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Reasons to use our Billesdon conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Notwithstanding what other solicitors advise it could be necessary to attend your lawyer to execute contracts. Too many 3rd parties are already involved in a conveyancing transaction without needing to add Royal Mail into the mix.
  • 2 Solicitor conveyancing solicitors have extremely good personal connections with Billesdon selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 3 Billesdon property lawyers have a significant advantage when it comes to Billesdon conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will affect your home move
  • 4 We are the UKs most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory listing bank approved property lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Billesdon regulated and authorised by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 5 Our site is the only site that enables you the ability to check that your conveyancing in Billesdon will be carried out by a law firm on your lender’s conveyancing panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Billesdon since November 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Billesdon

Do lenders provide you with an approved list of Billesdon conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the HSBC conveyancing panel?

Billesdon conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the HSBC conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from HSBC directly.

This question may be naive but I am unseasoned as a 1st time buyer of a garden flat in Billesdon. Do I pick up the keys to the premises on completion from my lawyer? If this is the case, I will appoint a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Billesdon?

On the day of completion you will not be required to attend the conveyancers office in Billesdon. Conveyancing lawyers for you will electronically transfer the completion advance to the vendor’s solicitors, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you should be invited to collect the keys from the Estate Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this happens early afternoon.

I'm the single beneficiary of my late mum's estate with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in Billesdon. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in January. I now wish to sell up. I understand that there is a Mortgage Lenders 6 month 'rule', meaning my property ownership could be treated the same way as though I had purchased the house in January. Will no one buy the property for half a year?

The CML handbook instructs solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you could be caught by that. How practical a view banks take of it, depend on the mortgage company as this provision is primarily there to identify the purchase and immediately sell or the quick reselling of property.

Does a directory service exist listing Barclays panel conveyancers in Billesdon on the Building Society Association’s Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such facility on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association sites. Very few lending institutions make their panel listings viewable on the web. Where you are in need of a Billesdon conveyancing practitioner on the Barclays please make the most of our facility.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Billesdon. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

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

    Please supply a car parking plan. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. 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.

In scouring the internet for the term conveyancing in Billesdon it shows results of many solicitorsin the area. How do I determine which is the right solicitor for my move?

The best method of seeking the right conveyancer is through a personal testimonial, so seek the counsel of friends and family who have bought a property in Billesdon or the local estate agent or financial adviser. Fees for conveyancing in Billesdon vary, so it's advisable to obtain at least four costs illustrations from different law firms. Be sure to secure confirmation what costs in the quote includes.

Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my ground floor flat in Billesdon. Conveyancing is yet to be initiated, but I have just had a yearly service charge demand – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?

It best that you pay the invoice as normal as all rents and maintenance invoices should be allotted on completion, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.

I bought a leasehold flat in Billesdon, conveyancing formalities finalised in 2003. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Equivalent flats in Billesdon with a long lease are worth £190,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 per annum. The lease runs out on 21st October 2087

With just 62 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £17,100 and £19,800 as well as legals.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to advice on a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other issues that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

Is it the case that all Billesdon property lawyers on every bank conveyancing panel?

You can use our search tool or you can drop into your high street bank branch in Billesdon. Chances are that they will know some good conveyancing solicitors in Billesdon

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Billesdon regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Billesdon specialising in commercial conveyancing in Billesdon. This may include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Tannas Solicitors, 7 Hardwick Road, 7 Hardwick Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 6NA
  • Oliver Charles, 534 Uppingham Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 2GG

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Billesdon normally comprises the following:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Representing bank (where applicable)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Negotiating amendments to the the Transfer deed
  • Communicating with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring funds to relevant parties
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the correct stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the change in proprietorship and the mortgage (if relevant) at the HM Land Registry.

Billesdon commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on numerous issues across all aspects of commercial property law

    Property finance for investment and development loans for mortgage companies and borrowers Shops,offices,barn conversions, industrial units, commercial trading estates, retail and leisure developments and large residential estates Advising landlords and tenants in respect of ancillary documentation e.g. licences to alter, assign underlet etc General advice on title or other property issues Property finance transactions, including disposal and leaseback Options and guarantees

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