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  • 1 The Dronfield conveyancing firms that we work with are dedicated to supplying value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and investors in Dronfield
  • 2 We are the UKs largest domestic conveyancing directory listing lender approved law practices conducting conveyancing in Dronfield governed by the SRA or CLC.
  • 3 No matter what any other sites inform you it could be necessary to attend your solicitor to sign legal papers. Too many 3rd parties are already with an interest in a conveyancing transaction without having to include Royal Mail into the mix.
  • 4 Dronfield solicitors have a significant edge when it comes to Dronfield conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can affect your home move
  • 5 Chances are that the other side’s conveyancers have offices in Dronfield - if so both parties are likely to have worked on conveyancing matters in the past

Examples of recent conveyancing in Dronfield since December 2024*

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of semi-detached property, School Lane, S18 1RY completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £365,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

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of terraced property, Cross Lane, S18 1SH completing on 09/01/2025 at a price of £562,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, preparing statement detailing charges

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of semi residence, Manor Crescent, S18 1PU completing on 08/01/2025 at a price of £318,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, setting up the completion formalities

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of semi-detached premises, Holmley Bank, S18 2HP completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £318,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Dronfield

The Dronfield conveyancing firm handling our Dronfield conveyancing has discovered a difference when comparing the surveyor’s assumptions in the home valuation report and what is revealed within the legal papers for the property. My lawyer has advised that he is obliged to check that the bank is OK with this discrepancy and is still content to lend. Is my solicitor’s course or action correct?

Your property lawyer must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook specifications which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.

I require quick conveyancing in Dronfield as I am faced with an ultimatum to exchange contracts inside one month. A mortgage is not required. Is it possible to avoid the conveyancing searches to save money and time?

As you are are a cash purchaser you are at liberty not to have searches conducted although no lawyer would suggest that you don't. With plenty of history conveyancing in Dronfield the following are examples of issues that can be revealed and therefore impact future saleability: Enforcement Notices, Overdue Charges, Outstanding Grants, Unadopted Roads,...

Hoping to buy a property located in Dronfield and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Dronfield. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Dronfield area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Dronfield. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

My husband and I are FTB’s - agreed a price, yet the estate agent advised that the seller will only proceed if we appoint their recommended conveyancers as they want a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a local solicitor accustomed to conveyancing in Dronfield

It is unlikely the vendors are driving this. Should the owner desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a motivated buyer is not the way to achieve this. Avoid the agents and go straight to the owners and explain that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you will continue to instruct your own,trusted Dronfield conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will give the negotiator at the agency a referral fee or hit his conveyancing targets pre-set by head office.

Can you provide any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Dronfield with the intention of saving time on the sale process?

  • A significant proportion of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Dronfield can be bypassed if you appoint lawyers the minute your agents start marketing the property and ask them to collate the leasehold information needed by the buyers’ representatives.
    • If you have the benefit of shareholding in the Management Company, you should ensure that you are holding the original share certificate. Arranging a re-issued share certificate can be a lengthy formality and slows down many a Dronfield conveyancing deal. If a duplicate share certificate is necessary, you should approach the company director and secretary or managing agents (where relevant) for this as soon as possible. If you have had conflict with your freeholder or managing agents it is very important that these are settled prior to the flat being put on the market. The purchasers and their solicitors will be reluctant to purchase a flat where a dispute is unsettled. You may need to swallow your pride and discharge any arrears of service charge or settle the dispute prior to completion of the sale. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled ahead of the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You will still have to reveal particulars of the dispute to the buyers, but it is better to present the dispute as over rather than unsettled. The majority of freeholders or Management Companies in Dronfield levy fees for supplying management packs for a leasehold home. You or your lawyers should discover the fee that they propose to charge. The management information can be applied for on or before finding a buyer, thus reducing delays. The typical amount of time it takes to obtain the necessary information is three weeks. It is the most common reason for frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Dronfield. Some Dronfield leases require Licence to Assign from the landlord. If this is the case, it would be prudent to place the estate agents on notice to make sure that the purchasers obtain bank and professional references. Any bank reference should make it clear that the buyer is financially capable of paying the yearly service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the actual amount of the service charge so that they can pass this information on to the purchasers or their solicitors.

Dronfield Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Questions you should consider before Purchasing

    For most Dronfield leaseholds the cost for major works tend not to be incorporated into the service charges, although some managing agents in Dronfield obliged tenants to contribute towards a sinking fund created for the specific purpose of building a fund for major repairs or maintenance. What is the yearly maintenance fee and ground rent? How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their maintenance charge payments?

Can you confirm the aspects of conveyancing done by Dronfield conveyancing firms?

The majority of Dronfield conveyancing solicitors manage to conduct various legal advice to home and land proprietors, sellers, purchasers, landlords and tenants and you can expect them to offer expert advice on some of the following services:

    Residential sale conveyancing in Dronfield and across the country Residential purchase conveyancing in Dronfield and further afield Missing title deeds, including reconstitution of the deeds or rectification at HM Land Registry. Resolving boundary disputes between neighbours Portfolio and off-shore remortgages Buying through Right to Buy (RTB) or Right to Acquire (RTA) schemes

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Dronfield regulated by the SRA

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

  • Rosalind Watchorn, 10 Kenwood Park Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S7 1NF
  • Nether Edge Law, 392a Psalter Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 8UW
  • Kavanagh & Co, 61 Market Street, Eckington, Sheffield, Derbyshire, S21 4JG
  • Coates Solicitors Limited, 62-64 High Street, Mosborough, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S20 5AE
  • Brm Law Limited, Gray Court, 99 Saltergate, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 1LD

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Dronfield

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Dronfield 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

  • Rosalind Watchorn, 10 Kenwood Park Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S7 1NF
  • Nether Edge Law, 392a Psalter Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 8UW
  • Coates Solicitors Limited, 62-64 High Street, Mosborough, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S20 5AE
  • Brm Law Limited, Gray Court, 99 Saltergate, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 1LD
  • Kieranclarkegreen Solicitors, 36 Clarence Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 1XB

Planning law solicitors in Dronfield regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Dronfield specialising in planning law. This will likely include advice on tree preservation orders
  • Katharine Redford, John Gaunt & Partners, Omega Court, 372 Cemetery Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 8FT
  • Michelle Hazlewood, John Gaunt & Partners, Omega Court, 372 Cemetery Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 8FT
  • John Gaunt, Omega Court, 372-374 Cemetery Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 8FT
  • John Gaunt & Partners, Omega Court, 372-374 Cemetery Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 8FT
  • Tim Shield, John Gaunt & Partners, Omega Court, 372 Cemetery Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 8FT

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

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