It isn't true that only those who have gone through long, expensive and involved training can possibly understand the intricacies of house buying, selling and conveyancing. This Guide is a new, updated edition of a best-selling book by Joseph Bradshaw, once described in The Times as the 'guru of layperson conveyancing', which explains just how straightforward the whole process really is. Required reading for all house buyers or sellers who want to cut out solicitors and estate agent middlemen.
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‘An excellent book - easy to read, clear, with different passages
for buyers and sellers.’
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for buyers and sellers.’
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About the Author
Joseph Bradshaw was an estate agent and mortgage broker who achieved a degree fame in the 1980s when, from their garage and kitchen, he and his wife Margaret published a series of his books on DIY conveyancing. 'Bradshaw's Guide to House Buying Selling and Conveyancing' was widely reviewed in the press. From the 'Financial Times' to 'Gardener's Weekly', it made headlines. Among the many accolades he earned, his favourite was 'the guru of layperson conveyancing' from the Legal Correspondent of The Times. Joseph Bradshaw died in 1998. This sixth edition published by Lawpack is a revised version of Joe Bradshaw's original, fully updated in line with current procedures and regulations.
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84 of 86 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
This guide is written for lay people and will safely take you through a step by step process to buy and/or sell your house without using a solicitor. We have used it on 3 occasions saving both time and money and most important of all - it gives you control of the situation... no more waiting for people to come off the golf course and no more wondering if you are at the bottom of someone's in-tray. Examples of any forms you will need are included in the book, and it is easy to obtain what you need when you need it. The first house we sold was in 1982, using Joseph Bradshaw's original version. We recently obtained an updated copy (Lawpack publishing) and found it to be even easier to use. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
30 of 32 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Bradshaw's "Buying & Selling (Conveyancing for All)" covers all of the major areas and issues which are involved when buying and selling your own home, with the single objective of minimising the cost of middlemen. To Bradshaw, middlemen include anybody who is neither the buyer nor the seller, including all known lawyers, estate agents and even surveyors.
The book illustrates beautifully that conveyancing is dead simple. There is no need to study rocket science: all that is required is the patience to fill in a few forms. Oh, and the confidence to talk to your vendor/buyer. You have to do these things whether or not you appoint a solicitor. So what are you paying a solicitor for?
With websites, such as ,.., offering "private sale" facilities, it is becoming easier to remove the cost of useless agents and greedy lawyers, to the benefit of anybody involved in conveyancing.
I wholeheartedly recommend this book. I shall certainly be following it!
(This review is based upon the 1989 edition of the book. The topic will change over time, due to changes in regulation, hence the need to be up to date.)
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Ian Moulding
Format:Paperback
I have just completed my first purchase with the assistance of this book. It's not the easiest thing to follow, but everything you need to know is in here. Avoid other books pretending to help, I also bought Frances James "The process of conveyancing" and the Alan Stewart "Guide to conveyancing residential property". In both cases the sleeve notes describe the book as a solution for those wishing to DIY conveyancing then open with warnings that the book is not a replacement for solicitors.
19 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The author details with all the essentials of the buying and selling process in a very readable and interesting way; giving good hypothetical situations (Mr Feather, et al.) of a typical purchasing process (and the not so typical).
The only real weakness of this book is in its somewhat idealistic approach with regard to the willingness of solicitors to deal with 'lay persons' and their unwillingness to accept undertakings from them which would normally be given by a solicitor. During the sale of my house, I had to engage a solicitor for the completion stages due to the Law Society sewing up the system so that solicitors aren't obliged to accept the word and undertaking of lay persons. Puts a bit of a spanner in the works - and adds to the cost !
The only real weakness of this book is in its somewhat idealistic approach with regard to the willingness of solicitors to deal with 'lay persons' and their unwillingness to accept undertakings from them which would normally be given by a solicitor. During the sale of my house, I had to engage a solicitor for the completion stages due to the Law Society sewing up the system so that solicitors aren't obliged to accept the word and undertaking of lay persons. Puts a bit of a spanner in the works - and adds to the cost !
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Boxdonkey
Format:Paperback
The book starts off in a blaze of rebellious spirit, convincing the reader to circumvent the use of solicitors in his conveyancing process just by "filling in a few forms". The frenetic pep talk continues for a few more chapters, and it's hard not to be captivated by the author's disdain for the monopoly on conveyancing traditionally enjoyed by the legal profession. The recalcitrance is a cute ideology but the simple truth is that, where mortgages are concerned, the layman will soon come unstuck on a DIY conveyance, as I will explain in this review.
