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Crewe Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 August was the busiest month and July was the next busiest month while December was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Crewe
  • 2 89% freehold and 11% leasehold conveyancing in Crewe for this year to date
  • 3 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £2,400
  • 4 Percentage of cases in Crewe that are buy to let is 17%
  • 5 Average time from start to moving day was 55 days for conveyancing in Crewe

Examples of recent conveyancing in Crewe since August 2023*

Transfer

of detached residence residence, Rigg Street, CW1 3EB completing on 01/09/2023 at a price of £67,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

Conveyance

of flat Blount Close CW1 3BX, sold for £80,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Disposal

of semi property, Neville Street, CW2 6LA completing on 31/08/2023 at a price of £140,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

Transfer

of detached residence residence, Davenport Avenue, CW2 6LG completing on 22/09/2023 at a price of £25,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Crewe

We were about to choose a conveyancing solicitor in Crewe recommended using your search tool but stumbled across some other quotes on the internet look less pricey – why is this?

One can find plenty of firms advertising pretending to offer £99 conveyancing, but supplementalfees end up with the completion bill being escalated. Conveyancers are obliged to make sure that costs listed in terms and conditions should be equitable invoiced The conveyancers that we put forward for conveyancing in Crewe set out all legal fees for a domestic conveyancing matter.

As I am unsure how the conveyancing bit works what is the most important number one tip you can impart about purchase conveyancing in Crewe?

Not many law firms shout this from the rooftops but conveyancing in Crewe and elsewhere in England and Wales is often a confrontational experience. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there exists plenty of opportunity for conflict between you and other parties involved in the house moving process. For instance, the seller, estate agent and on occasion your lender. Appointing a solicitor for your conveyancing in Crewe should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY person in the transaction whose responsibility is to protect your best interests and to protect you.

There is a worrying ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone must be blamed for the process taking so long. We recommend that you your first instinct should be to trust your lawyer ahead of all other players in the conveyancing process.

My wife and I own a 4 bedroom Victorian house in Crewe. Conveyancing solicitor represented me and Coventry Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw a couple of entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold with the matching address. Is it worth asking Coventry Building Society to clarify?

You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Crewe and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also enquire as to the situation with your conveyancing solicitor who conducted the work.

I am buying a new build house in Crewe benefiting from help to buy. The developers would not budge the amount so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The estate agent told me not inform my conveyancer about the extras as it could affect my mortgage with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.

I decided to have a survey carried out on a property in Crewe prior to appointing lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the house. My surveyor has said that some banks will refuse to give a loan on such a home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different requirements for example to Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can check via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Crewe. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Crewe especially if they are familiar with such properties in Crewe.

My wife and I purchased a leasehold house in Crewe. Conveyancing and Barclays Direct mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1998. The conveyancing practitioner in Crewe who previously acted has now retired. Any advice?

The first thing you should do is contact HMLR to make sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. You do not need to instruct a Crewe conveyancing lawyer to do this as it can be done on-line for a few pound. You should note that regardless, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

I am the registered owner of a leasehold flat in Crewe, conveyancing having been completed March 1997. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Comparable properties in Crewe with over 90 years remaining are worth £191,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £55 charged once a year. The lease finishes on 21st October 2077

You have 54 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £32,300 and £37,400 as well as legals.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more comprehensive due diligence. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward placing reliance on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Crewe regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Crewe practicing in commercial conveyancing in Crewe. This should include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Poole Alcock Llp, 238-246 Edleston Road, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2 7EH
  • Max Tebbitts Solicitors Ltd, First Floor Scope House, Weston Road, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 6DD
  • Lynne Thornton, 50 Crewe Road, Shavington, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2 5JB
  • Hall Smith Whittingham Llp, 1 Dysart Buildings, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 5DP
  • David Thorp Limited, South Cheshire House, Manor Road, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 5LX

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Crewe regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Crewe but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Goddard Dunbar & Associates Ltd, Lincoln Chambers, CW1 3BS

Planning law solicitors in Crewe regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Crewe specialising in planning law. This will likely include advice on applications about listed buildings and conservation areas
  • Poole Alcock Llp, 238-246 Edleston Road, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2 7EH

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

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