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  • 1 The Botley conveyancing practitioners that we work with are committed to providing value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and remortgagors in Botley
  • 2 The companies shown on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 3 Our site is the first site offering you the ability to check that your property ownership legalities in Botley will be carried out by a law firm on your mortgage lender’s approved panel.
  • 4 Regardless alternative companies tell you it may be necessary to pop into your solicitor to execute documents. There are various parties with engaged in a house sale without needing to add Royal Mail into the equation.
  • 5 Botley conveyancers are likely to be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in Botley since November 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Botley

Having been told to check out your site we were about to go ahead with a conveyancing solicitor in Botley recommended using your search tool but have come across alternative costs illustrations via the web look less pricey – how come?

There are many firms of conveyancers marketing at first sight what seems to be cut price. You should think twice as to how much you respect your own move to you are willing to be penny wise pound foolish in relation to the standard of the legal work. Many of them highlight a low fee as a headline but plant extra costs in the small print..

My partner and I are buying a new build duplex in Botley and my solicitor is advising me that she is duty bound to the lender to reveal incentives from the builder. The Estate Agents are hassling me to exchange and I have no desire to prolong matters. is my lawyer playing by the book?

You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your lawyer. A precondition to being on a lender panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook specifications. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.

I purchased a renovated Georgian house in Botley. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold with the exact same property. Is it worth asking Norwich and Peterborough Building Society to clarify?

You should review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Botley and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also enquire as to the position with the conveyancing solicitor who conducted the conveyancing.

I am buying a new build house in Botley benefiting from help to buy. The builders refused to budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The property agent suggested that I not disclose to my lawyer about this deal as it could put at risk my loan with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

As co-executor for the will of my uncle I am disposing of a property in Swansea but live in Botley. My solicitor (approximately 235 kilometers awayhas requested that I sign a stat dec ahead of completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Botley to witness this legal document for me?

Technically speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Botley based

I wish to sublet my leasehold apartment in Botley. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask her. Do I need to ask my freeholder for permission?

A lease governs relations between the freeholder and you the leaseholder; in particular, it will set out if subletting is prohibited, or permitted but only subject to certain caveats. The accepted inference is that if the lease contains no expres ban or restriction, subletting is allowed. The majority of leases in Botley do not contain subletting altogether – such a clause would undoubtedly devalue the property. Instead, there is usually a basic requirement that the owner notifies the freeholder, possibly sending a duplicate of the sublease.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Botley - Examples of Questions you should ask Prior to Purchasing

    Best to be warned whether window replacement or some other significant cost is coming up that will be shared amongst the tenants and will dramatically increase the the service fees or necessitate a specific invoice. Is the freehold owned collectively by the leaseholders?

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Botley

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Botley with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Darbys Solicitors Llp, Midland House, West Way, Botley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 0PH
  • Challenor Gardiner, 29 New Inn Hall Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2DH
  • Ferguson Bricknell, Chester House, George Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2AY
  • Hmg Law Llp, 126 High Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 4DG
  • Quality Solicitors Truemans, Eden House, 38 St. Aldates, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1BN

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Botley regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Botley specialising in commercial conveyancing in Botley. This could include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Linnells Secretarial Services Limited, Seacourt Tower, West Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 0FB
  • Greyfriars Property Management Ltd, Seacourt Tower, West Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 0FB
  • Darbys Solicitors Llp, Midland House, West Way, Botley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 0PH
  • Challenor Gardiner, 29 New Inn Hall Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2DH
  • Ferguson Bricknell, Chester House, George Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2AY

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Botley?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding purchasing and selling property and cover conveyancing nationwide as well as Botley. If appointed a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you should:
  • Be supplied with an honest and lawful service.
  • Be supplied with a high standard of legal services.
  • Receive your conveyancing dealt with using care, skill and diligence.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a high quality of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Receive a service which is accessible and responsive to your specific requirements.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive the level you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your specific needs taken into account should you make a complaint.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a speedy, independent and comprehensive service if if a complaint is made about your conveyancing in Botley.

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

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