UK Mortgage Conveyancing

How and what it is. – It is the workings of legally transferring the ownership of a property, whether the property be leasehold or freehold.
Leasehold is the right to occupy a property for a long period, usually between 99and 125 years. It is a long term tenancy, the term being fixed and decreasing in length year by year. With a leasehold you normally have to pay ground rent, which is used for management of the property and it surroundings.
Freehold means you own the property for ever and have a right to manage the property yourself.
The sale and purchase of a leasehold property is more complicated than with a freehold property. Leasehold’s can have more restrictions imposed on them.

A solicitor or licensed conveyancer is used to transfer ownership of a property. The cost of the transfer is dependant on the solicitor or conveyancer, the transfer’s complexity and the value of the property. It is wise to shop around.
Any disputes with neighbours over land, any problems with the property and local searches are dealt with by your solicitor or conveyancer. The local searches will find out if there are any future plans that may affect the property, like a motorway or shopping centre being built close by. This process could take several weeks.
The wording of contracts is checked by your conveyancer. With a leasehold property the terms of maintenance and management are scrutinized. Your conveyancer will negotiate the deposit on the exchange of contracts and the date of completion. You will also be checked to see if you or the seller has a bankruptcy notice against you.

The last things to be sorted are title searches and land registry.
Funds are transferred and the buyer gets access to the property on completion day. Title deeds are sent to the mortgage lender who will hold them until the mortgage has been repaid in full.

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