Conveyancing and Lawof Property Act 1886 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Sales and Other Transactions
8. Right of purchaser as to execution
Feedback & supportOn a sale, the purchaser shall be entitled either to require that the conveyance to him be executed in his own presence, or in that of his solicitor, or to have at his own cost the execution of the conveyance attested by some person appointed by him.
purchaser
“purchaser” includes a lessee or mortgagee and an intending purchaser, lessee or mortgagee or other person who for valuable consideration takes or deals for any property; and
On a sale under a contract providing for the execution of the conveyance by an attorney under a power of attorney, the purchaser shall be entitled to require the power of attorney to be deposited by and at the expense of the vendor in the manner provided by section 48.
conveyance
“conveyance” includes assignment, appointment, lease, settlement and other assurance made by deed on a sale, mortgage, demise or settlement of any property, and on any other dealing with or for any property; and
On the execution of a reconveyance or transfer or discharge of a mortgage by an attorney under a power of attorney, the mortgagor shall also be entitled to require the power of attorney to be deposited by and at the expense of the mortgagor in the manner provided by section 48.
mortgage
“mortgage” includes any charge on any property for securing money or money’s worth;