Property & Conveyancing
A move involves more than agreeing a price. The title, mortgage, searches and contract all need attention before you commit. We help buyers and sellers understand the legal work and the decisions that can hold up a sale.
Understanding your next steps
We review the legal title, contract papers, search results and replies from the seller. Tell us if you are a first-time buyer, receiving a gifted deposit or buying with someone else, so we can identify the documents and advice you need.
We prepare the legal papers and deal with the buyer’s enquiries. Information about alterations, guarantees, disputes and any mortgage is useful early on. If you are buying as well, tell us about the linked transaction.
A flat can bring additional questions about the lease, ground rent, service charges and planned major works. Joint buyers also need to decide how they will own the property. These points deserve attention before exchange.
A clear way forward
Have the property address, agreed price, estate agent’s details and any mortgage information ready. Sellers should gather guarantees and alteration paperwork. Buyers should explain where the deposit comes from.
Ask for a conveyancing quote before instructing us. Once instructed, we explain the checks, report on the papers and work towards exchange and completion with the other parties.
Planning ahead
The quote depends on whether you are buying or selling, the value, the tenure and any additional work. Ask for the professional fee, VAT, searches, registration charges and any property tax to be shown separately.
The chain, mortgage offer, searches and replies to enquiries affect the completion date. An agreed offer does not fix that date. Tell us about a mortgage expiry, notice period or other deadline before making commitments.
Read our published Price Guide, then contact us to confirm the work you need and the costs involved.
View Price GuideUseful to know
Yes. Tell us this is your first purchase. We can explain the legal stages, the papers you will need and the decisions to make before exchange.
In England and Wales, an offer is not normally binding until contracts are exchanged. Take advice before arranging a move around a proposed completion date.
A survey considers the property’s physical condition. It is different from the title review and searches. Discuss the appropriate survey with a surveyor and pass any legal issues raised to us.
Tell us the property price, whether it is freehold or leasehold, your mortgage lender and whether you have a related sale or purchase. Mention any auction deadline, unusual ownership arrangement or gifted deposit.
Yes. Give us the lender's name before instructing us. We need to confirm the representation arrangements and whether the lender requires its own solicitor. Any separate legal fees and effect on the timetable should be clear before you proceed.
General information for England and Wales. Contact us for advice about your circumstances.
SJS Solicitors · Balham
