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Conveyancing - is the legal work carried out undertaken on
behalf of a property purchaser, this work can be completed
by solicitor, a conveyancer or you can even do it yourself.
This pr ocess
makes sure that the property you are buying has proper legal
title and that there are no legal problems for the new owner.
As part of this process a number of local authority searches
are completed to find out about any developments nearby or
problems such as mines, motorways etc.
Until fairly recently most property buyers tented to use
solicitors to complete this work. Solicitors are generally
more expensive than conveyancers and in many cases a conveyancer
can do equally a good job. Its just down to personal preference
and who you trust to do the job.
During the 80's and 90's their was a huge rise in firms specialising
in conveyancing work. Due to increased competition and the
benefits of scale these firms could often undercut traditional
solicitors.
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