5 Reasons Why You Need Conveyancing When Purchasing a Home

Conveyancing is the legal process of the transfer of home ownership from one party to another, and can involve extensive amounts of paperwork, and legal discussions.

It is, however, vital for the sale and completion of your property purchase, and without it, people can fall into property pitfalls easily. Conveyancing provides a legal backing to your house purchase that protects you and the seller from potential problems further down the line.

If you’re hoping to purchase a home in the near future, here’s five reasons why you need conveyancing to support you through the process.

1. Legal Transfer of Ownership

By using conveyancing in your property sale, this ensures that there is a fully legal transfer between yourself and the seller.

During this process, checks are also processed to make sure that the seller has the right to sell the property, and prevent fraud, whether financial or identity related.

2. Compliance with Laws and Taxes

Alongside buying a property comes the need to comply with different laws and regulations. For every building that is constructed, there are stringent building regulations and requirements to ensure the public’s safety and protection.

If you want to learn more about planning laws and regulations, you can visit the UK government website for more information, and to see how you can submit planning permission with ease.

For this reason, conveyancing also looks at building regulations to ensure that nothing dangerous has been added to the interior or exterior of your home that may be unsafe.

This is vital if your prospective home has undergone extensive renovation, a re-model, or has existing protected status (this usually applies to buildings of historical significance or landmarks).

3. The Ability to Handle Potential Problems

Property sales are complex procedures, and the potential for problems can arise fairly swiftly.

Conveyancing solicitors from firms like Dickinson Parker Hill are expertly equipped to be able to deal with any potential conflicts or problems quickly and without delay. Additionally, having a legal team on your side can also protect you in the event of a crisis.

4. Eliminating Land Issues

In the UK, particularly for houses that were built a long time ago, there can be historic agreements carried forward as part of the deeds of the home. This is usually the case for homes built in very old settlements, small villages, or places of significance.

Keeping up to date legal records of land boundaries and ownership will also ensure that there are no disputes in the future between parties.

You can also use portals like The Land Registry to check paperwork and deeds pertaining to your property effortlessly.

5. Cover all Bases

As well as being a useful way to check existing legal information about a property, conveyancing is also incredibly helpful for legally covering your back in the event of a sudden change of plan, a seller conducting fraudulent activity, or illegal building modifications.

By ensuring that you’ve covered all bases, you can rest assured that any potential legal hiccups will be dealt with professionally and any disputes resolved quickly via the right lawful channels.

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