conveyancer

Meaning

1. 1nouncountablelawspecialist

   A lawyer or licensed specialist who prepares the legal documents for buying, selling, or transferring property.

   Grammar: Countable; use a/an or the before it, and add -s for more than one: We hired a conveyancer.

   Patterns

   • hire a conveyancer
   • use a conveyancer
   • a conveyancer handles something

   Before you exchange contracts, your conveyancer will check the title to the house.

   The conveyancer explained the fees and arranged the final transfer of ownership.

   We decided to use a conveyancer rather than a full solicitor to keep costs down.

Word forms

Common combinations

hire a conveyancer

You should hire a conveyancer as soon as your offer is accepted.

instruct a conveyancer

The estate agent gave us a list of local firms to instruct a conveyancer.

conveyancer's fees

The conveyancer's fees were lower than we expected.

licensed conveyancer

She is a licensed conveyancer, so she can handle the paperwork without a solicitor.

Synonyms and how they differ

solicitor

In British English a solicitor can do conveyancing but also handles many other legal matters; a conveyancer specializes in property transfers.

notary

A notary verifies signatures and documents, often for use abroad, but does not usually manage a property sale.

Word family

conveyancing noun

The legal work of transferring property from one owner to another.

convey verb

To transfer property or rights to someone legally.

Commonly confused: conveyancer or convincer?

Practice

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