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Conveyancing
- Abstract of TitleThis is a summary of all legal documents which relate to a...
- Caveat EmptorThis essentially means "buyer beware" - a principle which still stands in property...
- Certificate of TitleThis is a document which certifies the legal ownership of...
- Commons Registration SearchA search at the local authority to check that the property is not registered as common...
- CompletionWhen the buyer of a property becomes the new owner of the...
- ContractThis document will be signed by the person selling and the person buying the property and will be sent to their...
- ConveyanceThe legal work which needs to be undertaken when buying or selling a...
- DeedsThe ownership document relating to a property is known as a "Title...
- Environmental SearchA search which is carried out on the property to check whether there is any record suggesting that the property may be affected by...
- Exchange of ContractsWhen the buyer and seller formally exchange the contract and become legally bound to complete and move out on an agreed...
- Expedtion FeeA fee which can be paid to the Land Registration to speed up registration of a...
- Home Information Pack (HIP)This is a document containing various details about a property which is to be...
- Land Charges SearchA search at the Land Charges Registry to determine whether the property is registered and to find out if any mortgages or interests are listed against the...
- Local Authority SearchAn enquiry carried out to determine if there are any potential circumstances that could affect...
- Mining SearchA search undertaken to check whether a property has been affected by any coal mining...
- MortgageeThe person to whom the mortgage is...
- MortgagorThe person who makes the...
- RegistrationSystem by which the ownership of estates in land is recorded and...
- Stamp DutyA charge applicable to a conveyance, transfer or a lease of land where the instrument was executed prior to 1 December...
- Vacant PosessionThe contract term that state of a property will have been vacated upon completion of the...