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Conveyancing in Cranfield : Keep it Local

Reasons to use our Cranfield conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The Cranfield conveyancing practitioners that are identified are committed to supplying value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and investors in Cranfield
  • 2 Experience means that Cranfield solicitor have developed valuable links with Cranfield local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of handling your house sale or purchase in Cranfield.
  • 3 Chances are that the other side’s lawyers are based in Cranfield - if so both parties are likely to be less confrontational
  • 4 Our site is the only site that enables you the ability to check that your conveyancing in Cranfield will be carried out by a property lawyer on your lender’s conveyancing panel.
  • 5 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these firms are often based hundreds of miles away with little understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Cranfield

Examples of recent conveyancing in Cranfield since December 2024*

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Sale

of semi residence, Bliss Avenue, MK43 0EY completing on 09/01/2025 at a price of £390,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

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Sale

of terraced residence, Vanguard Circle, MK10 7JB completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £558,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, obtaining official copies of the title

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Transfer

of semi-detached residence, Salford Road, MK17 8HZ completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £367,500. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, setting up the completion formalities

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Sale

of detached residence premises, Newport Road, MK10 7AP completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £372,500. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Cranfield

Would the conveyancing solicitors revealed via your search tool perform right to buy conveyancing in Cranfield?

We have identified numerous conveyancing lawyers who can handle right to buy conveyancing You should contact the conveyancers listed in order to secure a conveyancing quote.

I purchased a freehold property in Cranfield but still invoiced for rent, why is this and what is this?

It’s unusual for properties in Cranfield and has limited impact for conveyancing in Cranfield but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.

Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges have existed for many centuries, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the creation of fresh rentcharges from 1977 onwards.

Previous rentcharges can now be extinguished by making a one off payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence after 2037 is to be dispensed with completely.

We're in Cranfield, FTBs buying with a mortgage (lender is Lloyds , and our lawyer is on the Lloyds conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Lloyds conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no lawyer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

My colleague advised me that where I am purchasing in Cranfield I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

A search of this type is usually quoted for as part of the standard Cranfield conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out important information about Cranfield around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Cranfield Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Cranfield.

I used Action Conveyancing several years ago for my conveyancing in Cranfield. Now, I need the documents but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Cranfield of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

When it comes to leasehold conveyancing in Cranfield what are the most common lease problems?

Leasehold conveyancing in Cranfield is not unique. All leases are unique and legal mistakes in the legal wording can sometimes mean that certain sections are wrong. The following missing provisions could result in a defective lease:

    Clauses dealing with recovering service charges for expenditure on the building or common parts.

You will encounter difficulties when selling your property if you have a defective lease as they can affect a potential buyer’s ability to obtain a mortgage. Accord Mortgages Ltd, Virgin Money, and Barclays Direct all have very detailed conveyancing instructions when it comes to what is expected in a lease. If a mortgage lender believes that the lease is problematic they may refuse to provide security, forcing the purchaser to pull out.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Cranfield - A selection of Queries Prior to Purchasing

    It would be prudent to enquire if there is anything that is prohibited in the lease. For instance plenty of leases prohibit pets being permitted in in a block in Cranfield. If you like the propertyin Cranfield yet your cat is not allowed to live with you then you will be presented with a difficult determination. Who is in charge of the block? Are there any major works in the planning that will increase the service costs?

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Cranfield regulated by the SRA

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

  • Kingsley David Solicitors Limited, Shelton House, 4 High Street, Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK17 8SD
  • Rushford & Mccarville Llp, Brewery House, 84 High Street, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, MK16 8AQ

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Cranfield regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Cranfield practicing in commercial conveyancing in Cranfield. This will likely include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Kingsley David Solicitors Limited, Shelton House, 4 High Street, Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK17 8SD

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Cranfield regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Cranfield but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Allan Ainsworth & Co, 34 Colesbourne Drive, MK15 9AN

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

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