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Main reasons to let us assist you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Cowley

  • 1 Solicitors accustomed to conveyancing in Cowley have a grasp oflocal issues peculiar to Cowley and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and faster conveyancing.
  • 2 Our site offers largest residential conveyancing directory service identifying lender approved law firms delivering conveyancing in Cowley regulated and authorised by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 3 Lawyer conveyancing firms have valuable personal links with Cowley estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 4 Cowley solicitors will have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 5 Using a high street Solicitor generally results in a more personalised service. Sometimes when dealing with a large conveyancing firm, your matter is handled by a team of people who who update you by reading from their computer screens.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Cowley since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Cowley

We are buying a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Cowley who is on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a local conveyancing firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Skipton . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Cowley.

We have a mortgage agreed in principle with Clydesdale. Cowley conveyancing solicitors are chosen. How long does it take for Clydesdale to issue the offer to the lawyer?

Some lenders take longer than others. Have Clydesdale completed the valuation? Have you advised Clydesdale as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.

I can not fathom if my bank requires a lease extension. I have telephoned my Cowley bank branch on a couple of occasions and was told it does not impact the mortgage offer and they would lend. My Cowley conveyancing solicitor - who is on the mortgage company conveyancing panel- telephoned and was told they refuse to lend in accordance with their published requirements. I simply don't know who is right.

The conveyancer must follow the CML Handbook Part 2 specifications for your bank. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the mortgage company will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the lender to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years left on the lease.

Planning on purchasing a house in Cowley. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the HSBC conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Cowley conveyancer is on the HSBC conveyancing panel.

I have todaydiscovered that Stirling Law have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Cowley for a purchase of a freehold house 12 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?

The easiest method to see if the premises is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Cowley conveyancing specialists.

About to purchase a new build flat in Cowley. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Cowley

    Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? 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.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Cowley is the location of the property. Can you offer any opinion?

Flying freeholds in Cowley are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Cowley you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Cowley may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.

We have an offer in principle from Britannia who suggested that they will loan up to £300k. When do I need to appoint a lawyer for conveyancing? Cowley is where we are purchasing.

It would be wise to appoint a property lawyer now so that the conveyancing practitioner can open the file so they can do their ID checks etc. Once you wish them to commence work you will be asked for a deposit normally approximately £175. That would normally be after you have the mortgage offer and survey results, nevertheless if you want to speed matters you can get going quicker albeit risking some money.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Cowley regulated by the SRA

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

  • Bird & Lovibond, 3 Vine Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1RP
  • Iliffes Booth Bennett, Capital Court, 30 Windsor Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1AB
  • Hal-solicitors, 8-9 High Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1JN
  • Capital Legal Solicitors, Darren House, 65 High Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1JP
  • Nicholls Christie & Crocker, 130 High Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1JX

Planning law solicitors in Cowley regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Cowley with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including tree preservation orders
  • Iliffes Booth Bennett, Capital Court, 30 Windsor Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1AB
  • Turbervilles, Hill House, 118 High Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1JT
  • Jay Visva Solicitors, First Floor, 784 Uxbridge Road, Hayes, Middlesex, UB4 0RS

Purchase conveyancing in Cowley ordinarily comprises the following:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Checking the title unregistered or registered
  • Undertaking Cowley searches with respect to the property
  • Assessing draft contract pack and other papers supplied by the vendor’s property lawyer
  • Submitting enquiries with the owner’s property lawyer
  • Agreeing the wording of the purchase contract
  • Assessing replies supplied by the owner to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer document
  • Guiding the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (if applicable)
  • Preparing and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Completion of and submitting to HMRC the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the new ownership and the mortgage (if relevant) at the HM Land Registry.

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

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