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Do You Need a Lawyer When Buying a House?

Written By Glenn Prescot

Purchasing a property is foremost a process, both in legal and financial terms. As the buyers, you need to be 100% safe throughout the transfer, so it’s useful to hire some help in form of a law firm.

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A lawyer will help you save money on various fees and they will protect you against possible lawsuits.

Table of Contents

  • Mortgage trickery
  • Risky purchases
  • Staying in control
  • You cannot know everything
  • Hiring the right lawyer
  • Take the opportunity to learn
  • The “sign here” phenomenon
  • Lawyers aren’t paid on commission
    • Related Posts

Mortgage trickery

Whether it’s a bank or a similar financial institution, a dishonest mortgage lender will try to take advantage if you’re not careful enough.

A good lawyer will advise you against signing an unfavourable release that many mortgage lenders try to pass to unsuspecting clients.

This is just a small part of the paperwork and legal contracts you’ll have to revise.

Risky purchases

Not all pieces of real estate are the same. Sometimes, you’ll have a clear-cut situation at hand but a house you fall in love with might be the subject of a foreclosure which complicates things a bit. Furthermore, purchasing a rental when the world is dealing with a housing crisis can be problematic.

Even you are buying from a reliable seller they might not have a real estate agent, so you’ll both be in the (legal) dark.

In most countries, buying a commercial property is subject to bylaws that you might not know of. Finally, any pre-purchase home improvements need to be professionally added to the final contract.

Staying in control

A lawyer will take care of the legal aspects of the purchase, ensuring everything you agree upon with the seller/realtor is honoured to the letter. You will still have control over the whole process although you should follow the advice the lawyer gives you. It’s impossible to go know everything about real estate law.

You cannot know everything

Speaking of the unknown, it’s impossible for the average person to know about all the taxes and fees they’re due.

Sure, you can learn about the money you will owe to the state but then there is municipal and state legislation you might not know about and end up getting sued years after the purchases.

Therefore, hiring construction lawyers are necessary to cover all the legal aspects because they have handles hundreds of similar transactions.

Hiring the right lawyer

Not all legal experts are the same, as lawyers specialize in different kinds of law. The family solicitor might not much about buying and selling a property but they can recommend you a colleague, a real estate lawyer.

They usually work in a law firm and have a great understanding of real estate law. However, don’t expect your lawyer to take part in the purchase process, as they shine only after the deal had been struck; a real estate agent will help you find the right property.

Take the opportunity to learn

In theory, you can complete the purchase without a lawyer but you will have to learn all the legal “hacks” the hard way. It’s wiser to let the lawyer take care of all the work while you oversee the entire process, learning as you go.

Just like you have taught yourself to search homes on sale and select the right one, you can learn from the lawyer’s action. Later on, you can offer advice to friends and family adding value to their house or buying a new property.

The “sign here” phenomenon

If you enter the whole process without any knowledge of the legislature, you will often find yourself signing documents you have no idea what they stipulate. You will hear “sign here” so many times that you’ll feel powerless and unprotected against possible scams, as state officials often warn unsuspecting citizens.

Lawyers aren’t paid on commission

Unlike a real estate agent who works on commission, lawyers are payed by the hour. The hourly rate varies from one part of the country to the other but this form of remuneration is fairer than working on commission. Of course, certain services, like preparing closing documents have a flat rate.

Having a construction lawyer by your side ensures the contract for purchasing the house is bullet proof. Furthermore, the whole process speeds up, as you are essentially outsourcing the legal aspect of the purchase to a trusted real estate lawyer.


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About Glenn Prescot

I'm Glenn Prescot, an Interior Designer originally from Kansas USA and now living in Europe. I am a fan of DIY, home design, gardening and anything related to home interiors and exteriors. I'm also interested in crafts and Home Improvement projects.

I have been in the home design industry for more than 17 years. I love decorating and transforming spaces so that people living in them are happy and pleased with their space.

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  1. suzi says

    April 7, 2022 at 8:20 am

    Hello, in my opinion, the best thing they could do is that they voted for stricter air pollution laws. Voted for stricter air pollution laws, you need to have a good lawyer who can protect your rights in any situation.

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