Doing my own conveyancing on Sale

littlebranshill

I am in the process of putting my house up for sale. Up until about 18 months ago I was a conveyancing secretary so know quite a lot about the procedure. I want to do my own conveyancing on my Sale. There is no mortgage so I don't think this should be a problem (apart from the buyers solicitors making it as difficult for me as possible!). My question is how do I go about getting a sale contract form? When I worked for the solicitors it was a printed form on the computer and I am not sure this would be appropriate for me to use. Any suggestions or further advice?:cool:

G_M

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Which-Guide-Conveyancing-Consumer-Guides/dp/085202813X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1430043430&sr=1-2&keywords=diy+conveyancing

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Buying-Selling-Conveyancing-Lawpack-Property/dp/1906971803/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1430043450&sr=1-1&keywords=diy+conveyancing

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bradshaws-Guide-Buying-Selling-Conveyancing/dp/B001KSX616/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1430043469&sr=1-3&keywords=diy+conveyancing

Forms from OYEZ.

Best of luck and tell us how you get on.

teddysmum

I did this (selling my deceased father's bungalow) about 25 years ago and had no experience.


I used a book from the public library and printed off my own contract (no special form). The buyers' solicitor suggested a few changes of wording , which I agreed to , then everything was straightforward .. and cheaper, especially as no estate agent was used (except for valuation); just a window poster, as homes on the estate were very popular.