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Reasons to use our Alrewas conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Over the years Alrewas lawyer have established very good links with Alrewas local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of handling your home move in Alrewas.
  • 2 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s solicitors have offices in Alrewas - if so sets of lawyers are likely to be less confrontational
  • 3 This site is the first site offering you the ability to check that your property ownership legalities in Alrewas will be conducted by a conveyancer on your lender’s authorised panel.
  • 4 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these firms are often located hundreds of kilometers away with limited appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Alrewas
  • 5 Retaining the services of a high street Solicitor usually results in a more bespoke service. Sometimes when dealing with a an online conveyancing factory, your conveyancing is dealt with by a team of people who who update you by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Alrewas since December 2023*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Alrewas

Can you suggest a Coventry Building Society allowed Alrewas conveyancing firm who can have us moved in within a short deadline? Am I best advised to go for a local Alrewas conveyancer or a web based comparison site?

We can recommend some very good Alrewas conveyancing firms. Another option is to visit the main road in Alrewas. Visit some well established firms and ask to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a fee estimate. Discuss your time frames together with the reasons and get an assurance on speed. Select the lawyer that you are most comfortable with.

Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that may affect a commercial premises in Alrewas?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Alrewas will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers expend in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Alrewas. The report sets out 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 Alrewas.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Alrewas it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately could cause delays to Alrewas commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Alrewas.

I am buying a new build flat in Alrewas. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Alrewas

    Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose?

I have been recommended by two or three local property agents in Alrewas to find a conveyancer using your seach tool. Is there a financial incentive for Estate Agents to market your lawyers over and above another?

We refuse to give any commission for sending work to this site. We thought it would be too underhand a fee because home movers will think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

I am looking for a conveyancing solicitor in Alrewas for my sale. Is it possible to check a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

One may review published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from inquisitions commenced on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For details Pre 2008, or to check a firm's history, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes recorded telephone calls for training reasons.

Back In 2000, I bought a leasehold house in Alrewas. Conveyancing and Yorkshire Building Society mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1997. The conveyancing solicitor in Alrewas who acted for me is not around. Any advice?

First contact the Land Registry to make sure that this person is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. You do not need to instruct a Alrewas conveyancing practitioner to do this as it can be done on-line for a few pound. You should note that regardless, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

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

    Its a good idea to find out as much as possible regarding the company managing the building as they will either make life much simpler or uncomfortable. Being a leasehold owner you are frequently in the clutches of the managing agents both financially and when it comes to every day matters like the upkeep of the common parts. Enquire of other people if they are happy with their service. In conclusion, investigate as to the dates that the maintenance fees are due to the managing agents and specifically what you get for your money. The majority of Alrewas leasehold properties will have a service charge for the upkeep of the building invoiced by the management company. If you buy the property you will have to meet this charge, normally periodically during the year. This could differ from several hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for bigger purpose-built buildings. There will also be a rentcharge for you to pay yearly, this is usually not a exorbitant sum, say approximately £25-£75 but you should to check it because occasionally it can be many hundreds of pounds. Best to be warned whether redecorating or some other significant cost is coming up that will be shared between the tenants and will materially impact the level of the service charges or result in a specific payment.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Alrewas regulated by the SRA

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

  • Southwell Mott, 25 Lombard Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6DP
  • Adcocks Solicitors Limited, Chancery House, 27 Lombard Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6DP
  • Keelys Llp, 28 Dam Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6AA
  • Moseleys, Compton House, 18 Bore Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6LL

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Alrewas

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Alrewas specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • Adcocks Solicitors Limited, Chancery House, 27 Lombard Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6DP
  • Keelys Llp, 28 Dam Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6AA
  • Moseleys, Compton House, 18 Bore Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6LL
  • Somerfield & Co Limited, Office 6, 2nd Floor Charrington House, 17a Market Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6JX

Typically, Alrewas conveyancing for a sale includes some of the following tasks

  • Property lawyer instructed by the seller once the offer has been accepted
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and associated papers
  • Sending draft papers to the conveyancing practitioner acting for the buyer
  • Negotiating contracts and replying to additional questions from the buyer’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Negotiating the transfer document
  • Replying to requisitions prepared by the purchaser’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and transferring funds to the owner, the estate agent and other relevant parties (where relevant)

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

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