conveyancing

American  

[kuhn-vey-uhn-sing] / kənˈveɪ ən sɪŋ /

noun

1. the branch of law practice consisting of examining titles, giving opinions as to their validity, and drawing of deeds, etc., for the conveyance of property from one person to another.

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Etymology

Origin of conveyancing

First recorded in 1670–80; conveyance + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

PM Law, a network of firms trading under a single umbrella brand, had 24 offices in Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Cumbria and Berkshire, and specialised in personal injury, wills and conveyancing.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

During the time she worked there, she said the company encouraged customers to get their conveyancing done through companies it had deals with, rather than look elsewhere.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

A board in the office titled "Hot Buyers" had the names of all house hunters at the branch who had agreed to take out a mortgage or a conveyancing package through Connells.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

Purplebricks staff were also under pressure to sell financial products like mortgages and conveyancing, the whistleblower told us.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

He was unrivalled as an authority upon conveyancing law.

From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Mackie, Charles