Conveyancing is a very important and often complex process. Depending on the country where you are buying and selling there may be a number of pieces of legislation and law that needs to be complied with. People often underestimate the difficulty of the conveyancing process because it is common place and transactional based unlike litigation.
There are a number of people that can carry out conveyancing on your behalf. Depending on the country and state where you are buying and selling real estate you may find that you can use a conveyancer, conveyancing solicitors, attorney or do the work yourself. Different rules and regulations apply in different parts of the world so you should make sure that the person is qualified and licensed to practice before you start give instructions to do conveyancing on your behalf.
There are different qualifications and licensing procedures for each of the persons that are entitled to do conveyancing work. You will find that normally conveyancing solicitors have the highest requirements and area of expertise. Generally, conveyancing solicitors are those that have a law degree and have studied and specialized in property transactions. They are able to give you the benefit of their higher education as well as their intimate knowledge of the conveyancing process. Having a law degree is beneficial because the legal representative has also knowledge of other areas of law that may impact on your particular conveyancing transaction. This can save you money in the long run because of the increased understanding, knowledge and expertise.
A conveyancer or paralegal generally does not have a law degree but a separate qualification that focuses on the conveyancing transaction. Generally they are limited to advising only on conveyancing matters and cannot advise or assist in other aspects of the law. For this reason the fees that they charge are generally less than conveyancing solicitors.
The best way to choose who to use for conveyancing is to ring around a few conveyancers and conveyancing solicitors and compare the two. Assess the conveyancing quotes that they have given you, their telephone manner and understanding of the transaction. You will then be able to compare which legal professional that you use for your conveyancing transaction.
