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conveyancer

conveyancer

9.4
A lawyer who handles the legal work when property is bought or sold
  • noun
  • /kənˈveɪənsər/
  • UK
translation icon : abogado de transferencia
  • If you are successful and get in there before anyone else, you will then want to involve a conveyancer who will handle the handing over of contracts and documents.

Examples

  • A skilled conveyancer will help you understand the legal documents involved in purchasing real estate.

  • Accredited conveyancers focus on managing the particularly most difficult conveyancing service without the need for difficulties at all.

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  • When buying a house, it's important to hire a conveyancer to ensure that the property transfer is legal and smooth.

  • Before finalizing the sale, the conveyancer reviewed all contracts to avoid any legal issues.

How Specialized

conveyancer
  • UK
9.4
solicitor
  • UK
51 7.0
agent
  • Formal
2.8
clerk
273 2.5

Surface Forms

conveyancer singular
conveyancers plural

Morphology

conveyancer = conveyance (semi-transparent) = convey + ance + er

The word is built from the legal noun 'conveyance' plus the agentive suffix '-er', but the specialized property-law sense is not fully predictable from the base alone.

Etymology

Conveyancer comes from the word convey, which means 'to carry' or 'transfer', plus the agent ending -er, and is related to vehicle, a thing that 'carries' people or goods. That's why a conveyancer is the person who 'carries' legal ownership from one owner to another and handles the papers.