Your local conveyancing solicitors in Luton
Conveyancing purchase process
Our team of conveyancing solicitors in Luton specialise in a wide spectrum of services as part of the conveyancing purchase process including:
- Corresponding with the seller’s solicitors
- Obtaining searches
- Carrying out due diligence on the title, search results and contract papers
- Acting on behalf of your mortgage lender in carrying out due diligence where the lender permits
- Verifying your identity
- Carrying out source of funds information checks
- Verifying the identity of your seller’s solicitors
- Exchanging contracts with your seller’s solicitors
- Administering the completion process including obtaining mortgage advances
- Registering the transfer of ownership of the property with the Land Registry
Please note that we do not provide the below services as part of the purchase process:
- Assisting with disputes with other parties such as your buyer, mortgage lenders or estate agents
- Matters concerning the physical state of the property such as the condition of the buildings or appliances that form part of the property (e.g. gas boilers)
- Negotiating the price or other terms for the property and its contents
- Dealing with matters that relate to the physical condition of the property
- Matters that fall outside of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme
- Advising on tax issues such as income, inheritance or capital gains tax
- Advising on the terms of your mortgage loan or buildings insurance
Click here to see the full details and fees relating to the conveyance process (purchase).
Conveyancing remortgage process
Our team of conveyancing solicitors in Luton specialise in a wide spectrum of services during the conveyancing remortgage process including:
- Obtaining searches
- Acting on behalf of your mortgage lender in carrying out due diligence where the lender permits
- Verifying your identity
- Administering the completion process including obtaining mortgage advances and redeeming your existing mortgage
- Registering the mortgage with the Land Registry
Please note that we do not provide the below services as part of the purchase process:
- Assisting with disputes with other parties such as your mortgage lenders
- Advising on tax issues such as income, inheritance or capital gains tax
- Advising on the terms of your mortgage loan or buildings insurance
Click here to see the full details and fees relating to the conveyance process (remortgage).
Conveyancing sale process
Our team of conveyancing solicitors in Luton specialise in a wide spectrum of services during the conveyancing sale process including:
- Obtaining title documents from the Land Registry
- Drafting legal documents such as the contract for sale and, in some instances, the transfer deed
- Corresponding with your buyer’s solicitors or licensed conveyancers
- Assisting with responding to additional enquiries where appropriate under the Conveyancing Quality Scheme
- Obtaining certain information that a buyer reasonably requires from a seller such as planning and building control documents.
- Where appropriate, assisting with obtaining information concerning the management of the building (in the case of flats) or the estate where there is an estate management company
- Exchanging contracts with your buyer’s solicitors
- Administering the completion process including the redemption of mortgages on the property
- Verifying your identity as part of the sale
Please note that we do not provide the below services as part of the sale process:
- Marketing of your property
- Assisting with disputes with other parties such as your buyer, mortgage lenders or estate agents
- Negotiating the price or other terms for the property and its contents
- Dealing with matters that relate to the physical condition of the property
- Matters that fall outside of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme
- Advising on tax issues such as income, inheritance or capital gains tax
Click here to see the full details and fees relating to the conveyance process (sale).
A helpful guide on the conveyancing process
The buying and selling process of your property should be an exciting time. Our aim at SMQ is to ensure the legal process goes as smoothly and efficiently as possible.
We have put together a step by step guide to explain the buying and selling process in our Conveyancing Process Guide.
If you have any questions about the conveyancing process or are ready to move forward with buying or selling a house, please get in touch with our friendly team of conveyancing solicitors, or complete the enquiry form below.