Your Conveyancer
Your Conveyancer or Solicitor
The definition of a conveyance or conveyancing is a legal process that is associated with the purchase / sale of any property or land. A conveyancer is a qualified lawyer (solicitor who is a member of the Law Society or a Licensed Conveyancer who is a member of the Council for Licensed Conveyancers) who handles all the financial as well as legal documents that are involved in selling property.
How do you choose your conveyancer?
The basic function of your conveyancer is to make sure that all legal conditions and the obligations of the legal process are implemented successfully and the new sale agreement is implemented in the absence of any legal hassle. Your conveyancer therefore ensures that the agreement of sale is executed to perfection and the transfer of property from the seller to the name of purchaser takes place in the right manner. Therefore, the basic functions of the your conveyancer are:
1. Providing legal advice to clients regarding all possible legal issues that are involved in buying and selling property.
2. Conveyancers also conduct extensive to find out about the legal possession of properties by assessing government land registry papers or title deeds.
3. They arrange the compilation of the official legal documents that require to be lodged at the Deeds Office that include the actual Deed of Transfer (also the power of attorney that endorses the conveyancer to appear in front of the Registrar of Deeds on behalf of the seller) as well as the rates clearance certificate that is procured from all the appropriate authorities.
4. Your conveyancer also takes care of the financial aspect of this legal transaction like calculating tax rates and legal expenses for every transaction.