If you want to change who owns a property, even if the property itself isn’t being sold, you will likely come across the term ‘transfer of equity’. A transfer of equity is the legal process used to add someone to a property title, remove someone from it, or change the...
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Do You Need a Solicitor to Handle Conveyancing?
Buying or selling a property is likely to be one of the biggest financial commitments you will ever make. With so many other expenses to consider, it is understandable to question whether you really need a solicitor or conveyancer, or whether handling the conveyancing...
What’s the Difference Between a Conveyancer and a Solicitor?
National Moving Day takes place this year in England and Wales on Tuesday 19 August. Historically, the annual awareness event marks the start of the busiest week of the year for home movers in the UK, which sees more than 300,000 house moves in the country each year....
NCW2025: What is a Declaration of Trust?
National Conveyancing Week (NCW) is held from 17 March to 21 March 2025. The annual event aims to “inform, educate, assist and inspire” conveyancing professionals, with an emphasis on learning, networking and fundraising. Numerous events are held during the...
Outlook for First-Time Buyers
Taking your first steps on the property ladder is not easy. The housing market has been particularly challenging for first-time buyers over the past few years, as rising prices, stagnant wages and high mortgage rates have conspired against many of those...
Buying and Selling Agricultural Property
Agricultural land has long proved a sound investment in the UK, with prices increasing exponentially over the years. According to the latest Farmland Index published in July by property consultancy Knight Frank, the average price of bare agricultural land in...
Conveyancing on a New Build Property
New build properties offer various benefits and are a popular choice for home buyers, particularly those looking to take their first steps on the property ladder. New builds account for a significant proportion of the UK’s housing stock as supply attempts to meet...
What are Searches in Conveyancing?
It’s a phrase you might have heard when discussing a property purchase, and many people are familiar with the concept. However, do you really know what is involved in the searches a solicitor undertakes as part of the conveyancing process? In this blog, our...
Step-by-Step Guide to Buying a Home
Buying a property can be daunting, and the conveyancing process can seem overwhelming, particularly if you are a first-time buyer. A specialist conveyancing solicitor can help. Specialist residential property solicitors oversee the various stages of a...
Points To Keep In Mind While Helping Your Children Onto The Property Ladder
It is no surprise that some potential new homeowners are going to have issues getting onto the property ladder. In the UK, we are currently paying a national average in excess of £240,000 per home, and this number is steadily increasing with each passing year. For...