Halal home finance guides
Guides on buying or refinancing a home with halal finance, such as a home purchase plan.
5 guides, newest first
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The legal process for an Islamic home purchase plan, step by step
A halal purchase runs on the same conveyancing track as any other, with the provider's acquisition documents running alongside it. Here is each stage in order, what we are doing, and what we need from you.
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How to choose a solicitor for a halal mortgage: the three questions to ask
Islamic finance layers a second legal transaction over your purchase, and most of the delay on these files comes from firms meeting the documents for the first time. Three questions, asked before you instruct anyone, tell you which kind of firm you are talking to.
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Halal mortgage structures and your title deeds: what actually gets registered
Your finance provider takes a stake in the property rather than lending against it, so the arrangement has to be recorded as ownership rather than as a charge. Here is what each structure puts on your title, and why it decides how easily you sell.
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What a halal home purchase costs in legal fees — every line, itemised
The legal work on a halal purchase costs a little more because there is genuinely more of it, and Stamp Duty should not cost you more at all, because relief exists. Here is every line of the bill, separated out.
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First-time buyer with a halal mortgage: what your solicitor needs, and when
The paperwork a conveyancer needs from a first-time buyer on a halal home purchase plan, the order we ask for it, and the two questions worth settling before you instruct anyone — written for someone who has never done any of this before.
