One of our specialist conveyancing lawyers will carry out the task of conveyancing. This is the process whereby property ownership is legally transferred from the seller of the property to you. Once an offer on the property has been made, and that offer accepted, you will then instruct your lawyer to carry out the legal work for you.
As soon as you have informed your lawyer of any necessary details related to the sale of the property, they will request that you fill in paperwork forms and provide answers to a series of questions about the property. The lawyer will contact the mortgage lender and get the relevant documents from Land Registry. The next stage is the preparation of the draft contract, which the lawyer will draw up and send to the buyer’s lawyer. Once the buyer’s lawyer is happy, a completion date can be arranged. This will then lead to the exchange of contracts, and the transfer of the deposit from the buyer’s lawyer.