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Reasons to use our Cranfield conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Our site offers largest residential conveyancing directory listing mortgage company approved law practices carrying out conveyancing in Cranfield who are regulated by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 2 No matter what any alternative companies inform you it may be important to visit your lawyer to sign contracts. There are various parties with involved in a conveyancing transaction without having to add the postman into the pot.
  • 3 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Cranfield is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.
  • 4 Our site is the first site offering you the ability to check that your conveyancing in Cranfield will be conducted by a conveyancer on your lender’s authorised panel.
  • 5 Experience means that Cranfield lawyer have established valuable working relationships with Cranfield local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of dealing with your conveyancing in Cranfield.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Cranfield since January 2025*

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Disposal

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

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Sale

of semi-detached property, Newport Road, MK10 7AP completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £372,500. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, setting up the completion formalities

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Sale

of detached residence residence, Tuddenham Row, MK43 9QQ completing on 23/01/2025 at a price of £610,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

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Disposal

of detached residence residence, Marion Crescent, MK17 8YT completing on 14/01/2025 at a price of £592,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Cranfield

I own a freehold residence in Cranfield but nevertheless pay 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 hundreds of years, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the creation of fresh rentcharges post 1977.

Old 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 extinguished.

We're in Cranfield, First timers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Virgin Money , and our lawyer is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancing practitioner 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 relative recommended that where I am purchasing in Cranfield I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

A search of this type is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Cranfield conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing significant information about Cranfield around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type 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 data regarding Cranfield.

I am buying a new build house in Cranfield with a loan from Alliance & Leicester . The builders refused to reduce the price so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The sale representative suggested that I not reveal to my conveyancer about the extras as it will put at risk my mortgage with the lender. 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.

Taking into account that I am about to part with over three hundred thousand on a house in Cranfield I wish to have a conversation with the solicitor about myhouse move in advance of appointing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

Absolutely - we would be delighted to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the conveyancer due to be conducting your conveyancing in Cranfield.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is an important individual, not a case reference. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are calculated and presented to you for your conveyancing in Cranfield should be the figure that you are charged.

Should I be concerned if there is an issue with the searches carried out as part of our conveyancing in Cranfield?

Normally, the majority of concerns arising from Cranfield conveyancing search responses can be addressed prior to completion or title insurance may be obtained. It is important to remember that regardless of the fact that you may be acquiring the premises and might be willing to live with the search results, your building society or bank may not, and ultimately have the final decision.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Cranfield

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Cranfield specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • 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 firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Cranfield practicing in commercial conveyancing in Cranfield. This will likely include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Kingsley David Solicitors Limited, Shelton House, 4 High Street, Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK17 8SD

Conveyancing in Cranfield 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 parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and related papers
  • Forwarding draft papers to the lawyer retained by the purchaser
  • Negotiating contracts and responding to supplemental queries from the buyer’s lawyer
  • Negotiating the transfer deed
  • Replying to requisitions submitted by the purchaser’s lawyer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Receiving sale proceeds and transferring funds to the seller, the estate agent and redeeming the home loan (where appropriate)

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

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