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Gerrards Cross Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average time from start to completion was 41 days for conveyancing in Gerrards Cross
  • 2 149 is the median number of years remaining on leases in Gerrards Cross
  • 3 January was the busiest month and September was the next busiest month while November was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Gerrards Cross
  • 4 Percentage of cases in Gerrards Cross that are buy to let is 11%
  • 5 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £54,500

Examples of recent conveyancing in Gerrards Cross since January 2025*

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Transfer

of terraced premises, Broom Hill, SL2 4PU completing on 23/01/2025 at a price of £875,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, setting up the completion formalities

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Conveyance

of flat Peerless Drive UB9 6JQ, at a price of £202,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, ordering official copies of the title

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Disposal

of terraced residence, Dovedale Close, UB9 6DQ completing on 27/01/2025 at a price of £465,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, obtaining official copies of the title

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Purchase

of apartment Valley Road UB10 0RP, sold for £347,500. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Gerrards Cross

My previous lawyer has given a fee calculation of just over a thousand pound for no completion no fee conveyancing in Gerrards Cross. I am looking to sell a Victorian detached home for £125,000. This sounds too much. Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Gerrards Cross?

The quote is fractionally on the expensive side. If you shop around you could decrease the fees marginally by perhaps £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you mightlive to regret choosing an an untested lawyer. Remember to be sure that the firm can represent your lender. Do use our comparison tool to get a quote a Gerrards Cross conveyancing company on the lender’s member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Gerrards Cross.

Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Gerrards Cross is more expensive?

The conveyancing costs on a leasehold property in Gerrards Cross is inevitably more expensive when contrasted to a freehold property. This is because there is an amount of extra investigations required in liaising with the freeholder and management company to obtain evidence about whether the rent and maintenance charges have been cleared and whether there are any major works due in the foreseeable future on repairs or maintenance of the building.

I have todaybecome aware that Stirling Law have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Gerrards Cross for a purchase of a freehold house 10 months ago. How can I establish that my home is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest method to see if the property is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Gerrards Cross conveyancing specialists.

In my capacity as executor for the estate of my aunt I am selling a house in Neath but reside in Gerrards Cross. My solicitor (who is 260 kilometers from mehas requested that I sign a stat dec prior to completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Gerrards Cross who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Gerrards Cross based

I am looking at a two apartments in Gerrards Cross both have about forty five years unexpired on the leases. Will this present a problem?

There are plenty of short leases in Gerrards Cross. The lease is a right to use the premises for a period of time. As the lease gets shorter the saleability of the lease reduces and it becomes more costly to extend the lease. For this reason it is advisable to extend the lease term. More often than not it is difficulties arise selling premises with a short lease because mortgage companies less inclined to grant a loan on properties of this type. Lease extension can be a protracted process. We advise that you get professional assistance from a conveyancer and surveyor with experience in this area.

After years of correspondence we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Gerrards Cross. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?

You certainly can. We can put you in touch with a Gerrards Cross conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Gerrards Cross residence is Flats 8, 11 and 15 Craigmore Court 46 Murray Road in December 2013. The tribunal held that the price payable by the Applicant tenant of Flat 8 to acquire an extended lease shall be £26,438 plus £1 to the intermediate lessee . The tribunal held that the price payable by the Applicant tenants of Flat 11 to acquire an extended lease shall be £26,791 plus £1 to the intermediate lessee. The tribunal held that the price payable by the Applicant tenant of Flat 15 to acquire an extended lease shall be £26,638 plus £1 to the intermediate lessee . This case affected 3 flats. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 71 years.

My conveyancing in Gerrards Cross is set to complete this Friday, but the people I am purchasing off has asked to move out the next day at PM. Should I accept this?

It is not possible to complete on a Saturday because the bank systems aren't working.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Gerrards Cross regulated by the SRA

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

  • B P Collins Llp, Collins House, 32-38 Station Road, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8EL
  • B P Collins Trust Corporation Limited, Collins House, 32-38 Station Road, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8EL
  • Knipe Woodhouse-smith, 145-147 High Street, Chalfont St. Peter, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 9QL
  • Frazine Johnson, Old Bank Chambers, 32 Station Parade, Denham, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB9 5ET
  • Hilary Johnston, 7 Manor Farm Way, Seer Green, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2YD

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Gerrards Cross

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

  • B P Collins Trust Corporation Limited, Collins House, 32-38 Station Road, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8EL
  • B P Collins Llp, Collins House, 32-38 Station Road, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8EL
  • Knipe Woodhouse-smith, 145-147 High Street, Chalfont St. Peter, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 9QL
  • Frazine Johnson, Old Bank Chambers, 32 Station Parade, Denham, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB9 5ET
  • Hilary Johnston, 7 Manor Farm Way, Seer Green, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2YD

Planning law solicitors in Gerrards Cross regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Gerrards Cross specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including special planning controls
  • Turbervilles, Hill House, 118 High Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1JT
  • Iliffes Booth Bennett, Capital Court, 30 Windsor Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1AB

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

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