Conveyancing is the process of legally transferring home ownership from the seller to the buyer. If you are taking out a mortgage you will require a solicitor or conveyancer to do this. The legal work involves:- examining the contract and supporting documents and raising queries with the sellers solicitor – local authority searches – checking “title register” and “title plan” at Land Registry – checking flood risk – water authority searches – chancel repair search – environmental search – arranging exchange of contract and completion dates