Conveyancing Explained Selling a Property
Conveyancing is the word used, in England and Wales, to describe the legal process in relation the transfer of ownership of a property, such as a property sale.
The term "conveyancing" is usually first heard by people selling a property when the estate agent asks for their conveyancing solicitors or conveyancers details or more often than not when the estate agents offers conveyancing services to them via a "recommended" conveyancing solicitor (usually recommended on the basis of the price of the referral fee the solicitor is prepared to pay the estate agent for your business).
Conveyancing Solicitors or property lawyers called as Licensed Conveyancers undertake most sale conveyancing transactions in the UK. Conveyancing Solicitors and Conveyancers are usually instructed to act on behalf of individual clients and their mortgage lenders (where applicable) when acting in relation to selling a property.
Conveyancing Process Explained - Property Sale
Conveyancing is the administrative and legal procedure for selling a property. It is usually undertaken by Licensed Conveyancers or conveyancing solicitors acting on behalf of the seller of the property in addition to any mortgage lender who has a legal mortgage registered against the property.
The Buyers of the property will instruct their own conveyancing solicitors or conveyancers to act for them. In most instances it will not be acceptable for a conveyancing solicitors or Licensed Conveyancers to represent both buyers and sellers in a conveyancing transaction.
The sale conveyancing process usually commences when the conveyancing solicitors or conveyancers are instructed by the sellers of a property following receipt an acceptable conveyancing quote for selling costs.
- Conveyancing Explained - General Information
- Conveyancing Explained - Buying a Property
- Conveyancing Explained - Buying and Selling a Property
- Conveyancing Explained - Remortgaging a Property
- Conveyancing Explained - Transfer of Equity
Conveyancing Sale Process
The conveyancing sale process differs from the conveyancing process for buying a property. When selling a property your conveyancing solicitors or conveyancers act to safeguard your interest in the sale property. To learn more about conveyancing process for selling a property view our free Conveyancing Guide to Selling a Property written in order to help you understand the stages of a sale conveyancing transaction:
If you want information about another kind of conveyancing transaction, (such as buying or remortgaging a property) click the relevant conveyancing guide link below:
- Conveyancing Guide to Buying a Property
- Conveyancing Guide to Selling and Buying a Property
- Conveyancing Guide to Remortgage
- Conveyancing Guide to Transfer of Equity
Conveyancing Solicitors Selling Property Explained
Conveyancing solicitors will have various task to perform and legal advice to provide throughout the course of the conveyancing for your sale property. Duties include dealing with the Home Information Pack, Legal Contract for sale, Preliminary Enquiries and Mortgage Redemption (where applicable). An explanation of your conveyancing solicitors role in your property sale transaction can be viewed by clicking on the following link:
Conveyancing solicitors and conveyancers roles in different types of conveyancing transactions is explained more fully in our Conveyancing Solicitors section - choose from the following links:
- Conveyancing Solicitors - Buying a Property
- Conveyancing Solicitors - Buying and Selling a Property
- Conveyancing Solicitors - Remortgaging a Property
- Conveyancing Solicitors - Transfer of Equity
Conveyancing Quotes for Selling a Property
Sale conveyancing fees and conveyancing costs that may arise during selling a property are dealt with more in the following pages.
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Further information and explanations of the conveyancing process can also be found in the following pages: