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Abbots Langley Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Percentage of cases in Abbots Langley that are buy to let is 13%
  • 2 96 is the median number of years remaining on leases in Abbots Langley
  • 3 June was the busiest month and March was the next busiest month while January was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Abbots Langley
  • 4 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £540
  • 5 100% freehold and 0% leasehold conveyancing in Abbots Langley for this year to date

Examples of recent conveyancing in Abbots Langley since July 2021*

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Transfer

of semi residence, Tibbs Hill Road, WD5 0LJ completing on 29/07/2021 at a price of £590,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, obtaining official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

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Transfer

of terraced premises, Hunters Lane, WD25 7BD completing on 18/08/2021 at a price of £657,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

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Acquisition

of flat Ovaltine Drive WD4 8GZ, at a price of £217,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, obtaining official copies of the title

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Conveyance

of apartment Throstle Place WD25 7SU, sold for £173,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, obtaining official copies of the title

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Abbots Langley

It has come to my attention via my mortgage broker that my Abbots Langley property lawyer is not on the bank Solicitor panel. How can I be sure if this is correct?

You need to call your Abbots Langley lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to notify you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the conveyancing panel for your mortgage company.

My property lawyer in Abbots Langley is not listed on the Coventry Building Society Solicitor Panel. Can I still retain my prefered solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the Coventry Building Society panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?

The limited options available to you here include:

  1. Carry on with your existing Abbots Langley solicitors but Coventry Building Society will need to retain a lawyer on their list of acceptable firms. This will result in additional total conveyancing charges and cause frustration.
  2. Choose a new practitioner to act in the purchase, obviously checking they are Coventry Building Society approved.
  3. Persuade your Coventry Building Society solicitor to seek to join the Coventry Building Society panel

I have been told that property searches are the main cause of hinderance in Abbots Langley conveyancing transactions. Is that correct?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published conclusions of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the top 10 causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of delay in conveyancing in Abbots Langley.

The deeds to my property are lost. The conveyancers who dealt with the conveyancing in Abbots Langley 5 years ago no longer exist. What are my next steps?

You no longer need to have the physical deeds to evidence that you are the owner of your registered land or property, given that the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.

I have been sourcing a conveyancing practitioner in Abbots Langley for my house move. Can I check a solicitor's record with the legal regulator?

Anyone can read published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from investigations started on or after 1 January 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. International callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could recorded call for training reasons.

My husband and I are buying a 2 bedroom flatin Abbots Langley with a mortgage from a bank. We have a solicitor in Abbots Langley however our lender advise he's not approved on their "panel". It seems we have little choice but to instruct one of the our bank panel firms or keep our Abbots Langley solicitor and incur the extra legals for one of their panel ones to represent our bank. We feel as though this is unjust; is there anything we can do?

No, not really. The lender mortgage issued is subject to conditions, one of which will be that lawyers will on the lender's conveyancing panel. in the past, most mortgage companies had open panels, including almost all conveyancing solicitors in Abbots Langley : a mortgagee could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. A further alternative is for your solicitors to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for your bank.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Abbots Langley regulated by the SRA

It is important to note that the listed firms do not limit their work for conveyancing in Abbots Langley but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.

  • Rexton Law Llp, The Old Post Office, 38 South Riding, Bricket Wood, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL2 3NE
  • Rexton Legal Services Limited, 38 South Riding, Bricket Wood, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL2 3NE
  • Edward Mccourt & Co, 225 St. Albans Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD24 5BH
  • Hancock Quins Limited, 22 Station Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 1ER
  • Jane Kaim Caudle Llp, 10 Station Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 1EG

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Abbots Langley

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Abbots Langley with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on wrongful eviction

  • Rexton Law Llp, The Old Post Office, 38 South Riding, Bricket Wood, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL2 3NE
  • Rexton Legal Services Limited, 38 South Riding, Bricket Wood, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL2 3NE
  • Edward Mccourt & Co, 225 St. Albans Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD24 5BH
  • Hancock Quins Limited, 22 Station Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 1ER
  • Collins Solicitors, 20 Station Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 1AR

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Abbots Langley regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Abbots Langley with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Abbots Langley. This could include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Rexton Law Llp, The Old Post Office, 38 South Riding, Bricket Wood, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL2 3NE
  • Rexton Legal Services Limited, 38 South Riding, Bricket Wood, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL2 3NE
  • Edward Mccourt & Co, 225 St. Albans Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD24 5BH
  • Hancock Quins Limited, 22 Station Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 1ER
  • Jane Kaim Caudle Llp, 10 Station Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 1EG

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

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