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Conveyancing in Essex : Keep it Local

Reasons to use our Essex conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Essex is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.
  • 2 Peace of mind comes when you choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Essex has a number to pick from, but for a truly dependable and dependable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 3 Over the years Essex conveyancer have developed excellent working relationships with Essex local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of undertaking your house sale or purchase in Essex.
  • 4 There is a strong possibility the other side’s conveyancers are based in Essex - if so both parties are likely to be less confrontational
  • 5 Regardless other companies tell you it could be important to visit your solicitor to sign legal papers. There are enough parties involved in a house sale without needing to include Royal Mail into the pot.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Essex since March 2023*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Essex

At what point will exchange of contracts occur in domestic conveyancing in Essex and am I required to be at the conveyancers branch?

Where you are round the corner to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Essex you are invited in to sign the paperwork. That being said, the law practices we recommend provide countrywide coverage for conveyancing and provide just as detailed and professional a job for you when dealing with you digitally. The signing of the contract is not the important part. A signed contract simply enables the conveyancer to address the formalities when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The procedure is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a long "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Essex)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

My wife and I are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our home in Essex and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was built on contaminated land. A high street Essex conveyancer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers are using a web based conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Essex. Having lived in Essex for six years we know of no issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to seek confirmation need.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. What do they say? You need to check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same illness)

I am purchasing my first flat in Essex benefiting from help to buy. The sellers would not reduce the price so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The property agent suggested that I not to tell my conveyancer about this side-deal as it may affect my loan with the bank. 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.

How easy is it to use your search facility to get a costs illustration from a conveyancing practitioner in Essex on the authorised to act for my lender?

First choose a lender such as HSBC Bank, The Royal Bank of Scotland or Barclays Direct then choose your location such as Essex. Conveyancing practices in Essex and further afield should be identified.

In my capacity as executor for the will of my father I am selling a residence in Cardiff but live in Essex. My conveyancer (based 235 miles from meneeds me to sign a statutory declaration prior to the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Essex to attest this legal document for me?

strictly speaking you should not need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are located in Essex

Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my ground floor apartment in Essex. Conveyancing lawyers have not yet been instructed, but I have recently had a half-yearly service charge invoice – Do I pay up?

The sensible thing to do is discharge the invoice as you normally would given that all ground rent and service invoices will be allotted as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

I invested in buying a 2 bed flat in Essex, conveyancing was carried out 3 years ago. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Similar flats in Essex with a long lease are worth £191,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £55 yearly. The lease runs out on 21st October 2077

With only 54 years unexpired the likely cost is going to span between £31,400 and £36,200 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more comprehensive investigations. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other concerns that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information before getting professional advice.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Essex

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Essex practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Nigel Broadhead Mynard, 32 Rainsford Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2QG
  • Backhouse Solicitors Ltd, 71 Duke Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1JU
  • Leonard Gray Llp, 72-74 Duke Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1JY
  • Tolhurst Fisher Llp, Marlborough House, Victoria Road South, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1LN
  • Taylor Haldane Barlex Llp, Copt House, 73 Springfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 6JG

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Essex regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Essex specialising in commercial conveyancing in Essex. This could include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Nigel Broadhead Mynard, 32 Rainsford Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2QG
  • Backhouse Solicitors Ltd, 71 Duke Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1JU
  • Leonard Gray Llp, 72-74 Duke Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1JY
  • Tolhurst Fisher Llp, Marlborough House, Victoria Road South, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1LN
  • Taylor Haldane Barlex Llp, Copt House, 73 Springfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 6JG

Planning law solicitors in Essex regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Essex with expertise in planning law. This should include advice on compulsory purchases in Essex
  • Hill & Abbott Limited, Threadneedle House, 9/10 Market Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1XH
  • Gepp & Sons Solicitors Llp, 58 New London Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0PA

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

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