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Licensed conveyancers who are not solicitors do exist but most people would use a solicitor's conveyancing department to purchase property. Certainly safer if any legal issues arose during the procedure.
It can be done by a professional conveyancer, but it is still mostly done by solicitors.
I wasn't disagreeing that conveyancers handle real estate matters, just saying that I think it is far more common to use solicitors in the UK. Or at least it was when that was my job! Here, though, it seems using judicial scriveners is very common.Deep Blue wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 12:41 am https://www.realestate-tokyo.com/news/j ... -in-japan/
A judicial scrivener is a legal professional who deals with real estate matters, but is not an attorney.
Very similar to a conveyancer in the UK, who is also a legal professional dealing with real estate matters but not a member of the Law Society or a solicitor.
Maybe the fact that lawyers can perform the same services as a conveyancer is confusing for some.
https://www.thelawsuperstore.co.uk/prop ... -solicitor
AreTheyTheLemmings? wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 11:35 pmThat is the best translation of 行政書士 and 司法書士 I have ever seen. Well done.
goodandbadjapan wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 12:21 amI wasn't disagreeing that conveyancers handle real estate matters, just saying that I think it is far more common to use solicitors in the UK. Or at least it was when that was my job! Here, though, it seems using judicial scriveners is very common.Deep Blue wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 12:41 am https://www.realestate-tokyo.com/news/j ... -in-japan/
A judicial scrivener is a legal professional who deals with real estate matters, but is not an attorney.
Very similar to a conveyancer in the UK, who is also a legal professional dealing with real estate matters but not a member of the Law Society or a solicitor.
Maybe the fact that lawyers can perform the same services as a conveyancer is confusing for some.
https://www.thelawsuperstore.co.uk/prop ... -solicitor