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Logical reasons to use our service to help you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in Biggleswade

  • 1 Our site is the only site offering you the facility to ensure that your conveyancing in Biggleswade will be carried out by a property lawyer on your bank member panel.
  • 2 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s solicitors are based in Biggleswade - if so both parties will have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
  • 3 The companies shown on our directory have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 4 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in Biggleswade regularly deal withlocal concerns specific to Biggleswade and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and speedier conveyancing.
  • 5 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Biggleswade is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Biggleswade since January 2025*

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Transfer

of semi-detached premises, Potton Road, SG18 0ED completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £535,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

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Transfer

of house residence, Flexmore Way, SG18 9PT completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £475,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges

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Disposal

of semi residence, Paddocks Chase, SG19 2DF completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £268,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges

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Disposal

of detached residence property, London Road, SG19 1DZ completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £275,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Biggleswade

We just had an offer accepted to purchase with Melton Mowbray Building Society. I popped in a few local companies yet am unable to find a Biggleswade conveyancing firm on the Melton Mowbray Building Society approved list. Could you assist?

Feel free to make the most of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this site. Pick the building society and type Biggleswade or your preferred area and you will see a number of lawyer offices in Biggleswade or nearest you.

I have paid off my mortgage with Principality. I assume I don't need a Biggleswade conveyancing practitioner on the Principality panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?

If you have finished paying off your Principality mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Principality mortgage from the register. Principality, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where Principality has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Principality has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Principality mortgage has been paid off.

After much negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Biggleswade. My financial adviser suggested a property lawyer. I paid an advanced payment of £175. Not long after, the conveyancer called me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Lloyds conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Lloyds panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

Our offer on a property in Biggleswade has been agreed to, the owners do nevertheless have a dependent purchase. The owners have offered on a property, but it’s not yet tied up, and have viewings of other properties booked. I have instructed a local conveyancing solicitor in Biggleswade. What should be my next step? At what stage should I apply for the mortgage with Nationwide?

It is normal to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses prematurely (home loan application is approx £1k, then valuation, Biggleswade conveyancing search costs, etc). First, you must ensure that your lawyer is on the Nationwide approved list. Regarding the next phase this very much dictated by the uniqueness of your transaction, desire for the property and on the state of the market. In a hot market many home buyers would apply for the mortgage with Nationwide and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they request their lawyer to press on with searches.

Various internet forums that I have visited warn that are the number one reason for stalling in Biggleswade conveyancing transactions. Is this right?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the top 10 causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Biggleswade.

Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Biggleswade before appointing lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor advised that some mortgage companies may not issue a loan on such a home.

It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different instructions for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can check via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Biggleswade. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Biggleswade for my home move. Is there any facility to check a solicitor's record with the legal regulator?

Members of the public can find presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting 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, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may recorded telephone calls for training requirements.

My partner and I recently become aware that one of the directors of the conveyancing practice acting on the purchase conveyancing in Biggleswade is an aunty of the owners that we are purchasing from. Is this acceptable?

Provided no conflict arises this is permitted. If you are obtaining a mortgage then the bank may have a say as many mortgage companies have specific requirements concerning this. For example for Bradford & Bingley as of 26/4/2025, the requirements read as follows :

1.15- May your firm act if the person dealing with the transaction or a member of his immediate family is the borrower?

Your firm may only act if a separate fee earner or partner within the firm acts for us.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Biggleswade regulated by the SRA

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

  • Woodwards, 3 High Street, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 0JE
  • Motley & Hope, The Manor House, 11 Shortmead Street, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 0AT

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Biggleswade

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Biggleswade specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Motley & Hope, The Manor House, 11 Shortmead Street, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 0AT

Typically, Biggleswade conveyancing for a sale has some of the following tasks

  • Solicitor instructed by the seller on acceptance of the offer
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and related papers
  • Supplying draft papers to the lawyer retained by the purchaser
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and replying to supplemental enquires from the purchaser’s lawyer
  • Finalising the transfer document
  • Replying to requisitions prepared by the purchaser’s lawyer
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and wiring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and redeeming the mortgage (where relevant)

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

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