It's only once the reader is deep into the recesses of the chapter on the completion process, more than halfway through the book, when it becomes painfully apparent that you're screwed unless you've got a solicitor acting for you. This is thanks to the inherent protectionism in the system which the author rails against in earlier chapters, but later admits - without even a hint of humble pie - that lay status is a practical barrier for those selling with a mortgage to pay off on their property, or buying with the help of a mortgage (or both).
To put it simply, if you go the DIY route, the lender will charge you roughly the equivalent (in its own legal fees) of what you would have spent on your own solicitor anyway (who would then have worked for your lender for free). And the lender simply won't play ball unless you do the former or the latter.
It's a Catch 22, but it's almost as if the author is in denial about it. For example, a passage meekly tucked away in a bullet-pointed list on Page 145 will leave the reader feeling bewildered and suddenly cheated by the book:
"[Your lender]'s response will also almost certainly include: [...] An account made up of the fees you have to pay its solicitor. [...... Read more ›
It's only once the reader is deep into the recesses of the chapter on the completion process, more than halfway through the book, when it becomes painfully apparent that you're screwed unless you've got a solicitor acting for you. This is thanks to the inherent protectionism in the system which the author rails against in earlier chapters, but later admits - without even a hint of humble pie - that lay status is a practical barrier for those selling with a mortgage to pay off on their property, or buying with the help of a mortgage (or both).
To put it simply, if you go the DIY route, the lender will charge you roughly the equivalent (in its own legal fees) of what you would have spent on your own solicitor anyway (who would then have worked for your lender for free). And the lender simply won't play ball unless you do the former or the latter.
It's a Catch 22, but it's almost as if the author is in denial about it. For example, a passage meekly tucked away in a bullet-pointed list on Page 145 will leave the reader feeling bewildered and suddenly cheated by the book:
"[Your lender]'s response will also almost certainly include: [...] An account made up of the fees you have to pay its solicitor. [...... Read more ›
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There are plenty of books out there with a basic overview of the house buying process but few with any level of detail. This book has a good level of detail while still being an easy read.
It doesn't cover complex conveyancing but I would not expect expect a consumer book to do so.
It doesn't cover complex conveyancing but I would not expect expect a consumer book to do so.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
House Buying, Selling & Conveyancing
Vey clear and precise, easy to understand. Helpful information regarding things to look out for.
Legal tips and advice invaluable
Legal tips and advice invaluable
Published 3 months ago by Samantha Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars
Useful and comic at the same time
This was recommended for being highly readable for the layperson - and it is. It is also pretty humorous and makes for an entertaining read. Read more
Published 4 months ago by H. Drummond
2.0 out of 5 stars
House Buying Selling and Conveyancing by Joseph Bradshaw
Really wish I had read the reviews before I bought this book. I did my own conveyancing years ago, using the Which book of conveyancing and the Conveyancing Fraud and like another... Read more
Published 4 months ago by M. E. Richardson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simple to understand!
I bought this book with the intentions of doing my own conveyancing.However because the seller had problems with outstanding finances I decided to use a solicitor to cover my... Read more
Published 4 months ago by paul
5.0 out of 5 stars
Handy book
This book is brilliant. Easy to read. Well explained. Although I have not finished the book yet I already feel confident to have a go at my own conveyancing (fngers crossed)
Published 5 months ago by Polly Taylor
3.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining but could be clearer
I used to do my own conveyancing years ago using the wonderful 'Conveyancing Fraud' by Michael Joseph as a guide. (Still excellent value as an expose of the legal system). Read more
Published 6 months ago by Camelot
4.0 out of 5 stars
Just the job
Having bought and sold my families houses over 20 years, this is the best easy book to follow that I have found. Read more
Published 6 months ago by J. Choppin
5.0 out of 5 stars
DIY conveyancing
I was looking for a book that explained clearly and succinctly the process of buying/selling land or property, and this one fits the bill in every respect. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jancba
3.0 out of 5 stars
Tries to be two witty which makes it hard to read
The technical content is in there, but it is hard to find by index. Bradshaw tries to make a technical subject accessible to non-legal people but (speaking for myself, at least)... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Lemain
5.0 out of 5 stars
EXCELLENT BOOK
I bought this for my husband and he thought it was excellent. As our house is on the marker at this time we have been de-cluttering with the consequence that the book has... Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2011 by Hili
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