The Easy Conveyancing Guide

Conveyancing has remained largely unchanged for over a hundred years; the rest of the moving process has changed beyond recognition. Critics say it is broken. That there is little collaboration between the different parties who should be working together to get you moved. That it is slow and there is little certainty of you moving at all. It's said that buying and selling a home is the second most stressful experience in life. It's emotional, expensive, time consuming and draining....
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Conveyancing has remained largely unchanged for over a hundred years; the rest of the moving process has changed beyond recognition. Critics say it is broken. That there is little collaboration between the different parties who should be working together to get you moved. That it is slow and there is little certainty of you moving at all. It's said that buying and selling a home is the second most stressful experience in life. It's emotional, expensive, time consuming and draining. That's just the start. Then your conveyancing lawyer gets involved! The fact is, however, as much you have fallen in love with the idea of moving, you won't unless they get you there. Until you exchange contracts, anyone can pull out, and they often do. Surveys show that 1 in 3 transactions fall through before exchange, leaving you picking up your own costs wasted along the way.This guide has been written in response to the many requests we get from consumers whose lawyers have left them confused, frustrated and anxious along the way. It's aimed at helping you understand, in non-jargon language, how the process works and more importantly, how choosing the wrong lawyer at the start, can risk you not moving. It helps you choose from the thousands of conveyancers out there. It will give you sufficient conveyancing knowledge to empower you to make your own commercial decisions and cut through technical legal arguments and red tape, in which lawyers often get bogged down. We want you to avoid being one of the 215,000 consumers who fail to move every year (even after the estate agent has agreed the sale).The fact is that a staggering 48% of all fall throughs have been blamed on solicitor delays. Other complaints raised by consumers against their conveyancers include lack of updates, poor service, technical language, hidden costs and negligence, which can cost you thousands after moving day. Horror stories include buying the wrong property, fraud, money going to the wrong accounts, incorrect deeds, lack of consents leading to buildings being knocked down and so on. The list is endless. This is why we hope you find this guide invaluable and that it helps you successfully move, without risking financial loss.