Buying a property outright. Solicitor or not?

[enfable]

If I was to buy a property, cash, outright would I still need to use a solicitor?

Or can I just pay the money, take the deeds and it is completed?

[tamborine]

Deeds remain in name of previous owner unless otherwise proven. DIY change of ownership at Land Registry.

http://www.landregistry.gov.uk/

[gina32]

i bought my house outright but still needed a solicitor, well i used a conveyancer, a lot cheaper, to do the legal things

[R1Geezer]

you don't need a solicitor but if you want to own the house then conveyancy is required, you can do that yourself if you like but generally it's a lot safer to get a professional to do it. Deeds are largely irrelevant these days, you need to get it registered properly at the land registry.

[chas2008]

you would be silly not to,you would be amazed at how many attempts there are to sell property thats not owned by the seller, ie rented.
I know of recent incident where the tenant assumed the owners identity and sold the house ! (apparently not for the first time), it came to light within a few days of exchanging contracts and that was only because the neighbours thought it was being used as a canabis factory and called the police.