Since conveyancing is essentially the transaction between seller and buyer, it is during the contract negotiations between seller and buyer that a conveyancing lawyer would be needed. The process begins with a buyer making an offer on a house. The buyer should use their conveyancing lawyer to make this written offer of intent to purchase at said price. The seller would then need a conveyancing lawyer to make a counter-offer to the buyer's contract.

Once a price is agreed upon between buyer and seller through their conveyancing lawyer, the second part of the phase begins. The buyer will hire an inspector for the property. Once the inspection passes, the buyer will then hire an appraiser for the property. Should anything arise in the inspection or the appraisal results, the buyer's conveyancing lawyer will, on behalf of the buyer contact the seller's conveyancing lawyer.

Any request of the buyer's conveyancing lawyer on behalf of the buyer will begin new negotiations. The seller's conveyancing lawyer and buyer's conveyancing lawyer will negotiate until an agreement is made. The agreement will determine what aspects of the inspection and/or appraisal the seller will pay for. And, the agreement will determine what aspects of the inspection and/or appraisal the seller will not pay for.

When both buyer conveyancing lawyer and seller conveyancing lawyer have reached an agreement the second phase will resume. The phase continues until the lender has put the buyer's mortgage application through underwriting and have documents prepared.

During this time it is common for the conveyancing lawyer to ensure any documentation the buyer is asked to provide for underwriting purposes is legit. There are certain documents which are traditionally needed for the underwriting phase and it is the responsibility of the conveyancing lawyer to ensure these documents get to the underwriter and these documents only. Once the documents are prepared, usually after about 30 days the buyer and seller will officially close on the property.

Sometimes buyer and buyer's conveyance lawyer as well as seller and seller's conveyance lawyer will all sit together at the closing table and sign closing documents. Oftentimes, the lender will have a property solicitor at the closing table as well.

There are so many documents the buyer will be asked to sign at the closing table it is always a good idea the buyer's conveyancing lawyer is present. The buyer will sign the Good Faith Estimate, the Truth-in-Lending Disclosure document, the final copy of the Residential Loan Application, and many documents for the title company to prepare and execute the deed.

The benefits to having a conveyancing lawyer present are numerous. Not only will the conveyancing lawyer explain everything to the buyer, but the conveyancing attorney for the lender and seller will also ensure everything the buyer is signing is correct.