Choose a conveyancer
Updated: 21st Oct, 2024
Author: Charlotte Burton
A conveyancer handles the legal aspects of buying a house, including transferring property ownership from the seller to you. A conveyancer can be a solicitor (a type of lawyer), but they can also be a licensed conveyancer specifically trained in property law only.
Picking a conveyancer is one of the most important decisions you will make during the house buying process, as you will be working with them for several months, and any lack of knowledge on their part or mistakes they make can have big impacts on you as the buyer.
How to pick a conveyancer
Consider reviews, fees & whether they charge you if the sale falls through, location, qualifications, which mortgage lender panels they are on, and their previous experience.
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Jonathan Pickford from Tolhurst Fisher is the solicitor we recommend to our friends & family. Most recently, he helped Charlotte’s cousin buy her first house near Reading in May of 2024.
We think Jonathan is great because:
- 🏆 His past clients have voted him & his department 1st or 2nd in the whole of the UK for conveyancing quality for 3 years running (ESTAS awards).
- 💸 Total legal costs with him start from a very reasonable £1,300.
- 📌 He works on property transactions across England & Wales, is fully qualified & approved by mortgage lenders, & has 10 years of experience of all different types of property purchases.
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