Conveyancing is the act of transferring the legal title in a property from one person to another. The buyer must ensure that he or she obtains a good and marketable 'title' to the land or property; i.e., that the person selling the house actually has the right to sell it and there is no factor which would impede a mortgage or re-sale. Dublin homeowners do not yet benefit from the reduced fees of online conveyancing to the same extent as is available in England – although that is expected to change in the near future. With the recent surge in property prices in Dublin, buyers are stretched further than ever before, so it pays to shop around when searching for conveyancing services in Dublin.