Rolleston McElwee Solicitors LLP strives to provide a conveyancing service that is completed to the highest of regulatory standards. We can provide you with an extensive range of property law services, some of which include:
- Property Purchases
- Property Sales
- Property Dispute Litigation
- Title Rectification
- Co-ownership Agreements
- Remortgages
- Family Transfer of Property
- Property Probate Sales
- Boundary Issues
We understand that transactions involving property can be a complex and often stressful experience. Rolleston McElwee Solicitors LLP are committed to delivering a smooth, straightforward, and stress-free transaction for our clients. Whether you are a first-time buyer or whether you wish to sell and purchase an alternative property, we will provide you with a professional service accompanied by an extensive knowledge of property law.
Please see our Purchaser Instruction Sheet or Vendor Instruction Sheet (whichever is applicable to your situation) prior to meeting with your solicitor in order to ensure that the process runs as efficiently as possible.
Purchasing a Property
When you have chosen the property that you wish to purchase and you have agreed on a price, you will pay a booking deposit to the Auctioneer. This deposit is refundable should you decide not to proceed with the purchase.
We as your solicitor will:
- Receive the sales advice note from the Auctioneer.
- Issue you with a section 150 letter which sets out our terms of engagement and fees.
- Act upon your instructions. We will enclose a pre-contract questionnaire for you to complete.
- Require your ID and proof of address
- Seek the contract for sale from the Vendor’s Solicitor. We will investigate the title and analyse the contracts, raising any necessary enquiries about planning, rights of way, etc.
- Ask you to instruct an engineer to prepare an engineer’s report having inspected the property.
- Arrange for you to come to our office to explain your loan documents and other relevant documents to you and to allow you to sign both the contracts and the relevant loan documents.
- Notify the vendors solicitor when we receive funds from your mortgage bank and request the closing documents
- Forward the closing balance to the vendors solicitor and when we are satisfied that all procedures have been followed and all the obligations have been fulfilled, the keys will be released to you.
- We will then stamp your transfer deed and lodge the relevant documents in the Property Registration Authority.
- The PRA will then issue a completion notice and we will return all title documents to the bank where they will remain for the duration of your mortgage.
It is important to note that Stamp Duty is a tax payable to the Revenue and is charged at 1% of the purchase price of the property for properties up to €1 million. Stamp Duty is currently charged at 7.5% for non-residential properties such as sites, agricultural and commercial land and properties with certain exemptions such as new builds and family farm transfers.