In principle it is. In practice, however, there are a huge number of things which must happen before the keys are handed over.
It may sound obvious, but it is important to check whether the seller actually owns the property.
You will probably need to organise finance to buy it and there are a number of important legal checks that relate to the land the property sits on, utilities providers and the surrounding area.
After all, if there are plans afoot to build a new motorway at the end of your garden, we’re guessing you will want to know about it before you commit to buy!
Residential conveyancing can sometimes seem like an unending process and because much of the information needs to come from the seller’s solicitor, someone further along the chain or a local authority, the process will only move forward as quickly as the slowest part.
We believe it is important to keep our clients informed at every stage of the conveyancing process.
We promise to:
- Keep you informed about what is happening on a regular basis
- Ensure everything is well organised so that we drive the process forward by chasing up other parties
- Offer good advice
- Provide a sympathetic ear at all times
You can read what other buyers and sellers say about our conveyancing services here.
Our services
Our residential property team can help with:
- Residential sales, purchases and remortgages of both freehold and leasehold properties
- Transfers of equity including by gift and on divorce
- Right to buy and right to acquire purchases from Councils, Housing Associations and other registered social landlords
- Shared ownership and home buy leases
- Acquisition of freehold reversions by flat owners and the formation of flat management companies
- Help To Buy
How Batchelors Solicitors can help
Find out more about residential conveyancing by reading our FAQs, check out our fixed fees here or get in touch with us.
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Why choose Batchelors?
Despite our long history dating back more than 370 years,
we are a modern legal practice, serving the diverse needs of today’s clients.
Technical Excellence
We use innovation and technology to help make the legal process more efficient, accessible and cost-effective for our clients.
Expert Knowledge
We are a full service firm and have the specialist legal knowledge to help you deal with a wide range of individual, commercial and social housing legal matters.
Forward Thinking
Not many legal firms can trace their roots back to 1648 – although we are proud of our heritage, we always look to the future to meet the ever-evolving needs of our clients.