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Reading Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average time frame of 81 days for registration of title in Reading
  • 2 Average time from start to completion was 87 days for conveyancing in Reading
  • 3 73% freehold and 27% leasehold conveyancing in Reading for this year to date
  • 4 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £12,455
  • 5 Percentage of cases in Reading that are buy to let is 18%

Examples of recent conveyancing in Reading since December 2023*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Reading

How do I search for the right solicitor who will provide a high level service for my conveyancing in Reading?

First ask the people you trust whom they would instruct.

Option 2 is to search the internet for conveyancing in Reading. Pick up the phone to a couple or more firms listed and invite them to email you their conveyancing fee calculations and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will handle the legal process beforecommitting.

Option 3 is to use our search tool to help you find the right solicitors for you based on your personal factors including the type of property,deadlines, complexity and who your intended lender is. Resist the temptation to opt for ninety nine pound conveyancing in Reading

Would the conveyancing solicitors highlighted through your search app conduct right to buy conveyancing in Reading?

We have identified numerous conveyancing experts carrying out right to buy conveyancing work You should contact us to obtain a conveyancing quote.

It has been 2 months since my purchase conveyancing in Reading took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £245,000 and found one near me in Reading I like with amenity areas and station nearby, however it's only got 49 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Reading suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?

Should you require a home loan the shortness of the lease will be problematic. Reduce the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you can request that they start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this.

I have been recommended by a few estate agents in Reading to get a quote from a conveyancer using your seach tool. What’s the financial inducement for Estate Agents to market your lawyers rather than another?

We refuse to give any commission for sending work in our direction. We found it would be just too difficult a fee because members of the public would think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

I am an executor of my recently deceased parent's Will, with a house in Reading which will be sold. The bungalow is unregistered at the Land Registry and I'm told that some buyers solicitors will insist that it is done before they will proceed. What's the mechanism for this?

In the circumstances that you have set out it seems prudent to apply to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. The Land Registry’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and certified copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Reading

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Reading practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Lesley A Clay Solicitor, Wayside Cottage, The Slade, Bucklebury, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 6TE
  • John L Banky Solicitors, 18a High Street, Theale, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 5AN

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Reading regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Reading with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Reading. This should include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • John L Banky Solicitors, 18a High Street, Theale, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 5AN

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Reading ordinarily includes the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the lender (where appropriate)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Preparing the Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Agreeing amendments to the draft Transfer
  • Communicating with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing monies to relevant parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the transfer of ownership and the mortgage (if appropriate) at the HMLR.

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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