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What do you get?
A guaranteed weekly update as part of your package.
One friendly, familiar face guiding you through every step. No multiple points of contact.
A lawyer who highly values relationships with estate agents - we will work closely with them and all third parties to ensure a streamlined, proactive approach.
No unclear or hidden costs.
A personalised, flexible service. Meetings accommodated in person, online and even in the comfort of your own home.
A broad range of panel membership including Lloyds Banking Group (Halifax, Bank of Scotland, Birmingham Midshires, Lloyds Bank, Scottish Widows) Metro Bank, Nationwide, The Mortgage Works, Santander, Yorkshire BS, Skipton, Accord and more
Bringing back the personal touch to Conveyancing...
Nowadays, conveyancing firms move so quickly that multiple people may handle your file, leaving you feeling like you’re constantly chasing updates and don't know who is dealing with your file.
Whether it's your first time or your fifth, buying or selling property can be stressful—especially if you're constantly chasing updates, unsure of the progress, or unclear about what needs to be done to ensure a smooth and timely transaction. Having a dedicated lawyer assigned to your case can offer peace of mind, so you won’t be left leaving messages with unfamiliar staff.
First time buyer?
We understand buying a home can be new, scary, and even confusing. That's why we're here to guide you every step of the way.
From the moment you start searching, you can instruct us to walk you through the entire house-buying process, letting you know who to speak to and when.
And then when you find your dream home, we'll simplify the conveyancing process, cut through the legal jargon and ensure we try our very best to make everything happen as smoothly as it can.
Don’t worry about how many questions you have - we are here to help. From the moment you instruct, until the day you celebrate, you’ll have one dedicated lawyer by your side, guiding you through every step.
Declarations of Trust
A declaration of trust is an important document to have in place when purchasing a property with somebody else.
It ensures that everyone’s share or interest is protected, especially when ownership isn't obvious, for example, if only one person's name is on the legal title but others have contributed money.
This document prevents future disagreements and helps prove who is entitled to what. It’s especially useful for unmarried couples, co-owners, or family members, and it can be legally enforced if needed.
A step by step guide to Conveyancing
1. Instruct a Conveyancer
Buyer and seller each instruct a lawyer to handle the legal aspects of the transaction. Both lawyers will send out paperwork to their clients to complete. You will need to have completed and returned all paperwork together with your identification on monies on account for the lawyer to proceed to the next stage.
2. Pre-Contract Stage
Seller's Conveyancer prepares draft contract and gathers property documentation which forms part of the contract (Title Deed, Property Information Forms, etc.)
Buyer’s Conveyancer conducts searches after the contract pack is received (Local Authority, Environmental, Water/Drainage, etc.), they also review the contract bundle, investigate the title and raise enquiries accordingly.
3. Mortgage Offer (If required)
It is usually around this stage a mortgage offer is received. It is only once the lawyer has received the mortgage offer from your lender than we can initiate the work involved on their behalf. The lawyer will need to review the mortgage document in full together with that lenders specific lending criteria.
It may be that information needs to be provided to the lender about the property.
4. Enquiries and documentation
By this stage, usually searches have been received from the relevant organisations. If you have had a survey, this will be reviewed for any legal points of interest. It is possible that further enquiries will need to be raised after review of these documents. Again, if anything arises that the lender have said they need to know about, the lawyer will have to raise these with the Lender.
It is usually at this stage, once replies to enquiries and search results have started coming in, that the lawyer will send you what is known as a “Report on title”. This will be sent in conjunction with the documents you need to sign (contracts, land registry documentation etc.)
When you are returning documents, it will be time to ensure your deposit is available in readiness for exchange of contracts. You will need to have sent “proof of funds” to comply with money laundering obligations at this stage if you have not already. It is wise to know who you want to take out your home insurance with too at this stage.
5. Exchange of Contracts
This happens when both parties have signed the contract and are in agreement about exchanging contracts (the binding part) and setting a legal date for completion (the moving date).
You will need to have your monies ready (together with proof of funds) and house insurance ready for exchange of contracts. The Deposit is paid by the buyer (usually 10%) to the lawyers account.
A Completion date is set - this is usually 1-2 weeks after the date of exchange.
6. Completion
Buyer pays the balance (purchase price minus deposit) and or/ mortgage funds are received and sent onto the sellers lawyer.
Completion takes place, usually by 2pm and the seller vacates the property.
Keys handed over to the buyer ( these are often held by the estate agent)
7. Post-Completion
Buyer’s lawyer pays Stamp Duty (if applicable).
Property is registered with the Land Registry under the buyer’s name.
*Note if there are ISA's / LISA's, gifted deposits, shared ownerships or leasehold or newbuild elements involved in the transaction there will be additional steps.
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