Residential Conveyancing
Selling or buying a house is one of the most stressful and time consuming things you can do. It is a major life event and one in which we usually invest the majority of our savings in to.
We treat all of our clients like our own family because we know how difficult a time like this can be. We all have full time jobs, young families and busy lives so we know more than anyone how we can help you.
With this in mind we have made our systems and process very straight forward to allow us to streamline the buying and selling process.
We are currently advising our clients that a standard freehold transaction should complete within 6 to 10 weeks, whereas a leasehold transaction should complete within 12 to 16 weeks. These timeframes are estimated and may differ depending on each particular property.
We even offer a FAST TRACK service to vendors to enable them to instruct us, complete the property forms and provide identification documents. This means when they do accept an offer from a buyer, they have completed the initial clients care paperwork and it can save up to 2 weeks of the selling process. We do not charge any more for this service, we just want to get you moving as soon as possible and stay one step ahead.
Please download the Government Guides for further information about the conveyancing process: How to Sell – Guide and How to Buy – Guide
Key Stages
Your Questions Answered
How long will my transaction take?
We estimate that a freehold transaction will take 6-10 weeks to complete, whereas a leasehold transaction will take between 12-16 weeks to complete.
How much will it cost me?
Please visit our fee page for a breakdown of charges.
You can use our online system or contact our office to receive a no obligations quote.
What are the key steps for a sale?
- Review of contracts and title documentation.
- Replying to enquiries (questions) raised by the buyer's solicitors about the property.
- Arranging exchange of contracts which makes the sale legally binding on all parties.
- Completion of your sale.
- After completion, we will assist the buyer's solicitors to change the legal ownership at Land Registry.
What are the key steps for a purchase?
- Drafting the property contract and reviewing the title documents.
- Ordering searches against the property, for example with the water authority and local council.
- Drafting enquiries (questions) about the property which will be answered by the seller.
- Preparing a full legal report about the property.
- Arranging exchange of contracts which makes the purchase legally binding on all parties.
- Completion of your purchase.
- After completion, we will pay any Stamp Duty Land Tax and register your purchase with Land Registry.
Why Burys Solicitors?
You will have a dedicated solicitor and assistant assigned to your case from the very start to completion who are on hand to guide you. We are proud members of the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation.
