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Conveyancing

in plain language

The legal process for transferring property ownership. When someone passes away and leaves a house, conveyancing is needed to officially move it into the new owner's name.

formal definition

The legal process of transferring ownership of immovable property (land and buildings). In estate administration, conveyancing is required to transfer property from the deceased's name to the heirs or buyers.

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