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Reasons to use our Adderbury conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Adderbury solicitors are likely to be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 2 The organisations identified on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 3 Notwithstanding what other lawyers inform you it just might be important to visit your solicitor to execute documents. There are enough parties involved in a house sale without needing to include Royal Mail into the pot.
  • 4 Excellent communication together with a wealth of experience are key benefits that you should look for when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Adderbury home moves can become a lot more protracted because of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with endeavour to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 5 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s conveyancers are located in Adderbury - if so both parties will be less confrontational

Examples of recent conveyancing in Adderbury since August 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Adderbury

We see that you have a post code search directory listing firms on the UBS conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our own conveyancing in Adderbury?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the UBS conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Adderbury.

I am buying a semi-detached house in Adderbury. Conveyancing solicitors are said to be ‘a necessary evil’ but can I do it myself?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Adderbury you will have to appoint a solicitor on your bank's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Adderbury.

I understand that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to take this when acquiring a house in Adderbury? or I am told that there is a law dating back centuries that means some homeowners living in a parish church boundary will be compelled to pay for repairs to the chancel within the church. Is this appropriate for conveyancing in Adderbury?

Unless a previous purchase of the premises took place after 12 October 2013 you may take it that lawyers handling conveyancing in Adderbury to continue to propose a a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

How does conveyancing in Adderbury differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Adderbury come to us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is built. This is because house builders in Adderbury tend to purchase the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Adderbury or who has acted in the same development.

I am looking at a two maisonettes in Adderbury both have about fifty years left on the leases. should I be concerned?

There are plenty of short leases in Adderbury. The lease is a legal document that entitles you to use the premises for a prescribed time frame. As the lease gets shorter the marketability of the lease decreases and it becomes more expensive to acquire a lease extension. For this reason it is often a good idea to extend the lease term. It is often difficulties arise selling premises with a short lease as mortgage lenders may be reluctant to lend money on properties of this type. Lease extension can be a protracted process. We advise that you seek professional assistance from a conveyancer and surveyor with experience in this area.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Adderbury - A selection of Questions you should ask before Purchasing

    This question is important as a) areas can cause problems for the building as the common areas may start to deteriorate where repairs remain unpaid b) if the leasehold owners have a dispute with the running of the building you will wish to have full disclosure On the whole the cost for major works tend not to be built into the service charges, albeit that there some managing agents in Adderbury obliged tenants to pay into a reserve fund created for the specific intention of establishing a fund for major works. How much is the yearly service fee and ground rent?

The property lawyers undertaking our conveyancing in Adderbury has sent papers to review that state the land is unregistered with epitome documents. Why is the property not registred at the Land Registry?

Almost 100% of property in Adderbury is registered. An 'epitome' is basically a dossier of photocopies of documents affecting an unregistered title. Plenty of Adderbury conveyancing solicitors will be familiar with this type of conveyancing but in the event that uncertainty reigns the usual advice nowadays appears to be for the vendor’s solicitor to register it first and thereafter sell - this undoubtedly result in a drawn-out home move.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Adderbury regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Adderbury practicing in commercial conveyancing in Adderbury. This should include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Wise Geary, The Courtyard, Chapel Lane, Bodicote, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 4DB
  • Spratt Endicott Limited, 52-54 The Green, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9AB
  • Hancocks, 46 The Green, South Bar Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9AB
  • Brethertons Llp, Strathmore House, Waterperry Court, Middleton Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 4QD
  • Carr & Co, 9 Broughton Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9QB

Planning law solicitors in Adderbury regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Adderbury with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including special planning controls
  • Spratt Endicott Limited, 52-54 The Green, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9AB

Selling a home in Adderbury is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Property lawyer instructed by the owners on acceptance of the offer
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and related documents
  • Forwarding draft papers to the solicitor representing the buyer
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and answering supplemental enquires from the purchaser’s solicitor
  • Finalising the transfer document
  • Responding to requisitions prepared by the purchaser’s solicitor
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Receiving sale proceeds and sending funds to the vendor, the estate agent and other relevant parties (where relevant)

Neighboring Locations

Banbury
Gaydon
Bloxham
Hook Norton
Adderbury
Charlbury
Deddington
Bicester

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

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