Transfer of ownership

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P and I are separating, I currently own the house solely in my name but he is going to buy it off me and I will buy a new house for me and child. Can I do a transfer of ownership, or is it like a regular sale? How does it all work? This is my first owned house so I have not sold before.
Also what is the estimated timescale for completion as I don't want to look at a new house until I have my deposit from the sale. House is currently mortgaged which will be paid off upon completion.
Thanks

I bought our house off my mother, we still needed a solicitor each to make sure it was all legally done and handle the money side of it. But no estate agents and their fees were involved.

Yes you can, but are you married? It makes a difference as if you are, your house will be classed as a second home until you are divorced and you could be liable for high stamp duty. We were able to get round it by a declaration through the solicitor.
I think it took about six weeks from memory

Just a solicitor I did it through the bank as wanted keep same mortgage. I used their suggested solicitor and everything was done online. My ex didn’t use a solicitor just signed the form transferring ownership and he had to go into the bank with id.

You could do it yourself I think it is a TR1 form you download, however to make sure it is watertight I would use a solicitor.

We recently did a Transfer of Equity after our split. I did look into doing it myself but seemed a lot of hassle and I wanted to be sure it was all accurate so used a local solicitor. Like anything do get a range of quotes as the legal fees quoted to me ranged from £350-£1000!

Thanks everyone, no not married. I need to get the money for this sale so I can look to buy a new house and am conscious that if it will take a long time I need to get it sorted. I will use a solicitor to ensure it is all correct