Trusted legal advice for your investment property portfolio
As an investor, you understand the value of protecting your interests for the longer term. Sweeney Miller are specialists in property law, offering a full conveyancing for investors service delivered by property law experts.
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What we offer?
Property investment is a complex area, and Sweeney Miller maintains a reputation for delivering solid, professional legal advice in order to prevent investors from making costly mistakes.
Whether you’re a seasoned investor looking for a reliable conveyancing partner for your growing portfolio, or a new arrival testing the waters of buy-to-let, our team of specialist property investment professionals will be able to advise and guide you through what can be a complicated process.
Why choose Sweeney Miller Law?
At Sweeney Miller, our team of qualified property law professionals are experts in investment and buy-to-let conveyancing. They will provide you with support at every stage of the buy to let process, whether you’re looking to buy a new property, let an existing one, or sell part of your portfolio.
Given our firmwide sector experience, we work closely with colleagues in our Dispute Resolution, Commercial and Landlord and Tenant departments to offer support for any further legal requirements that may arise during the transaction.
At Sweeney Miller, we know that investing in property is a business. Therefore, speed and efficiency are crucial. Conveyancers specialising in investment property are experienced in and familiar with the range of different issues involved in these types of sometimes very complex transactions, including dealing with areas such as lease options, delayed completion, supported living and ‘rent to rent’.
To speak to a member of our specialist conveyancing team, call us on 0345 900 5401, email enquiries@sweeneymiller.co.uk or use our contact form.
Buy-to-let Experts
Sweeney Miller Law has a dedicated buy-to-let team that has helped hundreds of investors make their dream of building a property portfolio a reality. They will be able to provide you with support at every stage of the process, whether you’re looking to buy a new property, let an existing one, or sell part of your portfolio.
Our knowledgeable, experienced team of property professionals can advise you on all aspects of your buy-to-let transactions including:
- Guidance on buy-to-let mortgages
- Sale and purchase of free and leasehold properties
- Continuing obligations as a landlord
- Limited company buy-to-lets
- Supported living contracts
- Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)
Conveyancing refers to the legal and administrative work involved in transferring ownership of a property or piece of land. For investors, this process can be even more complicated. On top of transferring legal ownership, an investor must navigate the legalities wrapped up in the buy-to-let section of the law:
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- A conveyancing solicitor will ensure that you have the legal right to sell your property and that there are no debts attached to it.
- At Sweeney Miller, your conveyancing solicitor will carry out checks with the Local Authority to make sure any new alterations or extensions to the property or site have been approved or awarded planning permission.
- If you are investing in a property development project, it is the responsibility of your conveyancing solicitor to ensure that the plans have been ascertained by relevant authorities.
- You will also need to pay Stamp Duty – a tax payable to the government based on the price of the property – which will be determined by your conveyancing solicitor at Sweeney Miller.
- Buying, letting, or selling leasehold properties such as apartments is generally more complex. In this case, your conveyancer will be directly involved in determining maintenance costs, ground rents, and the service charges to be used going forward.
- Where there is a tenant in situ, your solicitor will check that the regulatory requirements for letting of properties have been complied with
The residential property world operates very differently to the investment property sphere.
Residential property conveyancers focus on the more emotionally driven aspects of clients buying a home to live in and will understand that although clients may say they are in a hurry, ultimately there will be little impact if a short delay in the process occurs.
A company buy-to-let is when a property is purchased through a limited company, rather than by an individual, and comes with a considerable increase in complexity for the transaction. Sweeney Miller’s skilled buy-to-let solicitors have a wealth of experience in advising on company buy-to-let transactions and navigating the challenges they bring and can save you time and money.
