So far, we’ve only taken a look at the initial stages your Solicitors' work for your property Conveyancing; now, it gets serious. Welcome to the Exchange stage...

Welcome to the second article in my Conveyancing Explained series, taking a look ‘behind the scenes’ at what your Conveyancing Solicitor actually does to earn their Fees.

What do Solicitors do to earn their Conveyancing Fees? It’s a mystery to many clients. Those transfer and mortgage forms which you have to sign look simple enough, so... what are you paying for?

Many of us aren’t going to worry about the government’s latest hike in Stamp Duty rates (as from 6 April it’s now 5% on house purchases over £1 million) - BUT it doesn’t look like there’s much for home-buyers too look forward to either.While house prices may be...

Charged by some Conveyancers and, as ever, frequently concealed in a vast paragraph in the middle of the Solicitor’s terms of engagement this is a quasi Conveyancing Fee that really should be part of the core Conveyancing Fees.As a policy I try not to be overly judgemental of the practice...

In a bid to look at the charging practices of certain Conveyancing Solicitors, I will be going through the various Conveyancing Fees sometimes charged by property lawyer s, where to spot them (they are not always easy to find until you get an invoice) and what they are for.This article will be...

The Conveyancing Fees Spotlight series of articles blows the lid off the practice of hiding fees - this week the SDLT1

More often than not, when giving a client a Conveyancing Quote, I am asked the same question:  "How long will the Conveyancing take?"

I was recently involved in the sale of a Victorian conversion where an EPC was used to negotiate £5k off the selling price.  Is this the start of a trend?

What can you do to make sure the vital start to the Conveyancing Process gets underway as quickly as possible?

A new Consumer Code for Home Builders was introduced on 1 April 2010. It is aimed at providing a more streamlined, efficient service to its customers so the conveyancing process runs more smoothly and will apply to reservations from 1 April 2010. The code is operated and administered through...