Conveyancing

Conveyancing has long been the domain of solicitors or Licensed Conveyancers, however, with the advancement of registration of title  and in particularly the Land Registration Act 2002 (which came into force on 13th October 2003), there is now much more scope for the home owner to handle a sale themselves. If you are contemplating this though you must remember that although you will be able to save yourself money you must be prepared to put in your own time in writing letters and making telephone calls.

Very briefly the process that you will need to adopt will be-

1. Obtain official copies of your deeds from HM Land Registry

2. Prepare a contract based on the information in the Official copies

3. Complete a Sellers Property Information Form

4. Complete a Fixtures and Fittings list

5. Submit all the various forms you have prepared to the buyers solicitors

6. Wait whilst the buyers and their solicitors conduct their searches, carry out any required survey and obtain a mortgage offer (if needed).

7. Answer any questions that may be raised by the buyers solicitors

8. Exchange contracts

9. Receive from the buyers solicitors a draft transfer. Check and approve this

10. Obtain a settlement figure on your mortgage (if any)

11. Complete the sale and discharge the mortgage (if any)

You can download our pack which will contain

1. Details of how to obtain Official Copies

2. Sellers Property Information Form

3. Fixtures and Fittings List

4. A template Contract

5. Completion Information Form

6. Some suggested letters

7. A more detailed practical guide on what you should be doing at each stage

The pack is suitable if you are selling the whole of freehold land in a registered title. It is not suitable for the following

1. Sale of part

2. Unregistered titles

3. Leaseholds

4. Unusual or complex titles

Note also that most residential properties have to have a Home Information Pack prepared before they are marketed. This pack will contain official copies of the title, and some of the searches that the buyer will require.

Warning - carrying out conveyancing yourself necessarily means that you are doing so without the benefit of legal advice. The documents and information we supply are in a general form and we can give no assurance that they will be suitable for any individual case. They should not be construed in any way as legal advice. It is your responsibly to ensure that they are suitable for your circumstance.  If you have any doubts you should consult a solicitor or other suitably qualified legal advisor

 

To download the pack then click on the link below. The pack will download as a single zip file which you will be able to open which will then contain the various documents mentioned above. Some of these are in HTML format and others are in Word format. Please note that the documents have links between themselves and so they should be kept in the same folder to ensure functionality - if you wish they can be moved to another folder - but they should all be kept together in one folder. You will need a zip utility to unzip the document. Windows XP contains a built in utility. Alternatively shareware versions suitable for unzipping a file can be obtained from the Internet - for example, click the Winzip button at the side of this page.

DIY Conveyancing Pack

£30

 

The documents available on this site have been prepared for use in England & Wales. They may not be valid if used in other areas.