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Buying, selling or renting property
A property changing hands or being let, and what happens when something goes wrong with it.
Property matters are mostly documents arriving in a fixed order — an offer, an agreement, a transfer, or an application, a lease and then a notice. Knowing which one you are at, and what it commits you to, is usually the whole question.
What this can involveWhat it can involve
Does one of these sound like yours?
You don’t need to know the legal term for it. Start with what actually happened.
- Buying or sellingThe agreement, the review before you sign it, and what has to be disclosed.
- Transferring ownershipMoving title from one name to another, whether it is sold, gifted or passed on.
- Letting a property outScreening, the lease itself, the deposit, and having someone manage it for you.
- Renting as a tenantReading the lease you have been handed, sharing with others, or passing it on.
- Changing or ending a leaseRenewing it, amending it, assigning it, or bringing it to an end on either side.
- When it goes wrongRent that has not arrived, a breach that needs putting in writing, or possession.
None of these quite right? You don’t have to pick one.
More than one area
One situation, more than one area of law.
Buying, selling or renting property rarely sits in a single category. These are the areas it most often reaches, and why. You don’t have to pick one — the matter decides, not you.
Each one is a real page you can read before deciding anything.
And often also
- ContractsA sale agreement and a lease are both contracts, read the same way.
- Banking & FinanceA loan usually pays for the property, and often secures itself on it.
- Family LawThe family home is frequently the thing being divided or provided for.
- Disputes & LitigationUnpaid rent, a possession claim or a sale that fell through.
Documents
You may also need a document.
Property is the largest set of ready-to-use documents in the catalogue, and the order they come in is the order the situation does.
Ready-to-Use Documents
Browse all property documentsReal Estate Transactions & Transfers
Property purchase agreements
Set the terms for buying a property.
Real Estate Transactions & Transfers
Property sale agreements
Set the terms for selling a property.
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Other situations
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Questions
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