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Reasons to use our Harwell conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Our site offers largest domestic conveyancing directory listing mortgage company approved law firms delivering conveyancing in Harwell regulated by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 2 Conveyancer conveyancing solicitors have very good personal links with Harwell estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 3 Harwell solicitors work in conjunction with Harwell estate agents, developers, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is offered to home movers every step of the way, ensuring the smoothest, most stress-free process possible
  • 4 Harwell conveyancer are the key to a successful Harwell conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 5 The organisations identified on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Harwell since February 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Harwell

Do the conveyancing lawyers via your comparison service conduct conveyancing in Harwell by way of an attended exchange?

We do have a number of conveyancing specialists carrying out attended exchanges. Do contact us to get a conveyancing quote and details as to dates.

My wife and I are buying a flat in Harwell. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a conveyancer? On the day of competition we will need to deposit money into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our deposit?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

I am the sole recipient of my late grandmother’s will and I have everything in my name now, including the my former home in Harwell. The Harwell property was put into my name in April. I now wish to sell up. I do know about the CML six month 'rule', meaning my property ownership could be regarded the same way as though I had purchased the property in April. Do I have to wait 6 months to sell?

The CML handbook requires conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you may be affected by that. How practical a view banks take of it, depend on the mortgage company as this clause is chiefly there to capture the purchase and immediately sell or the wholesaling and assigning of properties.

When it comes to lenders such as Bank of Ireland, do Harwell conveyancing practitioners face an annual charge to be on the conveyancing panel?

We are unaware of any mortgage company fees to be on their panel, although some do charge an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.

Do commercial conveyancing searches disclose impending roadworks that could impact a commercial site in Harwell?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Harwell will execute a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers spend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Harwell. The search result provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Harwell.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Harwell it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can cause delays to Harwell commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not ordered for domestic conveyancing in Harwell.

Are there any apps to assist me to search for a Harwell solicitor on the Platform Home Loans Ltd conveyancing panel? I have a car and am happy to travel upto 10kilometers to meet the solicitor.

Feel free to make use of the tool on this website. Please choose the lender and your location and you will see a number of Harwell conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have listed some Harwell conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can call them to see if they are on the Platform Home Loans Ltd panel

In my capacity as executor for the will of my father I am selling a house in Neath but reside in Harwell. My conveyancer (approximately 300 miles awayneeds me to sign a stat dec before the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Harwell to witness and place their company stamp on the document?

Technically speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are located in Harwell

There are only 72 years left on my flat in Harwell. I now wish to extend my lease but my freeholder is missing. What options are available to me?

On the basis that you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be extended by the Court. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you have made all reasonable attempts to track down the lessor. For most situations an enquiry agent may be helpful to conduct investigations and to produce a report which can be used as proof that the landlord is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a solicitor both on devolving into the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court covering Harwell.

Harwell Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Queries before Purchasing

    Many Harwell leasehold properties will incur a service charge for the upkeep of the building levied on behalf of the landlord. If you purchase the property you will have to meet this amount, normally in instalments during the year. This could be anything from a few hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for large purpose-built buildings. There will also be a ground rent for you to pay yearly, normally this is not a significant amount, say about £25-£75 but you need to check it because on occasion it could be prohibitively expensive. Who takes charge for maintaining and repairing the block? How much is the ground rent and service charge?

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Harwell regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Harwell specialising in commercial conveyancing in Harwell. This should include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Brookstreet Des Roches Llp, 25a Western Avenue, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4SH
  • Franklins, 15 Ock Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5AN
  • Law And Property Lawyers Limited, 5 Ock Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5AL
  • Challenor & Son, Stratton House, 50 Bath Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3LA
  • Flanagans Solicitors, Ot Business Centre, 7 Nuffield Way, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1RL

Planning law solicitors in Harwell regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Harwell practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including special planning controls
  • Brookstreet Des Roches Llp, 25a Western Avenue, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4SH
  • Franklins, 15 Ock Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5AN
  • Law And Property Lawyers Limited, 5 Ock Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5AL

Typically, Harwell conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Conveyancer instructed by the buyer on acceptance of the offer
  • Investigating the title unregistered or registered
  • Carrying out Harwell property searches for the title
  • Assessing draft sale agreement and other documentation collated by the vendor’s solicitor
  • Raising queries with the seller’s solicitor
  • Agreeing the wording of the purchase contract
  • Analysing replies prepared by the vendor to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the purchasing in respect of the mortgage offer: (where appropriate)
  • Drafting and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; reporting to the purchaser on the contents of the contract pack, pre-contract enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the transfer of ownership and the home loan (if appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

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