We take the file through to the notary

The frightening part of a property transaction is not the negotiation, it is the stack of documents. Land registry extract, tax clearance certificate, energy performance certificate, letter from the building association - each with its own expiry date, each obtained from somewhere different.

What we check before anything else

• The land registry: the registered owner, the areas, the charges and the notes
• Mortgages, seizures, disputes or rights of use registered against the property
• Whether the documents match what is actually on the ground
• The building permit and the completion certificate, on new-build property
• Rights of pre-emption, where they apply

What we prepare for the notary

We draw up the full list of documents your transaction needs, tell you where each one comes from and how long it takes, keep track of the expiry dates, and set the signing date once the file is complete - not before.

Where our help stops

We are estate agents, not lawyers and not notaries. We check, organise and explain. When a situation needs a legal opinion - an unsettled succession, a dispute, a land registry entry with problems - we tell you it needs a lawyer instead of improvising.