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Reasons to use our Chatteris conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Notwithstanding what alternative lawyers say it could be important to attend your solicitor to sign documents. There are various parties with engaged in a conveyancing transaction without needing to include the postman into the mix.
  • 2 Using a local Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more personal touch. Sometimes when dealing with a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 3 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these organisations are often located many kilometers away with limited appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Chatteris
  • 4 Chatteris solicitors have a crucial advantage when it comes to Chatteris conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can impact your sale or purchase
  • 5 Lawyer conveyancing solicitors have excellent personal connections with Chatteris estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Chatteris since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Chatteris

Do the conveyancing practitioners indexed on your site handle right to buy conveyancing in Chatteris?

We do have a variety of conveyancing solicitors who can handle right to buy transactions You should contact the conveyancers listed with a view to get a costs illustration.

I am selling my house in Chatteris. Does my solicitor have to be on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel in order to deal with repayment of my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently at the moment.

I have been told that property searches are the primary reason for obstruction in Chatteris house deals. Is this right?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the findings of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the common causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Searches are unlikely to feature in any slowing down conveyancing in Chatteris.

How do I search for a Chatteris law firm on the Accord Mortgages Ltd conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am willing to travel upto 10miles to meet the solicitor.

You can use the facility on this website. Please pick a mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Chatteris conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have detailed some Chatteris conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can contact them to see whether they are on the Accord Mortgages Ltd member panel

I work for a busy estate agency in Chatteris where we have experienced a number of leasehold sales put at risk due to leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have been given contradictory information from local Chatteris conveyancing firms. Can you shed some light as to whether the owner of a flat can start the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

Provided that the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to commence the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the buyer need not have to sit tight for 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done prior to, or simultaneously with completion of the disposal of the property.

Alternatively, it may be possible to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Chatteris - Sample of Queries Prior to buying

    Make sure you investigate if there is anything that is prohibited in the lease. For instance it is very common in Chatteris leases that pets are not allowed in certain buildings in Chatteris. If you love the flatin Chatteris but your cat can’t move with you then you will be faced difficult decision. Is anyone aware of any major works anticipated that will increase the maintenance costs? The best form of lease structure is where the freehold interest is in the ownership of the leaseholders. In this scenario the tenants have control and although a managing agent is often employed where the building is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent retained by the leaseholders.

There are a number of lawyers listed on your site but can you recommend a good conveyancer to do the buying of a flat in Chatteris. We are hoping to purchase the flat for £235000 with a mortgage from HSBC. We reside in Chatteris but dont require the solicitors to be based in Chatteris.

LenderPanel.com is limited to being a directory service for property lawyers who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for HSBC in certain areas such as Chatteris . Our intention is not to recommend any specific lawyer.

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Typically, Chatteris conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Conveyancer instructed by the purchaser once the offer has been accepted
  • Examining the title to the property
  • Undertaking Chatteris conveyancing searches with respect to the property
  • Reviewing draft contract and other documentation supplied by the seller’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Raising questions with the seller’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Agreeing the wording of the purchase agreement
  • Assessing replies prepared by the vendor to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (if appropriate)
  • Preparing and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the change in ownership and the home loan (where appropriate) at the HMLR.

Sale conveyancing in Chatteris usually includes the following:

  • Property lawyer instructed by the owners once the offer has been accepted
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and associated papers
  • Supplying draft papers to the property lawyer representing the buyer
  • Negotiating contracts and responding to supplemental enquires from the buyer’s property lawyer
  • Agreeing the transfer deed
  • Responding to requisitions prepared by the purchaser’s property lawyer
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and wiring funds to the owner, the estate agent and repaying the mortgage (if appropriate)

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Chatteris is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process:

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Following instructions from the bank (where applicable)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Agreeing amendments to the draft Transfer
  • Corresponding with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing funds to relevant parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the buyer and the mortgage (if applicable) at the HMLR.

Neighboring Locations

March
Ramsey
Chatteris
Fenstanton
Somersham
 Swavesey
Willingham
 Cottenham

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

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