Understanding the Residential Conveyancing Process

The following information is a short guide that simply outlines the legal process involved in buying and selling in Scotland. It will help you understand the relevance of each crucial stage and provide details of the sequence of events you can expect to be involved with.

We have tried to address the main stages of the process, but please remember this is a guide only, if you require any clarification or help regarding any of the following please contact us by completing the Contact Us/Ring Me service

Residential Conveyancing

Residential Conveyancing is the legal transfer of property ownership from one person to another.

The legal process can be quite puzzling to most people and often very stressful.

Our conveyancing service means that Peterkins offers you a great one stop shop for both sales and purchase that includes all your mortgage needs.

The term conveyancing describes the procedures we go through to make sure that you fulfil your obligations under the contract. If you want to know about these procedures we'll be happy to explain them.

The main obligations are:

To give valid title
To provide evidence that the house is not affected by occupancy rights
To provide a local authority enquiry certificate
To repay your mortgage

Peterkins are geared to provide the highest levels of customer service with only one person in mind, YOU. That's why, in addition to our convenient hours of business, we promise to keep you fully informed at all the key stages of your move and when we do we won't use complicated jargon either! We'll take the time to guide you through the whole process, however long it takes.

So whether you decide to contact us by phone, letter, fax or E-mail we promise your query or request for information will be attended to promptly.

We have tried to address the main stages of the process, but please remember this is a guide only, if you require any clarification or help regarding any of the following please contact us by completing the Contact Us/Ring Me service.