The Role Of Your Conveyancer

Conveyancer is a professional within a law firm who deals with the act of transferring (or 'conveying') ownership (title) of a property and / or land from one party to another.

A Conveyancer's role principally comprises as follows:

Legal title/the contract

If you are purchasing a property then it is imperative that your Conveyancer is able to ascertain that the seller of the property is the true legal owner of that property, and that nobody else has any legitimate claim to it or rights in relation to it. This is achieved by tracing 'title' or ownership back no less than 40 years. In some instances, especially with older properties, your Conveyancer will research back to virgin land to rule out the possibility of any historical building restrictions (such as height limitations, for example) placed on the land prior to any buildings being established on that land.