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Lutterworth Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 97% freehold and 3% leasehold conveyancing in Lutterworth for this year to date
  • 2 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £270
  • 3 September was the busiest month and August was the next busiest month while June was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Lutterworth
  • 4 Percentage of cases in Lutterworth that are buy to let is 19%
  • 5 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £12,031

Examples of recent conveyancing in Lutterworth since January 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Lutterworth

My fiance and I are acquiring a flat in Lutterworth. My Conveyancer is not listed on the mortgage company solicitor panel. Is it possible for me to appoint my Lutterworth conveyancing solicitor even though they are excluded from the lender panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?

You must instruct a property lawyer to complete the legal work required if you need a mortgage to buy your home. The conveyancing practitioner will conduct all the necessary legal checks on the property, make sure that you’re properly registered as the owner and ensure that all the required mortgage paperwork is in order. One can appoint a Lutterworth conveyancing practitioner of your choosing. Nevertheless, where the conveyancing practitioner selected is not on the bank conveyancing panel additional fees will arise as separate legal representation will be need by the bank. Bank panel applications can be submitted, so where your conveyancer has not previously sought membership they should take the opportunity to apply.

I am about to exchange buying a house in Lutterworth but as a result of wreckage from a small fire at the property I have managed to agree reparation from the vendor in the sum of six thousand pounds in the form of a adjustment in the price. I had intended this to be dealt with as part of the conveyancing process however Co-operative are not allowing this. Why were they notified?

Any conveyancer that is on the Co-operative conveyancing panel is obliged to disclose to Co-operative of any variations to the sale price. If you prohibit your conveyancer to report the price change to Co-operative then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Co-operative and you would have to appoint a new lawyer for your conveyancing in Lutterworth.

Having sold my house in Lutterworth last February but our buyer keeps e-mailing me complaining that her solicitor needs to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done following completion?

Following your sale your conveyancer should forward the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. If applicable, your solicitor should also confirm that the home loan has been redeemed to the purchasers conveyancers. There are no post completion requirements peculiar conveyancing in Lutterworth.

My fiancee and I are in the process of viewing apartments in Lutterworth and I am about to put in an offer. Should I already have a solicitor appointed at this stage? I am planning to take a home loan with TSB.

You should start requesting conveyancing quotes from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on to the estate agent. Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with TSB, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the TSB conveyancing panel.

After much negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Lutterworth. My mortgage broker suggested a conveyancing practitioner. I paid an upfront payment of £200. A couple of days later, the lawyer contacted me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the UBS conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the UBS panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

I was told four weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Kent Reliance. Is it usual for Kent Reliance to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Lutterworth is approved on their conveyancing panel? Kent Reliance have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their PI Insurance.

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Kent Reliance to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

Various online forums that I have frequented warn that are the number one reason for stalling in Lutterworth house deals. Is this right?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the determinations of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the most frequent causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Local searches are not likely to feature in any delay in conveyancing in Lutterworth.

I have recentlybecome aware that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Lutterworth for a purchase of a freehold house 9 months ago. How can I check that the property is in my name in the name of the former proprietor?

The easiest method to see if the property is in your name, you can carry out 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 Lutterworth conveyancing specialists.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Lutterworth regulated by the SRA

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

  • Headleys, 39a Station Road, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4AP
  • Broomfields Solicitors Llp, Eden House, 8 St. Johns Business Park, Rugby Road, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4HB
  • Melkerts Solicitors Limited, 12 Firtree Lane, Swinford, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 6BH
  • Prime & Co, 5 Regent Place, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 2PL
  • Johns Gilbert & Frankton Llp, 3 Regent Place, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 2PJ

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Lutterworth

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Lutterworth with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • Broomfields Solicitors Llp, Eden House, 8 St. Johns Business Park, Rugby Road, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4HB

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Lutterworth?

Licensed Conveyancers assist with the transfer of ownership of a property from one person to another and cover conveyancing throughout England and Wales as well as Lutterworth. When appointed a Licensed Conveyancer governed by the CLC, you are entitled to:
  • Enjoy the benefit of an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Receive a high standard of legal services.
  • Have your conveyancing dealt with using care, skill and legal know-how.
  • Have a high standard of service due to your lawyer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Be provided with a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • You should not consider yourself discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the standard you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Ensure your individual needs taken into account should you make a complaint.
  • Have a speedy, impartial and comprehensive service when making a complaint about your conveyancing in Lutterworth about your conveyancing in Lutterworth.

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

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