Our job when acting for a buyer (Northern Ireland)
These notes cover most of the processes but not necessarily everything. At the outset, it should be noted that no job is exactly the same.
For an overview of what we do when acting for a buyer in a residential conveyancing transaction, click here.
The work which we carry out is within the following practising frameworks. Firstly, we are obliged to comply with the Solicitor’s Practice Regulations 1987 and the Home Charter Scheme. The rules and codes are regulated by the Northern Ireland Law Society. The Home Charter Scheme is more concerned with processes than the forensic side of a solicitor's work. We do not mention all the processes directly in our sub-topics but we have made cross references between the code and the work topics in the table below and we have published the codes of the scheme on this site which can be accessed by clicking here
Secondly, the contracts that are issued and the documents used tend to be in standard formats. If the sale is of a residential property, the contract used tends to be one which is subject to the Northern Ireland Law Society's Conditions of Sale (3rd Edition 2nd Revised). It is very unusual for a transaction not to be subject to the Standard Conditions.
Broadly speaking, when acting for you as a purchaser, our job is divided up into the following parts. Please click the links below for further information.
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Sub-topic |
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Related Home Charter Scheme Code (all Part II) |
| (a) |
Making sure that the property has a marketable title |
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[i] |
| (b) |
Making sure that from a legal point of view, it is fit for the purpose for which you are buying it |
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[i] |
| (c) |
Advising you of your obligations, when you become the owner of the property and what obligations others have towards you. |
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[i], [t](i) |
| (d) |
Advising you on the contract |
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[g], [h], [i] |
| (e) |
Advising you on your mortgage offer and acting for the lender |
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[l], [t](iv) |
| (f) |
Managing the offer and formation of the contract |
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[j], [t](ii), [t](iii) |
| (g) |
Managing completion (the time when you finally become the property owner) |
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[m], [o], [t](v). |
| (h) |
Attending to post completion matters |
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[p], [q], [r], [s], [t](vi) |
Related topics
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