Tools, guides and practical property transaction resources
Use free conveyancing tools and solicitor-led explainers to understand searches, exchange, completion, leasehold issues and property records.
Start with a practical check
These tools help you plan likely stages, understand completion readiness and organise property records. They are planning aids, not a substitute for legal advice on your own transaction.
The old standalone hub sections are now native Gardner Champion pages.
Longer conveyancing explainers grouped by buying, leasehold, searches, mortgages and property problems.
101 plain-English answers covering common property transaction questions.
Prompts for asking clearer conveyancing questions before exchange or completion.
Local hub pages for Dewsbury, Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Rugeley and nearby areas.
Long-form guides from the conveyancing hub, adapted for the main Gardner Champion site.
Buying
Understand the factors that affect conveyancing timescales when buying, selling or remortgaging property.
Buying
A step-by-step guide to the conveyancing timeline from instruction to completion.
Buying
Find out what buyers should do after an offer is accepted on a property.
Searches
Understand what your conveyancing solicitor checks after property searches are received.
Mortgages
A plain-English guide to what happens after a mortgage offer is issued.
Buying
Understand exchange of contracts, why it matters and what should happen before you exchange.
Buying
A practical guide to what happens on completion day in a property transaction.
Buying
Understand Stamp Duty Land Tax at a high level and why buyers should budget early.
Buying
A clear first time buyer guide to conveyancing stages, searches, mortgages and completion.
Short answers to recurring questions from buyers, sellers and homeowners.
In many cases, can i buy a house without a mortgage depends on the facts of the transaction, the title, lender requirements and the stage reached. In England and Wales, avoid making assumptions before exchange of contracts. Ask your conveyancing solicitor what evidence is needed, whether the issue affects timing, and what options are available.
In many cases, can i buy with cash depends on the facts of the transaction, the title, lender requirements and the stage reached. In England and Wales, avoid making assumptions before exchange of contracts. Ask your conveyancing solicitor what evidence is needed, whether the issue affects timing, and what options are available.
In many cases, can i buy before selling depends on the facts of the transaction, the title, lender requirements and the stage reached. In England and Wales, avoid making assumptions before exchange of contracts. Ask your conveyancing solicitor what evidence is needed, whether the issue affects timing, and what options are available.
In many cases, can i buy through a limited company depends on the facts of the transaction, the title, lender requirements and the stage reached. In England and Wales, avoid making assumptions before exchange of contracts. Ask your conveyancing solicitor what evidence is needed, whether the issue affects timing, and what options are available.
In many cases, can i buy at auction depends on the facts of the transaction, the title, lender requirements and the stage reached. In England and Wales, avoid making assumptions before exchange of contracts. Ask your conveyancing solicitor what evidence is needed, whether the issue affects timing, and what options are available.
In many cases, can i buy jointly with someone depends on the facts of the transaction, the title, lender requirements and the stage reached. In England and Wales, avoid making assumptions before exchange of contracts. Ask your conveyancing solicitor what evidence is needed, whether the issue affects timing, and what options are available.
In many cases, can i buy for my child depends on the facts of the transaction, the title, lender requirements and the stage reached. In England and Wales, avoid making assumptions before exchange of contracts. Ask your conveyancing solicitor what evidence is needed, whether the issue affects timing, and what options are available.
In many cases, can i buy using gifted deposit depends on the facts of the transaction, the title, lender requirements and the stage reached. In England and Wales, avoid making assumptions before exchange of contracts. Ask your conveyancing solicitor what evidence is needed, whether the issue affects timing, and what options are available.
