DIY Conveyancing

**eek** · 29 August 2013, 21:19

Originally posted by lilelvis2000 View Post

Anyone done their own conveyancing. I'm looking for some tips.

Wife and I are buying a commercial property in joint ownership. We had a solicitor but he was dumbfounded by the Flying Freehold and a covenant. So we sacked him.

We've got the local, registry searches going through now. Got a copy of the covenant.

Now the vendor's solicitor is harassing us! Me thinks the problem did not lie with our solicitor but with the vendor's ******.

I've got the forms from land registry and ordered the SDLT form (which you can't download for some reason). Got the contract which seems dead boring standard.

So what next?

Find another lawyer. You really don't want to be dealing in commercial property without one.

**northernladuk** · 29 August 2013, 21:37

Originally posted by eek View Post

Find another lawyer. You really don't want to be dealing in commercial property without one.

Totally this. I can't imagine why, for the cost, you want to try do this.

**Wanderer** · 30 August 2013, 01:23

Originally posted by lilelvis2000 View Post

So what next?

Yeah, forget all about the solicitors and go the DIY route. Make sure you keep us updated with how you get on.

**SueEllen** · 30 August 2013, 05:01

Property law is different from other law.

If you screw it up then its a big f&** up. If the solicitor screws up they have insurance.

Find yourself another solicitor and this time question them on flying freeholds to see if they have a clue before engaging them.

**Clare@InTouch** · 30 August 2013, 07:59

Originally posted by Wanderer View Post

Yeah, forget all about the solicitors and go the DIY route. Make sure you keep us updated with how you get on.

You're wicked

DIY Conveyancing