Conveyancing Glossary
Our conveyancing glossary, developed by our legal conveyancing team of property solicitors contains an A-Z listing of conveyancing terms used in the legal conveyancing process in an easy to use glossary style format.
The conveyancing glossary contains, in addition to a definition of the legal conveyancing term, an explanation as to when and why the conveyancing term is likely to occur during the conveyancing process.
To use the conveyancing glossary, please click on any letter to see all conveyancing terms included that begin with that letter.
A
- Absentee Landlord
- Absentee Landlord Indemnity Policy
- Absolute (Title)
- Abstract
- Administrative Area
- Adoption Agreement
- Adverse Possesion
- Agreement
- Apportionment
- Assent
- Assignee
- Assignment
- Assignor
- Auction Contracts
- Bank Transfer
- Bankers Draft
- Bankruptcy Search
- Beneficial Joint Tenants
- Beneficial Owner
- Boundary
- Breach of Contract
- Breach of Covenant
- Breach of Covenant Indemnity Covenant
- Building Regulation Indemnity Policy
- Building Regulations
- Buildings Insurance
- Buildings Insurance (Contingent) Indemnity Policy
- Buy to Let
- Buy To Let Investor
- Buy To Let Mortgage
- Buyer
- Caveat Emptor
- Certificate Of Title (Also Known As Report On Title)
- Cesspit
- Chain
- Chancel Search
- Charge (Or Legal Charge)
- Chattels
- Client Account
- Client Care Letter
- Coal Authority Search
- Completion Date
- Completion Statement
- Compulsory Purchase Order (Cpo)
- Conflict Of Interest
- Conservation Area
- Contaminated Land
- Contract (Also Known As Agreement)
- Contract Race
- Contract Rate
- Contract Time
- Conveyance (Or Transfer)
- Conveyancing
- Conveyancing Executive
- Council Of Licensed Conveyancers (CLC)
- Council Of Mortgage Lenders (CML)
- Covenant
- Deed
- Deed Of Covenant
- Deed Of Gift
- Defective Lease
- Defects In Title
- Deposit
- Disbursement
- Domestic Energy Assessor (DEA)
- Drainage Search
- Easement
- Encroachment
- Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)
- Enquiries
- Environment Agency
- Environmental Search
- Epitome Of Title
- Equity
- Estate Agent
- Estate Agents Fees
- Estate Agents Particulars
- Exchange Of Contracts
- Fensa Certificate
- Filed Plan
- Financial Services Authority
- First Time Buyer
- Fittings And Contents
- Fittings and Contents Form
- Forfeiture
- Freehold
- Full Title Guarantee
- Her Majesty’s Land Registry (HMLR)
- Her Majesty’s Revenue And Customs (HMRC)
- Home Information Pack (HIP)
- Homebuyers Survey and Valuation Report
- Land Charges
- Land Registration Act
- Land Registry
- Land Registry Fee
- Land Registry Search
- Landlord
- Law of Property Act
- Lease
- Lease Term
- Leasehold
- Leasehold Enquiries
- Leasehold Information Form
- Legal Executive
- Lessee
- Lessor
- Licensed Conveyancer
- Limited Title Guarantee
- Local Land Charges
- Local Search
- Management Company
- Memorandum of Sale
- Mortgage
- Mortgage Acceptance
- Mortgage Advance
- Mortgage Broker
- Mortgage Conditions
- Mortgage Deed
- Mortgage Lender
- Mortgage Offer
- Mortgage Redemption Penalty
- Mortgage Redemption Statement
- Mortgage Retention
- Mortgage Term
- Mortgage Valuation Report
- Mortgagee
- Mortgagor
- National Conveyancing Protocol (Law Society’s National Conveyancing Protocol)
- National House Building Council (NHBC)
- Negative Equity
- New Build
- NHBC Buildmark Guarantee
- Non-Owning Occupier
- Notice of Charge
- Notice of Transfer
- Notice To Complete
- Occupancy Restrictions
- Occupiers Consent Form
- Official Copy Entry (Office Copy) (OCE)
- Official Copy Register Entries of Title
- Overreaching
- Overriding Interests
- Overriding Interests Questionnaire
- Party Boundary
- Party Wall
- Peppercorn Rent
- Perpetuity
- Personal Representative
- Planning Department
- Planning Permission
- Planning Permission Indemnity Policy
- Possessory Title
- Possessory Title Indemnity Policy
- Post Completion
- Power of Attorney
- Practice Certificate
- Pre-Completion Searches
- Pre-Contract Enquiries
- Probate
- Probate (Grant of)
- Probate Registry
- Property Lawyer/Paralegal
- Proprietor
- Proprietorship Register
- Protocol
- Purchase Deed
- Purchaser
- Radon Affected Area
- Radon Gas
- Recitals
- Redeem
- Redemption Statement
- Re-Entry
- Referrals
- Registered Land
- Registration
- Remortgage
- Rent
- Rent Charge
- Repossession
- Requisitions on Title
- Rescission
- Reservations
- Reserve Fund
- Restriction
- Restrictive Covenant Indemnity Insurance
- Restrictive Covenants
- Retention
- Reversion
- Right of Way
- Right To Buy
- Root of Title
- Sellers Property Information Form
- Service Charge
- Share Certificate
- Share of Freehold
- Shared Equity/Ownership
- Shortfall
- Sinking Fund
- Solicitor
- Specialist Conveyancing Searches
- Stamp Duty Land Tax
- Stamp Duty Land Tax Return
- Standard Conditions Of Sale
- Standard Disbursement
- Stock Transfer Form
- Subject To Contract
- Survey
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