What Is a Conveyancing Solicitor & What Do They Do?

Conveyancing is an essential part of buying a home, but it’s certainly complicated. Find out the basics relating to conveyancing in this blog.

What is conveyancing?

Conveyancing is a process that involves the legal transfer of home ownership from a seller to a buyer. The conveyancing process starts when your offer on a house is accepted and finishes when you receive the set of keys to your front door!

Who does the conveyancing?

A solicitor or conveyancer often conducts the conveyancing process, but it can be possible (although challenging) to do it yourself as long as you are not taking out a mortgage. 

A conveyancing solicitor is essentially a fully qualified solicitor who will undertake the conveyancing process on behalf of yourself. They’ll generally have wider training in other areas of the law.

Selecting a conveyancer

Both conveyancing solicitors and licensed conveyancers are able to deal with the conveyancing process when purchasing a new property. If you’re going to get legal advice on other topics as well as the property transaction, then a conveyancing solicitor may be the best choice for you.

What do solicitors and licensed conveyancers carry out?

The first thing you’ll be asked when you put in an offer on a property is the name and contact details of your solicitor or a licensed conveyancer. 

As previously mentioned, conveyancing is the legal term for transferring ownership of property, regardless of if you are buying or selling.

A solicitor or conveyancer will:

• deal with contracts
• offer legal advice
• carry out a local council search
• deal with the Land Registry
• transfer the funds to pay for your property

It’s an important role, so choose wisely and do your research so you are making an informed decision.Because we know that buying and selling a property can be incredibly stressful, at Smalleys Solicitors we work hard to make sure that you enjoy fast and reliable service that will decrease the amount of stress that you feel during this time. We know that either selling your property, buying new homes to let, or even transferring some of the equity in your home can be stressful. Our team of professionals will take care of you during the whole process. To find out more about the legal services we offer, please get in touch.