry Restrictions to registration of your purchase (where applicable).
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When purchasing a property
- Conduct conveyancing searches in relation to the property.
- Ensure finances are in place to fund the purchase and correspond with the lender and or their solicitors (if applicable).
- Report on the legal title and issue a certificate of title in the customary form.
- Serve a Notice of Transfer on the landlord or its managing agents (leasehold only).
- Advise on ‘short’ leases (if applicable).
- Explain the conditions of mortgage offer to you (if applicable).
When selling a property
- Advise and prepare seller property information / other standard conveyancing forms (where applicable).
- Follow up with managing agents on inquiries (leasehold only).
- Discharge any charges (where applicable).
- Obtain landlord’s license to assign (leasehold only).
- Transfer any share in a freehold company or a management company to the buyer.
