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Top 5 reasons to use our service to help you find a local conveyancing solicitor in Craven Arms

  • 1 Craven Arms solicitor are the linchpin to a successful Craven Arms home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 2 Our site offers largest residential conveyancing directory service identifying mortgage company approved property lawyers conducting conveyancing in Craven Arms registered with the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 3 Our site is the only site offering you the ability to check that your conveyancing in Craven Arms will be conducted by a law firm on your bank member panel.
  • 4 Excellent communication together with pure property local knowledge are key benefits that you should look for when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Craven Arms home moves can become a lot more stressful due to lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 5 Conveyancer conveyancing firms have excellent personal connections with Craven Arms selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Craven Arms since August 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Craven Arms

Unfortunately I am unable to travel far from Craven Arms. What is the rationale as to why all Craven Arms lawyers are not on all bank panels?

Mortgage companies highlight the fact that solicitor-led fraud is thought to be responsible for millions of pounds of fraud every year.The dismissal of law firms off of lender panels started with the rise in mortgage fraud, which prompted a thematic review by the FSA in 2011. Its conclusions included recommendations for lenders to review their conveyancing panels, which triggered a major policy change in the sector. It resulted in banks and building societies pruning a number of firms from their books of approved solicitors .

I have just over seventy years left on my lease and need a lease extension for my apartment in Craven Arms. Conveyancing solicitors on the Platform panel can deal with such extensions correct?

Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are getting a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 3/11/2025 the requirements read as follows :

Minimum 85 years unexpired from completion, except where the mortgage application is pursuant to Platform's participation in the Government's Help to Buy Shared Equity scheme, in which case (a) the unexpired lease term must not be less than 250 years for new-build houses and not less than 125 years for new-build flats and (b) ground rent must be reasonable at all times and any escalation must be linked to RPI (Retail Price Index) or a similar index.

I am purchasing a property and the solicitor has identified Chancel Repair for which the property could be obligated to pay given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. She has mentioned insurance. Is this strictly warranted for conveyancing in Craven Arms

Unless a prior acquisition of the house took place post 12 October 2013 you could assume that lawyers handling conveyancing in Craven Arms to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

My father-in-law has suggested that I appoint his conveyancers in Craven Arms. Should I choose my own property lawyer?

No doubt the best way to select a conveyancing practitioner is to get recommendations from friends or relatives who have actually used the firm you're contemplating using.

Due to complete next month on a garden flat in Craven Arms. Conveyancing solicitors inform me that they will have a report out to me tomorrow. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Craven Arms should include some of the following:

    You should know whether the lease allows you to alter or improve anything in the premises- you should know whether any restrictions applies to all alterations or limited to structural alteration, and whether licences for alterations is required Defining your rights in respect of common areas in the block.E.G., does the lease contain a right of way over a path or hallways? Whether your lease has a provision for a slush fund for major works? The landlord’s rights to access the premises. You should be made aware that your landlord has rights of access as well as be informed how much notice must be provided. Does the lease require carpeting throughout thus preventing wood flooring?
For details of the information to be included in your report on your leasehold property in Craven Arms please ask your solicitor in advance of your conveyancing in Craven Arms.

I acquired a 1st floor flat in Craven Arms, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Similar properties in Craven Arms with a long lease are worth £255,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 yearly. The lease runs out on 21st October 2098

With just 73 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £8,600 and £9,800 as well as legals.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive investigations. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.

Whilst your website is a good idea there are many lawyers listed near Craven Arms being on the mortgage company conveyancing panel. It would be a lot more helpful if you could recommend a specific firm on the lender approved panel?

We do not recommend specific Craven Arms firms as the right Craven Arms conveyancing solicitor for you depends on where your priorities lie. For example you may require a local firm with Craven Arms knowledge or you might be looking for the low cost conveyancing. We recommend that you speak to 3 or 4 lawyers listed before you make your choice..

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What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Craven Arms?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding buying and selling property and cover conveyancing nationwide as well as Craven Arms. If instructing a Licensed Conveyancer governed by the CLC, you are entitled to:
  • Receive an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Enjoy the benefit of 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 lawyer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a service which is accessible and responsive to your specific requirements.
  • 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.
  • Have your specific needs taken into account should you make a complaint.
  • Have a swift, impartial and comprehensive service if if a complaint is made about your conveyancing in Craven Arms.

Buying a home in Craven Arms is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Property lawyer instructed by the buyer on acceptance of the offer
  • Examining the title to the property
  • Undertaking Craven Arms conveyancing searches with respect to the property
  • Reviewing draft contract pack and other papers collated by the owner’s solicitor
  • Submitting queries with the seller’s solicitor
  • Agreeing the wording of the sale agreement
  • Assessing replies provided by the owner to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer document
  • Advising the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (where appropriate)
  • Drawing up 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 completion of the purchase
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the transfer of ownership and the mortgage (where relevant) at the Land Registry.

Typically, Craven Arms conveyancing for a sale includes some of the following tasks

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and related documents
  • Forwarding draft papers to the conveyancer retained by the purchaser
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and answering supplemental enquires from the purchaser’s conveyancer
  • Negotiating the transfer deed
  • Answering requisitions submitted by the buyer’s conveyancer
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Receiving sale proceeds and sending funds to the owner, the estate agent and other relevant parties (if applicable)

Neighboring Locations

Church Stretton
 Shropshire
Bishops Castle
Craven Arms
Ludlow

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

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