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Reasons to use our Battlesbridge conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Our site is the first site that enables you the ability to ensure that your property ownership legalities in Battlesbridge will be carried out by a conveyancer on your mortgage lender’s authorised panel.
  • 2 There is a strong possibility the other side’s solicitors are located in Battlesbridge - if so both parties are likely to be on good working terms
  • 3 Experience means that Battlesbridge lawyer have established excellent connections with Battlesbridge local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your home move in Battlesbridge.
  • 4 Conveyancer conveyancing lawyers have extremely good personal links with Battlesbridge selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 5 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Battlesbridge have a grasp oflocal concerns peculiar to Battlesbridge and therefore you may benefit from better advice and faster conveyancing.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Battlesbridge since January 2025*

Sale

of semi-detached residence, Beresford Gardens, SS7 2SA completing on 28/01/2025 at a price of £560,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Disposal

of house premises, Vardon Drive, SS9 3SR completing on 28/01/2025 at a price of £650,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Battlesbridge

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 retain them for our conveyancing in Battlesbridge?

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 Battlesbridge.

My father pointed out to me me that in buying a property in Battlesbridge there could be a number of restrictions limiting what one can do in terms of external alterations to the property. Is this right?

There are a number of properties in Battlesbridge which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to perform external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Battlesbridge should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

I was told four weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Bank of Ireland. Is it usual for Bank of Ireland to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Battlesbridge is approved on their conveyancing panel? Bank of Ireland have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule.

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Bank of Ireland to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

Having read lots of house buying guides, I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Battlesbridge solicitor - who is on the Nationwide conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. Is that normal?

Nationwide will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Nationwide will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Battlesbridge surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.

I have todayfound out that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Battlesbridge for a purchase of a leasehold flat 12 months ago. How can I establish that my home is in my name in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest way to see if the property is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Battlesbridge conveyancing specialists.

About to purchase a new build flat in Battlesbridge. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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 legal work.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Battlesbridge

    The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified.

I opted to have a survey completed on a house in Battlesbridge ahead of appointing solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor has said that some mortgage companies may not issue a loan on this type of home.

It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different instructions for example to Nationwide. If you e-mail us we can check with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Battlesbridge. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Battlesbridge especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Battlesbridge.

I need to find a conveyancing solicitor for residential conveyancing in Battlesbridge. I have discover a site which appears to be the perfect solution If it is possible to get all this stuff completed via email that would be ideal. Do I need to be concerned? What should out be looking out for?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Battlesbridge regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Battlesbridge with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Battlesbridge. This may include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Harvey Copping & Harrison Llp, De Burgh House, Market Road, Wickford, Essex, SS12 0BB
  • Salam Law, 18 Barton Close, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 5UB
  • Alan Simpson & Co, Mill Court, 19 London Hill, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7HW
  • Todmans S R E, Barringtons, Hockley Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 8EH
  • Esw Legal Limited, 162-168 High Street, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7BY

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Battlesbridge regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Battlesbridge but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Chris Allnutt & Co, Ground Floor, Broadway House, SS11 7AD
  • Dorling Cottrell Limited, Suite 6 Phoenix House, SS14 3EZ
  • Nfl Legal Ltd, 105 London Road, SS7 5TG
  • Pcs Legal , 5 The Capricorn Centre, SS14 3JA

Home selling conveyancing in Battlesbridge almost always entails the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and related documents
  • Supplying draft papers to the solicitor representing the purchaser
  • Negotiating contracts and replying to additional questions from the buyer’s solicitor
  • Finalising the transfer deed
  • Replying to requisitions raised by the purchaser’s solicitor
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Receiving sale proceeds and transferring funds to the owner, the estate agent and other relevant parties (where applicable)

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

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