What is conveyancing?
Conveyancing is the legal process of transferring the ownership of property or land, from one person or people to another. Usually, this is from the seller to the buyer, during a property sale or home purchase.
The process begins when you instruct your conveyancer, on a standard sale and purchase this is when an offer has been put forward and accepted, and usually takes 12-16 weeks. However, we can complete in as little as four weeks.
- 1Compare conveyancing quotes and instruct your solicitor
- 2Buyer provides proof of funds, make your mortgage application and book the valuation
- 3Buyer arrange the survey and send the results to your solicitor
- 4Buyer orders standard and any additional required property searches
- 5The buyer's solicitor reviews the contracts and makes enquiries to the seller's solicitor
- 6When the particulars are agreed, contracts are signed and exchanged
- 7On the agreed date, funds are transferred and the keys are released to the new owner
- 8Move in! The solicitor handles Stamp Duty and the Land Registry
Conveyancing costs involve the legal fees, third-party disbursements such as Land Registry fees and any applicable Stamp Duty or Capital Gains Tax. You may also need to pay for searches and a survey or valuation.
Can I get a conveyancing quote on another transaction?
As well as conveyancing quotes to seller & buyer conveyancing quotes, transfers of equity and remortgages, we can help with anything property-related, including:
Help to Buy Loan Repayment
Full or partial repayments, with or without remortgage, and remortgages without repayment.
Independent Legal Advice
Sound impartial advice with a certificate for your lender on Director Guarantee, Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor Mortgages, Equity Transfers, Occupier Waivers and more.
Lease Extension
Formal or informal leasehold extension, valuation, negotiation, leasehold or share of freehold purchase, leasehold management disputes, and more.
Deed of Trust
Basic, Floating or Bespoke Deeds of Trust to protect your interests; Deeds of Assignment to reallocate beneficial interest and for HMRC purposes; Declarations of No Interest to satisfy the mortgage lender.
Purchase of Freehold
Collective Enfranchisement of a leasehold block, or the purchase of the freehold of a leasehold house, including section 13 notice and negotiation.
Transfer of Part
Legal separation of land and property into separate titles, including the creation of easements required for access and/or services, and conveyance of new title to the new proprietor.
Call or email for a quote on 0333 344 3234 (local call charges apply) / help@samconveyancing.co.uk, or Ask a Free Online Question.
We are on 99% of mortgage lender panels
Who are your conveyancing solicitors?
We have hand-selected some of the best conveyancing solicitors to work within the market who provide a service we are prepared to put our name to.
Once you agree, you become their client; you have one dedicated member of the SAM team who works closely with the solicitors from start until finish, monitoring the service they provide and who is there to support and guide you throughout the whole conveyancing process.
Our solicitors are Conveyancing Quality Scheme accredited, and regulated by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers and/or SRA. Our conveyancing services are rated excellent on Trustpilot.
We specialise in helping clients successfully move home and are acutely aware that every penny counts, so we offer competitive conveyancing quotes with quality service.
Fixed quote for our legal costs plus a budget-friendly breakdown of third-party disbursements.
Your sale or purchase is protected by our no sale, no fee guarantee***.
Our panel solicitors are pre-approved to work with 99% of mortgage lenders in England & Wales*.
Panel solicitors accredited by the Conveyancing Quality Scheme; regulated by the SRA**.
Compare conveyancing quotes
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Only consider CQS-accredited solicitors.
Don't waste your time comparing quotes from sub-par solicitors. In order for a solicitor to attain accreditation, they must pass a rigorous test by The Law Society for Probity and Quality. More and more, mortgage lenders are requesting that the solicitor acting for them should be a CQS solicitor. -
Check their reviews - poor service is never worth a cheap conveyancing quote.
Look at client reviews on Trustpilot. Any good company should have an average rating of 4 stars or above. Look for clear communication and responsiveness, successfully achieved time-scales and efficient legal work. -
Confirm they have the relevant experience
You can look up your solicitor to check they are registered and regulated as a solicitor, then speak to the firm to confirm that they have experience with the technicalities of your transaction. -
Watch out for unexpected extras
Below, we list the costs that should be included in your quote. Watch out for cheap quotes which miss any of these standard costs, as you'll end up paying more than you expect. Don't assume that a higher quote will mean better service either, and always compare cost and quality to find the best value. -
Are they on the lender panel
Your lender will have a select panel of solicitors who they will work with. Not all solicitors are on the lender conveyancing panel for all mortgage lenders. We are approved for 99% of mortgage lender panels*.
Our free quote comparison service will compare your existing quote against our direct conveyancing quote. We aim to beat any like-for-like quote.
What should a conveyancing quote include?
Our conveyancing quotes are all-inclusive, which means your quote includes all the standard work for your transaction, including standard disbursements and the Stamp Duty Land Tax payable on your transaction. Your conveyancing consultant will run through any specialist requirements unique to your property or transaction with you when you instruct, so you know what costs to expect through the rest of the process based on your current information.
Within the legal work included in your conveyancing quote, your solicitor will:
- Produce a report on the title
- Handle contracts and documents
- Carry out property searches
- Review your mortgage offer and survey report
- Give legal advice
- Carry out the exchange of contracts
- Transfer the payment for the property
- Deal with the Land Registry
- Submit your payment for any SDLT due
- Liaise with estate agents
When we provide your conveyancing quote, we'll give a full breakdown of the predicted third-party disbursements too, such as:
Why does a conveyancing quote vary?
Buy to Let Conveyancing
The Buy-to-Let conveyancing process will involve a different kind of mortgage, usually requiring independent legal advice and additional legal checks. You may also require help setting up an Assured Shorthold Tenancy, read more in our Buy to Let Guide.
Affordable housing schemes
Different affordable housing schemes often involve a little extra legal work; for example, in a Help to Buy sale, your solicitor will need to handle the Redemption Statement and Authority to Complete from Homes England.
In a Shared Ownership purchase, the conveyancing comes with the extra complexities of Leasehold, as well as the contracts with the Housing Association regarding the portion of the property which you rent.
