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Property transactions often represent some of the most significant financial decisions individuals and families make. Whether you are buying, selling, transferring or refinancing property, careful legal work is essential to protect your interests and keep the transaction moving.
Our property team provides practical guidance throughout the process, explains important legal issues clearly and works with the other parties involved to progress your matter as efficiently as possible.
Areas of service
Buying a property at auction can move considerably faster than a conventional purchase, with the successful bidder usually becoming legally committed when the auction concludes.
We can review the legal pack before the auction, identify important issues and advise on the legal implications of the proposed purchase. If you are successful, our team can assist with completing the transaction within the required timeframe.
Independent Legal Advice is often required where a lender or another party needs confirmation that you fully understand the legal consequences of a document or transaction before signing it.
We provide independent advice in clear and straightforward language, explain the relevant risks and obligations and ensure you have the opportunity to ask questions before deciding whether to proceed.
Buying a property involves investigating the legal title, carrying out appropriate searches, reviewing contractual documents and coordinating with lenders and other parties before completion.
We manage the legal process from instruction through to completion, keeping you informed of important developments and helping identify issues that may affect the property or transaction.
A mortgage-free transfer involves changing the legal ownership of a property where there is no mortgage secured against it. This may occur between family members, partners or other owners.
We prepare and review the necessary documentation, advise on the legal implications and manage the registration requirements so that the transfer is completed correctly.
Equity release arrangements can allow eligible homeowners to access value held in their property while continuing to live there, subject to the terms of the chosen arrangement.
We provide independent legal advice on the documentation and obligations involved, explain the legal consequences clearly and ensure you understand the arrangement before proceeding.
Buying a new build property can involve reservation deadlines, developer documentation, estate arrangements and other requirements that differ from a conventional property purchase.
We review the legal documentation carefully, raise appropriate enquiries and work within the required timescales while keeping you informed throughout the transaction.
Help to Buy matters can involve additional legal requirements connected with an existing government-backed equity loan or related property transaction.
We help you understand the legal steps involved and coordinate the necessary documentation with the relevant parties so that your transaction can progress correctly.
Remortgaging involves replacing an existing mortgage with a new lending arrangement, either with the same lender or a different provider.
We deal with the legal requirements of the remortgage, communicate with the relevant lender and address title or registration matters so the new mortgage can complete efficiently.
Selling a property involves preparing the legal contract documentation, responding to enquiries from the buyer's solicitors and dealing with the legal requirements leading to completion.
We manage the conveyancing process, keep you updated and work with the other parties involved to help progress the sale as smoothly as possible.
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