Conveyancing9 min read

How Much Does Conveyancing Cost in Essex? A Fixed-Fee Guide

What conveyancing actually costs in Essex, why quotes differ so much between firms, and how to compare a fixed-fee conveyancing quote with an hourly-rate estimate before you instruct a solicitor.

6 October 2026Read

Conveyancing11 min read

The Conveyancing Process Explained: From Offer Accepted to Completion

The full conveyancing process, stage by stage: instruction and searches, contract review, exchange, completion, and the reasons chains stall — written for buyers and sellers who want to know what happens when.

22 September 2026Read

Business Transfers10 min read

Selling a Business: What a Business Transfer Solicitor Actually Does

From heads of terms to completion: what a business sale solicitor does at each stage of selling a company or business, and the preparation that protects both the price and the deal.

15 September 2026Read

Business Transfers10 min read

Buying a Business: The Due Diligence That Protects Your Money

What to check before you buy a company or business — commercial, financial and legal due diligence explained, with the questions that most often reveal a problem after the price has been agreed.

30 August 2026Read

Agricultural12 min read

Agricultural Tenancies Explained: FBTs, AHA Tenancies and Farm Succession

Farm business tenancies, AHA tenancies and succession: how agricultural land tenures differ, what each means for landlords and tenant farmers, and what to check before granting or taking on a tenancy.

18 August 2026Read

Commercial Property9 min read

Signing a Commercial Lease: What Tenants Should Check Before They Commit

The commercial lease questions that matter most before signature: term and break rights, repairing obligations, service charges, rent review and assignment — written for tenants, not landlords.

5 August 2026Read

Conveyancing8 min read

Stamp Duty Land Tax Explained: What Property Buyers Need to Know

How stamp duty land tax is calculated on residential purchases: rates and thresholds, the additional property surcharge, first-time buyer relief, and the mistakes that lead to overpayment or penalties.

24 July 2026Read

Conveyancing7 min read

Transfer of Equity Explained: Adding or Removing Someone from the Title

What a transfer of equity is, when it is used — adding a partner, removing a co-owner, divorce — what it costs, and the mortgage, tax and stamp duty points that decide whether it is straightforward.

10 July 2026Read

Conveyancing7 min read

Remortgaging: What Your Conveyancing Solicitor Does and Why It Costs Less Than You Think

The remortgage conveyancing process explained: what the solicitor does on a like-for-like remortgage, when extra work appears, and how long the whole thing takes from offer to new lender.

26 June 2026Read

Business Law10 min read

Shareholder Agreements: Why Every Company With More Than One Owner Needs One

What a shareholder agreement does that the articles cannot: deadlock, exits, minority protection, dividends and the valuation of shares — and why the cheapest moment to agree it is while everyone is still friends.

12 June 2026Read