First Title - Title Insurance Solutions for the Legal Sector Brochure

Solutions for the Legal Sector

Title insurance you can build on If you are a lawyer or conveyancer specialising in commercial and residential property transactions, our policies provide protection for any title issues you uncover, with a wide range of policies available for issue online.*

Leading Title Insurance

Why Choose First Title?

With over 20 years’ experience in legal indemnity insurance, there are very few issues we haven’t faced. We have unparalleled experience in not only understanding the problem but providing robust solutions.

Our team of specialist underwriters (many of whom are former private practice property lawyers) are on hand to help find you and your client the most suitable, cost effective insurance available. An extensive range of commercial and residential risks can be issued online.*

With consistent A ratings** from the major rating agencies and the security and financial strength of our parent company First American Financial Corporation behind us, both you and your clients can be safe in the knowledge that you are working with a solid and dependable business partner. We can offer you the highest levels of underwriting capability, allowing us to assist you with the very largest deals.

As a lawyer, you know how important it is to protect your clients’ interests. Your engagement depends on your ability to work effectively, efficiently and within budget, providing your clients with a commercial solution to any property issues you uncover.

Title Insurance from First Title is designed to assist you by providing a convenient and cost effective solution to all manner of property related issues, enabling you to concentrate on other areas of the transaction.

Our unique choice of policies offers protection across the entire property spectrum, from sale and acquisition to investment and refinancing.

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Known risks – Simple and straightforward, this covers the risks you have identified during due diligence.

Good and marketable title – Comprehensive cover providing additional protection against any unknown risks, such as fraud, forgery, boundary disputes and many others.

Planning risks – This includes cover for items such as judicial review, breach of planning permission conditions or lack of planning permission.

Portfolio insurance – Incorporating the Good and Marketable Title cover, this helps to reduce or eliminate title due diligence (on property portfolios or loan books) where you are under pressure from your clients to reduce costs and timescales, or where the size of the portfolio makes it impractical to undertake traditional due diligence. It is also particularly attractive if your clients are involved in a competitive bid or large scale refinance.

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Bespoke risks – In many cases, you may be working on something that doesn’t fit any of these categories, or your client may want a particular element of their transaction protected. We are adept at finding solutions for even the most challenging circumstances and complex scenarios.

Additionally, we have policies that are tailored to cover specific losses that may be unique to a particular transaction or project.

Decommissioning a renewable project, for example, or the loss of rent or profits on a retail scheme.

Residential Call: +44 (0)20 7160 8100 Email: info@firsttitle.eu Visit: www.firsttitle.eu

Commercial Call: +44 (0)20 7160 8666 Email: comm.team@firsttitle.eu Visit: www.firsttitle.eu

First Title Insurance plc is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. First Title Insurance plc is registered in England under company number 01112603. Registered office: First Title Insurance plc, ECA Court, 24-26 South Park, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1DU. *Online policies are currently issued in England and Wales only. **Please refer to our website for further information.