Property Advice, News and Tips

 

At SAM Conveyancing we have put all of our years of experience and conveyancing know-how into free, easy-to-read articles to help home buyers or home owners. We explain conveyancing jargon in a way that makes sense, so you know what to do. If you have a question that relates to property, we will have written about it: lease extensions, collective enfranchisement, buying or selling a property, home buyer surveys, property valuations, and even negotiating a property purchase price.

We are a one-stop shop for conveyancing, mortgages, and surveys all under one roof. Alongside our free online articles and downloads, we also have a panel of conveyancing solicitors, RICS Building Surveyors, structural engineers, mortgage brokers and tax accountants.

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).

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Structural Movement in a House

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A man stood next to a gavel, a probate document, two stacks of coins, and a headstone. SAM Conveyancing advises on getting a house valuation for probate

RICS House Valuation for Probate

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A stop sign illustrating a beneficiary making an application for probate caveat to stop the sale of a property

How do you stop the sale of a probate property using a caveat?

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A woman handles a probate sale of a house belonging to a deceased relative. SAM Conveyancing share our best tips for buying a probate house or selling one

Selling a House in Probate: The Extra Conveyancing Stages Explained

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A woman stood outside of a house with a protected shield illustrating the Form LL anti-fraud restriction

Form LL Restriction - Protect your property from fraud

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What Can Hold Up Exchange of Contracts?

What Can Hold Up Exchange of Contracts?

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A man with his hands in the air after a death as the intestacy rules give him no rights to the probate property

Who inherits a house under the UK intestacy rules?

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A woman sat on a sofa with her cat grieving the loss of her deceased joint proprietor

Remove a deceased joint proprietor

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An unmarried couple sitting in a house using a laptop to decide if they need to get a cohabitation agreement

What Is a Cohabitation Agreement?

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September 2025

September 2025

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SAM Conveyancing's housing market report on the August summer slowdown in the property market

July 2026

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