Conveyancing is the term for the legal process of transferring ownership of property from one party to another. Whether you are a buyer or purchaser, it’s important to instruct an experienced solicitor for conveyancing to advise you through the process and ensure a seamless transaction. At Bartlett’s, our specialist solicitors for conveyancing have decades of experience in the field. We combine our significant legal expertise with a commitment to providing outstanding client care.

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What Does A Solicitor For Conveyancing Do?

Solicitors for conveyancing play a crucial role in all aspects of the conveyancing process. Examples of the types of tasks our experienced conveyancing professionals regularly undertake include the following:

• Conducting Searches

Searches are not a legal requirement, but if you are buying a property with a mortgage, your lender will invariably require you to conduct some. Even if you are a cash buyer, searches are crucial in establishing is that everything is as it should be with the property. Sellers are not obliged to provide the types of information searches reveal and, even if they volunteer it, there are no guarantees that it is accurate.

There are numerous different types of conveyancing searches, including Local Authority searches, water and drainage searches, environmental searches, planning searches, coal mining, brine and other mining searches, and energy and infrastructure searches.

Your solicitor for conveyancing will advise you on the searches you require, conduct the searches, advise you on the results, and explain how they impact your proposed purchase.

• Preparing And Reviewing Contracts

The seller’s solicitor for conveyancing prepared the draft contract and sends it to the buyer’s solicitor. The draft contract includes details of the property, the names of the seller and buyer, and the agreed sale price. It will usually incorporate the Standard Conditions of Sale, which are generic contractual terms applicable to the majority of conveyancing transactions. The contract may also contain other terms bespoke to the particular deal.

The buyer’s solicitor for conveyancing will review the draft contract and advise the buyer on its meaning and effects. If the buyer’s solicitor believes that amendments are required to protect their client’s interests, the legal advisors will negotiate the amendments until a final contract has been agreed.

• Handling Funds

Once the buyer is happy with the form of the conveyancing contract, they will transfer the agreed deposit to their solicitor for conveyancing. The solicitor will then hold the funds ready for exchange and completion.

• Exchange And Completion

Exchange and completion are key milestones in the conveyancing process. At the time of exchange, the seller’s and buyer’s solicitors for conveyancing swap the conveyancing contractual documentation, usually over the phone. The transaction is now legally binding on both parties.

Completion is the date on which the conveyancing process completes and ownership of the property transfers from the seller to the buyer. Completion usually takes place between one and two weeks following exchange. Your solicitor for conveyancing will take care of the legal requirements of completion and notify you when the deal is done.

What Makes A Good Solicitor For Conveyancing?

Whilst property is bought and sold every day, the conveyancing process can be complex and full of traps for the unwary. It’s essential that your chosen solicitor for conveyancing has the experience required to ensure your transaction proceeds as quickly and smoothly as possible. We have been advising clients on conveyancing matters for over 160 years, and have vast experience in all conveyancing matters, including buy-to-let transactions and remortgaging. So, when you choose our solicitors for conveyancing, you can be confident of receiving exceptional legal advice.

Buying and selling property can be incredibly stressful. Working with a solicitor for conveyancing whose advice you trust and with whom you feel comfortable and at ease can help alleviate some to the stress and give you peace of mind that your interests are fully protected. You will find our conveyancing team friendly, approachable, and down to earth.

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