Legalities
Understanding property law requirements and regulations throughout the conveyancing process. Articles cover covenants, searches, completion procedures, equity transfers and insurance considerations.
Affordable Housing
Shared ownership lets low-income families buy a percentage of a home and rent the rest, with the option to buy more later through staircasing.
Boundaries and Boundary Disputes
Boundary disputes can turn property sales into expensive legal battles—here's what you need to know.
Changing Your Conveyancer
You have options if your conveyancer isn't delivering good service, here's how to make a change without making things worse.
Conveyance Searches When Buying a Property
Check what property searches you need when buying a home and what each one reveals about your potential purchase.
Conveyancing: Fixtures and Fittings
Understand what counts as a fixture versus a fitting when buying or selling property to avoid disputes over what's included in the sale.
Difference Between Exchange and Completion
When you exchange contracts on a property, you're legally committed to the sale, here's how it differs from completion.
Do I Need Indemnity Insurance?
Indemnity insurance protects you against unlikely but potentially costly claims about property defects or planning issues that could emerge years later.
Post-Completion Problems and Rights
Problems after buying a house are common, and you have legal rights if the seller won't move out or key systems fail.
Problem Neighbours and the Conveyancing Process
When selling your home, you may need to disclose issues with difficult neighbours during the conveyancing process.
Pros and Cons of Building Surveys
Building surveys help protect your property purchase, but mortgage valuations often miss problems and won't protect you legally if something goes wrong.
Restrictive Covenants
Find out what restrictive covenants are, why developers use them, and what rules they typically place on your property.
The Abolition of Home Information Packs
The UK government suspended the requirement for Home Information Packs in 2010, ending a three-year mandate that aimed to speed up property sales.
The Completion Statement Explained
Your conveyancer sends a completion statement before you exchange contracts so you can verify all costs and the final amount you'll need to pay.
The Conveyancing Role with Remortages
Remortgaging requires a conveyancer to handle title checks, searches and property verification, it's not just swapping lender names on the deed.
The Home Information Pack
Understanding what goes into a Home Information Pack and how it's meant to protect buyers during property sales.
The Impact of the Legal Services Act 2007 on Conveyancing
How the 2007 Legal Services Act reshaped UK conveyancing regulation and opened the door to new business models.
The New Land Registration Law
The Land Registration Act 2002 simplified hundreds of years of complex land law and made it easier for people to handle their own property transactions.
The Purchase Deed
A purchase deed is the formal legal document that transfers property ownership from seller to buyer and must follow strict rules.
Transfer of Equity and Your Mortgage Lender
When you co-own a property and circumstances change, you may need to transfer your share to the other owner, here's what your mortgage lender needs to know.
What if a Buyer or Seller Goes Bankrupt Before Completion?
What happens to your house sale if the seller or buyer goes bankrupt before completion takes place.
Will I Need Planning Permission?
Check if your property renovation needs planning permission before you buy or start work.