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Choosing the right solicitor is the most important decision when it comes to your Long Melford conveyancing

Reasons to use our Long Melford conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Long Melford solicitors work in conjunction with Long Melford estate agents, property finders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is offered to clients every step of the way, ensuring the smoothest, most stress-free process possible
  • 2 Long Melford conveyancers have a significant advantage when it comes to Long Melford conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can affect your home move
  • 3 Regardless alternative sites say it could be necessary to attend your lawyer to sign legal papers. Too many 3rd parties are already involved in a house sale without having to include Royal Mail into the pot.
  • 4 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often based hundreds of kilometers away with limited appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Long Melford
  • 5 Using a high street Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more bespoke service. Online forums often suggest that in choosing a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who progress matters by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Long Melford since June 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Long Melford

I am hoping to receive a mortgage with Halifax. I would like to instruct a Licensed Conveyancer in Long Melford. Does the Halifax Conveyancing panel allow for Licensed Conveyancers?

The Halifax approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, represented by the Council or Mortgage Lenders or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.

Would the conveyancing lawyers listed on your site perform conveyancing in Long Melford by way of an attended exchange?

We do have a number of conveyancing experts who can conduct one day exchanges. Please e-mail us to secure a fee calculation and details as to dates.

What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Long Melford? Is this really warranted?

Long Melford conveyancing solicitors as well as nationwide property lawyers throughout the UK have a duty under Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules to verify the ID of any client with a view to ensure that clients are who they say they are.

Conveyancing clients are required to supply two forms of certified ID; proof of identity (usually a Passport or Driving Licence) and evidence of address (usually a Utility Bill less than 3 months old).

Proof of the origin of monies is also necessary under the money laundering regulations as lawyers have a duty to ensure that the monies you are utilising to acquire a property (be it the exchange deposit or the full purchase monies where you are buying mortgage free) has come from legitimate source (such as an inheritance) as opposed to the fruits of criminal behaviour.

We wanted to use a property lawyer in Long Melford for our house purchase. Our financial adviser informed us that our bank Yorkshire Building Society won't deal with them. Why is this not regarded as unfair competition?

A bank can require an approved solicitor act for it. You would be liable to bear the charges for this. Please make use of our tool to select a solicitor to conduct conveyancing in Long Melford on the Yorkshire Building Society approved list of solicitors.

Do commercial conveyancing searches disclose impending roadworks that could impact a commercial estate in Long Melford?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Long Melford will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers expend in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Long Melford. The search result sets out definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Long Melford.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Long Melford it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately could result in delays to Long Melford commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not ordered for residential conveyancing in Long Melford.

What can I do to discover who is the owner of a house in Long Melford?

As long as the property is recorded at the Land Registry, and you have requisite details of the address of the premises, you should be able to see results from the HM Land Registry of the registered proprietor for a a minimal charge.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Long Melford regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Long Melford specialising in commercial conveyancing in Long Melford. This may include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Steed & Steed Llp, 6 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2ET
  • Bates Wells & Braithwaite Limited, 27 Friars Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2AD
  • Wayman & Long, 27 High Street, Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 8NZ

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Long Melford regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Long Melford but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Peter Mallender & Company, Eatanswill House, CO10 2DL

Sale conveyancing in Long Melford ordinarily involves the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and related papers
  • Submitting draft papers to the solicitor retained by the purchaser
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and answering additional questions from the purchaser’s solicitor
  • Finalising the transfer deed
  • Replying to requisitions submitted by the purchaser’s solicitor
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Receiving sale proceeds and transferring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and other relevant parties (if applicable)

Neighboring Locations

Lavenham
Clare
Long Melford
Halstead
Bures
Nayland

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

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