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Main reasons to use our service to assist you choose a local conveyancing solicitor in Longhope

  • 1 Experience means that Longhope lawyer have developed excellent links with Longhope local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your conveyancing in Longhope.
  • 2 Our site is the only site offering you the facility to ensure that your conveyancing in Longhope will be conducted by a property lawyer on your lender’s conveyancing panel.
  • 3 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in Longhope are familiar with the local concerns peculiar to Longhope and therefore you may benefit from better advice and speedier conveyancing.
  • 4 The firms listed on our directory have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.
  • 5 Longhope lawyer are the linchpin to a successful Longhope home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move

Examples of recent conveyancing in Longhope since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Longhope

There are numerous conveyancing solicitors in Longhope but how do I know who's good?

Do not opt for the lowest Longhope conveyancing fees. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to property lawyers. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.

I had a mortgage agreed in principle with Coventry BS. Longhope conveyancing lawyers are appointed. How long does it take for Coventry BS to send the offer to the solicitor?

There is no definitive answer here. Have Coventry BS completed the survey? Have you informed Coventry BS as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.

I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Longhope. I have a mortgage agreed with Coventry BS. Conveyancing is new to me. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should use one. Any advice?

It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Coventry BS, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel.

Just bought a semi-detached house in Longhope , how long should it take for the Land Registry to register my ownership? My Longhope conveyancing solicitor works at snail pace, so I want to be certain that my ownership is registered.

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Longhope registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timescales can differ subject to who lodges the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry need to notify any other parties. As of today in the region of three quarters of submission are fully dealt with within 12 days but occasionally there can be longer delays. Historically registration takes place once the purchaser is living at the property therefore 'speed' is not always top priority yet if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your conveyancer can communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

What is different about your site and other internet conveyancing brokers for conveyancing in Longhope?

At this site secure an accurate quote via a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that appreciates the nuances of your conveyancing in Longhope. Unlike many estate agents and brokerage sites we are not in the business of charging firms a fee if you appoint them for your property ownership legalities in Longhope

My husband and I are FTB’s - agreed a price, yet the estate agent informed us that the owners will only go ahead if we instruct the agent's recommended conveyancers as they are insisting on a ‘quick sale’. Our preferred option is to instruct a high street conveyancer accustomed to conveyancing in Longhope

We suspect that the owner is not behind this request. If they want ‘a quick sale', alienating a genuine purchaser is going to damage their objectives. Speak to the owners direct and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to progress, with finances in place © you are unencumbered (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you are going to use your own,trusted Longhope conveyancing solicitors - as opposed tothose that will provide their estate agent a referral fee or hit his conveyancing figures demanded by corporate headquarters.

When it comes to leasehold conveyancing in Longhope what are the most frequent lease problems?

There is nothing unique about leasehold conveyancing in Longhope. All leases are individual and legal mistakes in the legal wording can sometimes mean that certain provisions are missing. For example, if your lease is missing any of the following, it could be defective:

    A duty to insure the building Repairing obligations to or maintain parts of the property

You could have a problem when selling your property if you have a defective lease primarily because it impacts on the ability to obtain a mortgage on the property. Halifax, The Mortgage Works, and Godiva Mortgages Ltd all have very detailed requirements when it comes to what is expected in a lease. If a mortgage lender believes that the lease does not cover certain provisions they may refuse to grant the mortgage, obliging the buyer to pull out.

I inherited a 1 bedroom flat in Longhope, conveyancing was carried out in 2001. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Comparable flats in Longhope with a long lease are worth £191,000. The ground rent is £55 per annum. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2078

With only 53 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £27,600 and £31,800 as well as legals.

The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to supply a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed investigations. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

There are a number of houses in Longhope on unadopted lanes. My husband and I are acquiring such a house. What would be the advantages and disadvantages of buying a house on a privately owned road?

Longhope conveyancing solicitors will be familiar with transacting propertieson private. The lawyer should review the Land Registry data to identify any rights or liabilities. It is possible that there is a residents association that residents make annual contributions for the upkeep of the road. If one exists, the road should be maintained and look better than council maintained.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Longhope regulated by the SRA

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

  • Milner-lunt & Co, The Elms, Bell Hill, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, GL17 9SA

Home selling conveyancing in Longhope normally entails the following:

  • Lawyer instructed by the seller once the offer has been accepted
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and associated documents
  • Supplying draft papers to the property lawyer representing the purchaser
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and answering further enquires from the purchaser’s property lawyer
  • Agreeing the transfer document
  • Answering requisitions prepared by the purchaser’s property lawyer
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and wiring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and redeeming the home loan (where relevant)

Longhope commercial property solicitors draw on a wide range of commercial expertise offering advice on a number of issues across all aspects of commercial property law

    Comprehensive advice on planning issues Advice on commercial mortgages Sale or acquisition of commercial property investments, including at auction complex procedures concerning renewal, rent reviews, dilapidations and the many obligations encountered by Landlords and Tenants of business premises Telecommunications and broadcast mast sites Extension of leases

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

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