RJS provides clear, reliable residential conveyancing and property advice, helping clients buy, sell and manage their homes with confidence and efficiency.

At RJS Solicitors, we provide straightforward, dependable legal support across all aspects of residential property. Whether you are buying, selling, remortgaging, transferring ownership, or exploring specialist transactions such as auctions or Right to Buy, our team offers practical guidance tailored to your circumstances.

With extensive experience in conveyancing and related property matters, we focus on protecting your interests while ensuring transactions progress efficiently and with minimal stress. From initial instruction through to completion and registration, we are committed to delivering a clear, supportive service at every stage.

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1. Buying and selling Property
2. Buy To Let
3. Buying and Selling at Auction
4. Remortgaging
5. Right To Buy
6. First Registration
7. Property Transfers

Buying or selling a property can be a demanding and often stressful process, particularly where multiple parties are involved in a property chain and where funding arrangements, removals, and practical considerations must be coordinated. RJS provides a reliable and efficient service designed to ease this process, supporting clients at each stage of their transaction and ensuring the necessary checks and searches are carried out. When purchasing, we help ensure you have as much information as possible about the property, including its history, value, condition, and any matters that may affect ownership or future use.

Whether a purchase is funded by a mortgage or undertaken independently, we undertake the required legal work to establish good and marketable title and manage the formalities of registering ownership at HM Land Registry. For those selling property, whether to move home or release capital, we handle the legal requirements involved in transferring ownership. Throughout, our focus is on delivering an efficient, dependable service that guides clients through what can be a complex process.

RJS assists clients who are purchasing property for rental purposes, commonly referred to as Buy to Let transactions, whether the purchase is made with or without mortgage finance. We carry out the checks recommended for any property purchase and provide advice on Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreements. Our team can highlight potential issues that may arise with buy to let ownership and, through established connections with local property professionals, can assist clients in identifying a suitable letting agent where required.

The remortgaging process involves several structured steps, including verifying identity, taking instructions, gathering details of existing and proposed mortgage arrangements, and carrying out searches where required. Your lender will arrange a valuation and provide a mortgage offer, which we review before preparing documentation for signature. Once funds are received from the new lender, the existing mortgage is redeemed and the change is registered with the Land Registry. Depending on the circumstances, the process typically takes around four weeks.

Although a Right to Buy transaction follows a similar structure to a standard purchase, additional coordination is required with the relevant local authority or housing association, each of which has its own procedures and requirements. RJS supports clients by reviewing and approving documentation, advising on practical and legal considerations, acting for mortgage lenders where applicable, and managing registration and tax formalities to ensure the transaction progresses correctly.

First registration can involve assembling historic ownership records, completing application documentation, and submitting supporting forms and plans to the Land Registry. The process may include searches against previous owners and calculating the correct registration fee, with timescales varying depending on complexity. RJS assists in preparing and coordinating these steps to help ensure the application is handled correctly from submission through to completion.

Transferring ownership can require careful consideration of factors such as property valuation, mortgage involvement, and legal obligations linked to the transfer. RJS provides guidance on the practical and legal aspects involved, including preparing declarations that reflect ownership arrangements and ensuring all necessary requirements are met so that the transfer can be completed and properly recorded.