A friend of mine recently complained about weeks and weeks of delays in his house purchase, caused, he believes, by his conveyancing solicitor. Hence, I thought it was about time I tackled the subject ...

Talking Property: Conveyancing is more complicated and time-consuming than it may first appear, so it's best to leave it to … Talking Property: Conveyancing is more complicated and time-consuming than ...

It used to be common for people to do their own conveyancing. Books were published explaining how to do it. But now it has become impossible, because conveyancers refuse to act on the other side to a ...

I AM thinking of buying a property through a classified advert on a website. How easy would it be to carry out the conveyancing myself? How long does it take and what do I have to do? PR, Newcastle.

When did you last handle a cheque? If you're not a banker or professional cashier the answer is probably "not recently". But within the residential property industry, cheques remain a currency of ...