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Main reasons to let us help you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Little Burstead

  • 1 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these firms are often based many kilometers away with limited understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Little Burstead
  • 2 Using a high street Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more personalised service. Sometimes when dealing with a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by reading from their computer screens.
  • 3 Our site is the first site that enables you the facility to check that your conveyancing in Little Burstead will be carried out by a property lawyer on your lender’s member panel.
  • 4 Little Burstead solicitor are the key to a successful Little Burstead conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 5 On the balance of probabilities the the conveyancers for the other party have offices in Little Burstead - if so sets of lawyers will be less confrontational

Examples of recent conveyancing in Little Burstead since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Little Burstead

Our lawyer has discovered a defect with the lease for the property we are purchasing in Little Burstead. The seller’s lawyers have put forward title insurance as a workaround. We are happy with insurance and will cover the costs. Our lawyer says that he must check that the mortgage company is content with this solution. Who is the client here, us or the lender?

The short answer to your last question is that, notwithstanding the potential for a conflict of interest, you and the mortgage company are the client. Your property lawyer must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions. The UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions require your lawyer to disclose issues such as defects with the lease so that the mortgage company can be afforded the opportunity to check with their valuer as to the extent that the value of the property is affected. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your solicitor will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.

In what way does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Little Burstead? What am I being asked for?

It is indeed that case that these requests have nothing to do with conveyancing in Little Burstead. However these days you can not proceed with any conveyancing transaction in the absence handing over proof of your identity. Ordinarily this takes the form of a either your passport or driving licence plus a utility bill. Please note that if you are supplying your driving licence as evidence of ID it must be both the paper element as well as the photo card part, one is not sufficient in the absence of the other.

Verification of the source of money is required under Money Laundering Regulations. Please do not be offended when you are asked to produce this as your lawyer must retain this information on file. Your Little Burstead conveyancing practitioner will require evidence of proof of funds before they are able to accept any funds from you into their client account and they may also ask further queries regarding the origin of funds.

I am about to put an offer on a leasehold property in Little Burstead. The estate agents assure me that it is usual for flats in Little Burstead to have less than 75 years remaining. I am expecting a mortgage with Bank of Ireland. Will the property be mortgageable given that the lease has Seventy One years remaining.

Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are securing a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Bank of Ireland have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 20/5/2025 the requirements read as follows :

Yes, subject to a minimum lease term of 85 years. The unexpired lease term must be at least the mortgage term plus 45 years. See also 5.14.9

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my property can not be found. The solicitors who did the conveyancing in Little Burstead 4 years ago no longer exist. What are my next steps?

As long as the title is registered the information relating to your proprietorship will be retained by the Land Registry with a Title Number. It is possible to conduct a search at the Land Registry, locate your property and obtain current copies of the property title for a small fee. Where the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will usually retain a file duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be ordered for twenty pounds.

I decided to have a survey done on a property in Little Burstead in advance of appointing conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. My surveyor advised that some banks may not give a loan on this type of house.

It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can look into this further via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Little Burstead. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Little Burstead especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Little Burstead.

Is it best to use a Little Burstead conveyancing practitioner based in the location that I am buying? We have a good friend who can carry out the legal formalities but her office is 400miles drive away.

The benefit of a local Little Burstead conveyancing firm is that you can drop in to execute documents, hand in your identification documents and apply pressure on them where appropriate. They will also have local intelligence which is a plus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have used your friend and in the main were content that must outweigh using an unknown Little Burstead conveyancing solicitor just because they are Little Burstead based.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Little Burstead regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Little Burstead specialising in commercial conveyancing in Little Burstead. This should include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Roger Green & Co Solicitors, 100 High Street, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9BY
  • Marks Miller & Co, 92b High Street, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9BT
  • Browns Solicitors (essex) Ltd, Church House, 46 High Street, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9BS
  • Palmers, 19 Town Square, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1BD
  • Anthony King & Co, Southgate House, Town Square, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1BN

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Little Burstead regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Little Burstead but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Pcs Legal , 5 The Capricorn Centre, SS14 3JA
  • Dorling Cottrell Limited, Suite 6 Phoenix House, SS14 3EZ
  • Legal Business Property Lawyers Ltd, 16 St Thomas Road, CM14 4DB
  • Chris Allnutt & Co, Ground Floor, Broadway House, SS11 7AD

Planning law solicitors in Little Burstead regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Little Burstead practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • Dadds Llp, 51 High Street, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9AX
  • Pure Law Llp, Lutea House, Warley Hill Business Park, The Drive, Great Warley, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 3BE

Neighboring Locations

Ingatestone
Billericay
Little Burstead
Basildon
Laindon

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

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