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It has never been tougher to get on the property ladder so more and more of us are teaming up with friends, siblings and partners to buy a place. But not every co-ownership is the same. There are three types, and it pays to know which one suits you and your co-buyers best.   Tenants [...]

Our introduction to online conveyancing It’s not hard to see why some people might be put off by online conveyancing. There is a distance to people you deal with by email that means it’s easy to foresee a depersonalised, laborious process. But the truth is that there are some great online options out there and [...]

Welcome to part four of our guide to conveyancing quotes. We have already covered general rules, conveyancing quotes for sellers and conveyancing quotes for buyers. Now we are taking a look at some items a conveyance might add to their quote that you should reject immediately. Cheeky Extras Keep an eye out for the items [...]

Welcome to the third part of our guide to conveyancing quotes. Give the first section a read for some useful general rules. The second section was about conveyancing quotes for sellers. In this section we cover what you should expect to find in a conveyancing quote for buyers. Conveyancing Fees for Buyers The Basic Fee [...]

Welcome to the second part of our guide to conveyancing quotes. In our first part, which you can see here, we looked at some general rules. Below you will find a guide to what you can expect to find in a conveyancing quote of you are a seller. Conveyancing Fees for Sellers Basic Fee – [...]

So you’ve been prudent and got at least three conveyancing quotes but now the conveyancers have got back to you, you want to know if you can trust what they are telling you. Conveyancing quotes are not always the simplest things to understand and the doubt that you are having the wool pulled over your [...]

For many of us, finding the ideal house or flat to buy can be a long and often tortuous process. Can we find somewhere with a third bedroom, or a garden, or that all-important postcode at a price we can afford? Well, securing the right mortgage isn’t too dissimilar. Settling on the right one is [...]

While it is certainly true that the vast majority of buyers and sellers contract a conveyancer to carry out the various necessary processes of a transaction, there is absolutely no legal requirement to do so. You can be your own conveyancer, but is it worthwhile? A site like ours is first and foremost designed to [...]

What is shared ownership? Shared ownership is a UK government backed scheme to help people get onto the property ladder by sharing the cost of the mortgage with other people. This enables people to buy a house that otherwise would not be able to afford it. Purchasing a shared property This type of home purchase [...]

Leasehold conveyancing is very often more expensive than regular freehold conveyancing because of the extra work that is involved from the solicitor. Here are some reasons for this price hike: Your chosen conveyancing company must check your lease has been written correctly so that you do not suffer in any way legally and do not [...]