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Specialist conveyancing articles to inform you about conveyancing for a house or a flat; whether you already own your own home or if you are buying one. These are free to read and written by specialists in this area.

At SAM Conveyancing we give you all the information you need to know written in a way that makes it easy to understand. We also have a panel of conveyancing solicitors should you need someone to help with conveyancing for buying a home, lease extension, remortgage, transfer of equity, collective enfranchisement, independent legal advice or deed of trusts.

Please click, read and enjoy. If you get stuck or need any help then call us and speak to a friendly member of the SAM Conveyancing team - 0333 344 3234 (local call charges).

An illustration of a cesspit being installed| A SAM Conveyancing's guide to buying a house with a cesspit

Buying a House with a Cesspit: The Complete Guide

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A block of leasehold flats showing leasehold costs when buying a flat

Hidden Leasehold Costs: 9 Extra Fees Buyers Face

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A solicitor sitting on a pile of money held back as a retention for apportionments

What is a Retention When Buying a Leasehold Property?

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A woman overlooking her ground rent payments on a phone, with a clock, a calendar, and stacks of coins next to her

Ground Rent: Complete Guide to Leaseholder Costs and Rights

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A solicitor calculating apportionments for a leasehold block of flats

What Are Apportionments When Buying a Leasehold Property?

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Leasehold Information Pack

Leasehold Information Pack

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A person placing large gold coins into a slot on the roof of a house, acting like a piggy bank, representing a property deposit |SAM Conveyancing's guide to reservation deposits

Securing Your Dream Home: The Truth About Reservation Deposits

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A solicitors hand signing a Land Registry ID2 form

How to get your Land Registry ID2 Form Verified

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A picture of various sources of funds to be used to buy a home in the UK

How to prove source of funds

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Hands with scissors cutting a piece of paper that says unequal as a sign of an unequal share in property

Can you have unequal shares in a property?

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Property Settlement Agreement

Property Settlement Agreement

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Ground rent increases every 25 years - What can you do?

Ground rent increases every 25 years - What can you do?

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