By Mahinan Pathmanathan
How does a standard conveyancing case typically progress, what are the major steps?
Purchase Conveyancing Process
- Open the file
- Send welcome pack to client
- Carry out searches
- Receive mortgage offer
- Receive contracts from other side solicitors.
- Raise any enquiries and wait for satisfactory answers.
- Get all necessary documents, transfer and contract, signed by client.
- Exchange
- Completion and key release
- Registration
Sale Conveyancing Process
- Open the file
- Order office copy entries
- Send welcome pack to client
- Request leasehold information and deeds if necessary.
- Send out contracts
- Reply to any enquiries raised by buyer’s solicitor.
- Wait for return of approved contract.
- Exchange
- Completion
- Discharge of any existing mortgage
Re-Mortgage Conveyancing Process
- Open the file
- Send welcome pack to client
- Request leasehold information.
- Mortgage offer received
- Perform priority and bankruptcy searches
- Receive mortgage monies and balance from client.
- Completion
- Registration