Buying
How Long Does Conveyancing Take?
Understand the factors that affect conveyancing timescales when buying, selling or remortgaging property.
Practical explainers for buyers, sellers and homeowners
Browse solicitor-led conveyancing guides covering timelines, searches, exchange, completion, leasehold property, mortgage issues and common title problems.
Core guides for purchase timelines, exchange, completion and first-time buyers.
Guidance for sellers preparing documents and avoiding avoidable delays.
Leasehold title, management packs, ground rent and service charge guides.
Local authority and environmental search guidance.
Mortgage offer, lender requirement and gifted deposit guides.
Common title, certificate and property issue explainers.
Guides for changing lender or refinancing property.
Document and date tracking guidance for homeowners.
Buying
Understand the factors that affect conveyancing timescales when buying, selling or remortgaging property.
Buying
A step-by-step guide to the conveyancing timeline from instruction to completion.
Buying
Find out what buyers should do after an offer is accepted on a property.
Searches
Understand what your conveyancing solicitor checks after property searches are received.
Mortgages
A plain-English guide to what happens after a mortgage offer is issued.
Buying
Understand exchange of contracts, why it matters and what should happen before you exchange.
Buying
A practical guide to what happens on completion day in a property transaction.
Buying
Understand Stamp Duty Land Tax at a high level and why buyers should budget early.
Buying
A clear first time buyer guide to conveyancing stages, searches, mortgages and completion.
Leasehold
What buyers need to know when buying a leasehold flat or leasehold house.
Leasehold
Understand leasehold management packs and why they matter when selling or buying leasehold property.
Leasehold
A guide to service charges, ground rent and why leasehold buyers should review them carefully.
Searches
What local authority searches check and why they are important in conveyancing.
Searches
Understand environmental searches, including flood, contamination and land-use risks.
Mortgages
What happens between receiving your mortgage offer and completing your purchase.
Mortgages
A guide to gifted deposits, evidence, lender requirements and conveyancing checks.
Property Problems
Understand when indemnity insurance may be considered in a conveyancing transaction.
Property Problems
What to consider if building regulation documents are missing during conveyancing.
Property Problems
A guide to missing FENSA certificates for replacement windows and doors.
Property Problems
Understand flying freeholds and why they can matter in conveyancing.
Property Problems
What buyers should check when a property has solar panels.
Property Problems
A practical guide to Japanese knotweed issues in residential conveyancing.
Remortgages
Understand the legal steps in a remortgage, from lender instructions to completion.
Property Logbook
Understand what a property logbook is and how it can help future sales and remortgages.
Property Logbook
A homeowner checklist of documents to keep for future sale, remortgage or ownership records.