Residential Conveyancing - House Purchase and Sale

Buying a property is more than likely going to be the biggest purchase that anyone will have to make. Our Solicitors at Nicholas J. Scullion & Co. will guide you through every step that is needed when making a purchase or sale.

Advice can be given in connection with:

• Surveys
• Valuations
• Mortgages
• Deposits
• Life assurance
• Estate agents etc.

To sell a house you will need your estate agent to provide you with:

• A sensible valuation to get the best price
• Advice on how and where to advertise

From your solicitor you will need:

• All legal details taken care of which take into account the transfer of property.

Advice on the details which can increase the speed of the sale include:

• Dealing with offers for example, when to accept.
• Settling details on house fixtures and rates.

A contract is essential as many things can go wrong when it comes to selling a property such as:

• What if the buyers fail to sell their property?
• In the event of a fire to the property what situation does the buyer find themselves in?
• What happens if one party changes there mind at the last minute?

So a contract is the only way to protect the parties involved from anything going wrong.

Other considerations such as finance, insurance and mortgages require professional advice.

All financial agreements have financial issues attached.

A solicitor is the only person that is trained to give advice on the purchase or sale of a property. The solicitor also only acts on the behalf of their client and have no connections with any other parties.

When buying a property you have to make sure that it is sound. It is not enough to just take a look at it. It has to be properly surveyed. The solicitor will be able to arrange for a survey to be carried out on a property.

The solicitor will also make sure that the property is legal by checking that there was planning permission for the house and make sure that it was built in accordance with the permission.

The actual sale of the property has to be legal and that all of the necessary documents are compiled, stamped and registered which only a solicitor can do.