[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1555330048354{padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our fast, communicative conveyancing solicitors will ensure your sale is completed as soon as possible. RSL-LAW will carry out the legal work to sell your home, acting on your behalf to protect your interests. We will draw up a sale contract and provide information about who owns the property and has the legal right to sell it. We will also respond to any other questions raised by the buyer’s solicitor.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”WHY YOU NEED A PROACTIVE PROPERTY LAWYER” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23d30b0e” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]There may be a chain of buyers and sellers, where each purchase is linked to a sale. These chains may be comprised of any number of buyers and sellers and having a number of people involved can often lead to delays. Instructing a proactive solicitor, willing to chase all the parties involved to drive the transaction forward, is the key to a fast sale.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”CONVEYANCING SALE PROCESS” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23d30b0e” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The following are the keys stages of the sales conveyancing process, once an offer has been accepted: Property Information Forms (Protocol) forms are sent to the client for completion. These are forms completed by the seller, explaining the condition and other information about the property including what items are to be included in the sale. The solicitor drafts an initial sale contract This is the initial paperwork and contracts issued to the purchaser’s solicitor to enable them to raise enquiries (questions) about the property being sold. Solicitor replies to enquiries raised by the buyer’s solicitor This is where the purchaser will ask questions about the property. For instance, if the property is leasehold, the seller's solicitor will ask who the managing agent is. How long is the lease? Are you leaving the curtains (Fixtures & Fittings)? Is there any buildings insurance? Terms are agreed and a date is set for completion Contracts are exchanged The seller and purchaser become contractually bound by the terms of the contract. This means they must either complete on the sale or forfeit their deposit (typically 5-10 percent of the sale price). Completion The day when the purchaser takes ownership of the property [/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”RSL-LAW can help with your property sale” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23d30b0e” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]You can get an instant online conveyancing quote or call us on 020 7060 5333 to get your sale underway today. No office hours – we work when you need us. RSL-LAW team are always ready to deal with any queries or answer any questions you might have about how your sale is progressing.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Book Consultation” align=”center” link=”url:%2Fcontacts%2F|title:Contacts||”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Finding a property – Week 0 When you’re purchasing property, you’ll likely want to view multiple properties to make sure you find the perfect house or flat. If you do, take a look at our property search guide. In the UK, this process generally takes 8-12 weeks, at the end of which you’ll make an offer on a property. Making an offer – Week 8-12 Once you’ve made an offer on a property and it has been accepted, it’s time to sort out the legal and financial aspects of your purchase. You will need to make sure your mortgage has been approved, and appoint a solicitor to take care of contracts and other legal issues. During this time, you’ll also need to instruct a surveyor to carry out the necessary reports and surveys on the property. Legal Due Diligence and exchanging contracts – Week 12-20 Your solicitor will review the contract received from the seller’s solicitor and carry out any necessary legal due diligence. They will also carry out searches which they will report to you on before exchange of contracts.  After the legal work is completed, the next stage in the purchase is exchanging contracts. At this point, you’ll be required to pay the property deposit. Once contracts are signed, you are legally bound to follow through with the purchase. Completion – Week 20-24 Completion happens shortly after the exchange of contracts and is the stage at which legal ownership of the property transfers to you. You’ll need to pay the remainder of the sale price to the sellers, and you must make sure you have appropriate property insurance from the date of completion, even if you haven’t moved in yet.  

Building surveying & Valuation Expert witness & Opinions Dispute Resolution Litigation Our Chartered Building surveyors, Regulated by the RICS, provide the following services: structural building surveys; homebuyer reports; party wall awards; rights to light; determination of boundary disputes; expert reports on defects; professional negligence opinions; expert witness reports and dignosis of building defects to assist in resolving contract disputes. With a diverse experience in providing reports for individuals buying their first home to organisations managing the building fabric, facilities and people across a large estate, for example the Crown estate, NHS trusts, social housing, settled family trusts and university estates, we provide a comprehensive service. Our approach is often to assess the whole estate and facilities, incorporating associated reporting from, for example business strategy models, building surveyors, healthcare planners or academic heads of faculty which then provides a comprehensive single point of reference, thereby better identifying potential efficiencies and a future use strategy to be recommended, all based on a robust premise. We are able to provide expert reports and opinions on the numerous facets involved in a construction process, whether pre-contract or post-contract. Developing a strategy to prepare a claim, defence, or future of an estate it is often better defined once an expert opinion is received and will provide a premise on which to either settle or pursue a claim and scope in detail a future strategy for an estate. Forensic examination of building fabric, mechanical and electrical elements, with recommendations by an expert, can assist in identifying defects, liability for those defects and propagate a willingness of those responsible to rectify the issues and avoid protracted disputes. Whilst providing litigation guidance it is often crucial to consider established protocols which are expected by the courts; which importantly might necessitate pre-litigation exchange of expert opinion. Time delay analysis is also provided in the form of an expert report for ease of use in quantifying the value of a claim and submitting to a tribunal to substantiate a claim.