A conveyancer is a licensed individual who specialises in the alienation and transferral of property from one individual to another. Before the 1980 this could only be done by a lawyer or legal official, then this monopoly was severed by DIY conveyancing.

These days there are specialised lawyers, who would be called a conveyancing solicitor, who deal specifically with property law and the transferral of property from one individual to another. The good thing about this is, as your conveyancer will still be a lawyer, this affords the same level of protection for the client but with the added bonus that you are dealing with someone who specialises in property law! This may be only one beneficial side effect but it is an all-important one as property is a huge asset to any person; such important matters needs professional care and protection.

The protections conveyancing can offer, when done by a licensed conveyancer, are numerous. For a start the company and practitioner have to go through a strict examination process, approved by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers, before they can call themselves a conveyancing solicitor. This ensures that when you hire someone in this profession, so long as they are not fraudulent, they are knowledgeable. A licensed conveyancer will also have professional indemnity insurance so that a customer won’t suffer in the event of a conveyancer’s negligence. Thirdly; a licensed conveyancing company will usually contribute to a compensation fund to protect a client from loss should their conveyancer be dishonest, fraudulent or incompetent.

A conveyancer, if they are properly licensed, will be able to provide you with protection and peace of mind when you require a property transfer. While they may be the more costly option, it would be safe to say that the benefits weigh heavily than the expense, especially when you consider that you have the safety net of compensation with a licensed company.

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Residential Property Conveyancing

Due to its relative simplicity compared to other areas of the Law, residential property conveyancing is often carried out by a Conveyancing solicitor rather than a partner in the solicitor’s firm. House conveyancing follows a routine, standard procedure every time and is the most common type of conveyancing (compared to commercial property conveyancing which tends to be far more complicated) owing to the sheer volume of transactions that take place each year, which run into the millions in some years. Conveyancing is the legal term for the process that must be completed to effect the legal transfer of ownership of a property from one person to another.

• It is therefore a service that lends itself to a fixed-price quote, as it follows a standard set of procedures and takes, on average, a similar amount of time to complete.