Can you sell a house without a solicitor?
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popeyewhite said:
Yes of course. I am currently selling my mother's house and the estate agent is taking care of all the necessary red tape. I presume they use their own solicitors/legal dept.
So they are using solicitors, but you are not paying directly for them.So "of course you can" is not really the correct answer.
It is abit like saying, I don't pay for car insurance, as I pay a broker.
Edited by Drumroll on Sunday 16th February 06:37
minipower said:
It is doable but you still need an ID1 form as Rufus helpfully pointed out. Not sure why you would want to though and it would be very frustrating for the buyer side.
Why? well cost really & I've never done it before so no clue what's involved. Edited by minipower on Sunday 16th February 08:56
I was advised by pretty much all not to do probate myself, yes there were a lot of forms to fill out, however all it took was an afternoon to do it all, solicitor's wanted £6k so just wondered if house selling was similar.
If it's a pain for the buyers I certainly won't do it, they are great & I'm keen to get it completed as painlessly as possible.
Rufus Stone said:
As a vendor, yes you can.
The purchasers solicitor will likely need you to provide independent certification of who you are though. An ID1 form is usually used.
The purchasers solicitor will likely need you to provide independent certification of who you are though. An ID1 form is usually used.
This is the right answer. As the vendor, you just need the money paid over on the right dates. The purchasing side is quite a bit harder.
Drumroll said:
popeyewhite said:
Yes of course. I am currently selling my mother's house and the estate agent is taking care of all the necessary red tape. I presume they use their own solicitors/legal dept.
So they are using solicitors, but you are not paying directly for them.So "of course you can" is not really the correct answer.
It is abit like saying, I don't pay for car insurance, as I pay a broker.
Edited by Drumroll on Sunday 16th February 06:37
I should have started with "You can do your own legal work. In my case however....etc etc"
BlackTails said:
Rufus Stone said:
As a vendor, yes you can.
The purchasers solicitor will likely need you to provide independent certification of who you are though. An ID1 form is usually used.
The purchasers solicitor will likely need you to provide independent certification of who you are though. An ID1 form is usually used.
This is the right answer. As the vendor, you just need the money paid over on the right dates. The purchasing side is quite a bit harder.
However the ID requirements for doing it directly with the Land Registry are stricter - IIRC it needs to be a Doctor / Dentist / MP to confirm your identity and they have to supply a copy of their passport too.
The transfer forms were quite unintelligible too. A neighbour used to work for the Land Registry and she said a lot of forms from solicitors and conveyencers come in with errors - it's a big cause of delays there.
Dbag101 said:
John D. said:
Sure about that ball bag?
I’ve seen it from both sides of the fence. Yes you can dispense with the legal eagles, but if you want to keep everything above board, for future sales / transfers, it’s not worth trying to go rogue.popeyewhite said:
The ID required is no different from if you were opening a new account with a different Bank IIRC.
It was an ID3 I was looking at - for when dealing direct with Land Registry - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/certifi...Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff