We believe in being completely upfront about how our service operates.
My Conveyancing Specialist is a conveyancing comparison and referral service, not a law firm. Our quotes and panel are powered by the Home Legal Direct conveyancing network, which uses its scale and purchasing power to secure discounted fixed legal fees from a select panel of conveyancing firms across England and Wales.
Every solicitor and licensed conveyancer introduced through our service is regulated by either the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) or the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC). Your legal work is always carried out by one of these regulated firms — our role is to help you find the right one quickly, at a fee that has already been negotiated down for you.
Full details of how the service works are set out in our terms and conditions.
Because quotes come from a network that buys conveyancing at scale, the legal fees have already been negotiated below typical high-street rates. Your legal fee is fixed, and your quote is prepared as accurately as possible from the information you give us, so you can see the expected cost before you commit. Quotes are valid for 14 days.
Property transactions do sometimes fall through, often through no fault of the buyer or seller. If yours is cancelled before exchange or completion, the No Move, No Legal Fee guarantee means the legal fees element of your quote is covered — you won't pay the solicitor's legal fees for the aborted transaction. Costs already paid out on your behalf, such as searches or a survey, remain payable.
The firms on the panel handle property transactions day in, day out. Your case is dealt with by a named specialist you can contact directly, rather than being passed around a general practice.
Identity and anti-money-laundering checks are completed using secure online biometric verification, and documents and updates are handled online and by phone. It keeps your transaction moving, wherever in England or Wales the property is.
An Initial Payment is taken on instruction, which includes a File Opening Fee and the cost of ID and anti-money-laundering checks. Full payment terms, including the cancellation and refund policy, are set out in our terms and conditions.
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Searches, enquiries, contracts and Land Registry registration handled for you, with clear updates at every stage. Conveyancing for buyers.
Your contract pack prepared quickly and enquiries answered promptly, so your sale isn't the hold-up in the chain. Conveyancing for sellers.
Fixed legal fees for remortgages and changes of ownership. Remortgage conveyancing · What is a Transfer of Equity?
RICS Level 2 (HomeBuyer) and Level 3 (Building) surveys, plus property valuation reports, so you know exactly what you're buying. Survey fees are payable in addition to your conveyancing quote and are non-refundable once ordered. Home surveys.
Conveyancing is the legal process of transferring ownership of a property from one person to another. It covers everything from checking the legal title and carrying out searches, to exchanging contracts, transferring funds and registering the new owner with HM Land Registry.
In England and Wales, the work must be carried out by a solicitor regulated by the SRA or a licensed conveyancer regulated by the CLC. Read the full conveyancing process guide.
Most transactions complete within 8 to 12 weeks, though every chain is different. The biggest factors are how quickly all parties return paperwork, the length of the chain, how fast searches and mortgage valuations come back, and how promptly enquiries are answered.
You can speed things up by instructing your conveyancer early, returning ID documents immediately, and responding to questions the same day where possible. A chain-free cash purchase can complete far faster — sometimes with exchange and completion on the same day.
Both are qualified to handle your property transaction; the main difference is training and regulation.
For a standard purchase, sale or remortgage, either is a sound choice — what matters most is experience, communication and a clear fixed fee. The panel includes both, and you'll be matched based on your transaction. Please note the service covers England and Wales only.
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Costs depend on the property price, whether it's leasehold or freehold, and your transaction type. Your quote gives you a fixed legal fee plus the standard costs that can be predicted at the outset, and it's valid for 14 days. Some costs, such as additional searches, can only be confirmed once your case is under way.
If your transaction is cancelled before exchange or completion, you won't pay the legal fees for the aborted work. Costs already incurred on your behalf — such as searches, surveys and ID checks — remain payable. Full details are in our terms and conditions.
Yes. If you cancel within 14 days, your Initial Payment is refunded apart from the File Opening Fee and the cost of any ID and anti-money-laundering checks already carried out — or you can keep the balance as a credit towards a future transaction within 24 months. After 14 days, the Initial Payment isn't refundable, but the credit option still applies.
No. Conveyancing is handled by phone, email and post, so your solicitor doesn't need to be near the property. Panel firms act on transactions across England and Wales every day.
As early as possible — ideally as soon as your property goes on the market or your offer is accepted. Early instruction lets your solicitor open the file, verify ID and prepare paperwork, which can shave weeks off the transaction.
Exchange is the point at which contracts are signed and swapped and the transaction becomes legally binding. Completion is the day money is transferred and keys are handed over.
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No obligation — a fixed legal fee quote for your sale, purchase or remortgage in under 30 seconds, valid for 14 days.
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