Buying a Property

If you’re buying a residential property, our conveyancing solicitors can manage the entire process for you. We are highly experienced and deal with all kinds of transactions, including freehold properties, leasehold properties, new builds, listed properties, agricultural properties and purchases at auction.

At Aticus Law, we operate on a fixed fee basis. Contact us for a no-obligation enquiry. We’ll discuss your requirements in more detail, after which we’ll provide a total quote for the work to be carried out.

Buying a property solicitors

Buying a property involves a number of legal and procedural steps. These can include:

• Investigating the property’s title
• Conducting searches
• Preparing documents
• Raising pre-contract enquiries
• Writing and exchanging contracts
• Payment of Stamp Duty Land Tax
• Registration at the Land Registry

The exact steps needed in your transaction will be different from the next person’s. That’s why it’s so important to instruct an experienced conveyancing solicitor. We have the skill and expertise needed to handle your property purchase, no matter what complexities arise. We will guide you through the process, completing the transaction as smoothly and as quickly as possible.

Buyer beware

In England and Wales, properties are sold on the basis of ‘buyer beware’. This means that the burden is on the buyer to investigate the property before completing the purchase. The onus is on you to find out whether there is anything wrong with the property, as the seller is not necessarily obliged to warn you about any defects.

Our conveyancing solicitors remain all too aware of this. We will conduct thorough searches and raise any issues that we feel could be a concern. It is our duty to act in your best interests and we will do everything we can to protect your position.

Sale and purchase

If you are selling a property alongside purchasing a property, we can act for you in both matters. This makes your life easier as we will co-ordinate the sale and purchase, operating to your desired timeline.