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Top reasons to use our service to help you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Burbage

  • 1 Burbage conveyancers work in partnership with Burbage estate agents, house builders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, with the intention of reducing administrative burdens and transaction times
  • 2 Using a a family Solicitor on the whole means that you will receive a more personal touch. When using a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 3 Solicitors accustomed to conveyancing in Burbage have a grasp oflocal issues specific to Burbage and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and speedier conveyancing.
  • 4 Chances are that the the solicitors for the other party have offices in Burbage - if so sets of conveyancers will have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
  • 5 The firms identified on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Burbage since May 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Burbage

Having been told to check out your site we were going to use a conveyancing solicitor in Burbage found using your search tool but stumbled across some other quotes on the internet appear less expensive – how come?

You can find plenty of firms promoting alleged cut-price conveyancing, yet more often than not supplementalcharges end up with the closing fee totally different to the one you expected. Conveyancers are obliged to make sure that costs outlined in terms and conditions should be honest and reasonable and be applied The solicitors that we list for conveyancing in Burbage specify all legal fees for a residential conveyancing transaction.

Finally the sale completed on my house in Burbage last December but the buyer keeps Skype messaging me complaining that her conveyancer needs to hear from mylawyer. What should my lawyer have done following completion?

Following your house sale your conveyancer is obliged to deliver the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. Where appropriate, your solicitor should also evidence that the home loan has been discharged to the buyers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion steps peculiar conveyancing in Burbage.

My solicitor has informed me that chancel insurance is required on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Burbage?

The right level of chancel indemnity insurance depends on your lender. It would differ for example between Barclays and The Mortgage Works. Conveyancing practitioners as opposed to members of the public take out such policies.

Is it the case that all Burbage solicitor firms on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel are overseen by the SRA?

As solicitors, in order to be on the Yorkshire BS approved list of solicitors they would need to be governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Some banks do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such practice would be governed by the CLC.

I have paid off my mortgage with TSB. I assume I don't need a Burbage conveyancer on the TSB panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

If you have finished paying off your TSB 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 TSB mortgage from the register. TSB, 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 TSB has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. TSB has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your TSB mortgage has been paid off.

I'm buying a new build house in Burbage with a mortgage from TSB. The sellers would not reduce the amount so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The estate agent suggested that I not reveal to my solicitor about the deal as it will impact my loan with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £235,500 and found one round the corner in Burbage I like with amenity areas and transport links nearby, the downside is that it only has 51 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Burbage suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?

Should you require a home loan the shortness of the lease may be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you may ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor about this matter.

As co-executor for the will of my uncle I am disposing of a residence in Neath but I am based in Burbage. My lawyer (who is 200 miles awayneeds me to sign a statutory declaration ahead of completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Burbage to attest and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you should not be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Burbage based

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Burbage regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Burbage practicing in commercial conveyancing in Burbage. This could include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • K A Mccole Limited, 15 Station Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 1AW
  • Geoffrey Hill & Co, 11 Station Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 1AW
  • Thomas Flavell & Sons Limited, Church Walk, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 1DN
  • David Bendell & Co, Catherine House, 10 Coventry Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 0JT
  • Green & Olive Legal Limited, Hollybush Inn, Upper Bond Street, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 1RH

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

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding buying and selling property and cover conveyancing countrywide not just Burbage. When appointed a Licensed Conveyancer governed by the CLC, you should:
  • Have an honest and lawful service.
  • Be supplied with a high standard of legal services.
  • Receive your matters dealt with using care, skill and diligence.
  • Be supplied with a high standard of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Have a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the standard you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Ensure your individual needs taken into account should a complaint be made.
  • Be supplied with a swift, objective and comprehensive service when if a complaint is made about your conveyancing in Burbage.

Burbage commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on a variety of issues across all aspects of commercial property law

    Subletting, licences and sharing occupation Industrial and warehouse premises Property finance transactions, including disposal and leaseback Acquisitions and disposals of property portfolios at commercial auctions Commercial development (from overage and options through to site acquisitions and construction) Property due diligence in connection with corporate acquisitions and disposals

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

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