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5 reasons to use our service to help you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Melton Mowbray

  • 1 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these companies are often based hundreds of kilometers away with limited understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Melton Mowbray
  • 2 The Melton Mowbray conveyancing practitioners that are listed are dedicated to supplying the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and investors in Melton Mowbray
  • 3 Over the years Melton Mowbray conveyancer have established valuable links with Melton Mowbray local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your home move in Melton Mowbray.
  • 4 Regardless other lawyers advise it could be necessary to pop into your conveyancer to sign legal papers. Too many 3rd parties are already with an interest in a conveyancing transaction without having to add Royal Mail into the mix.
  • 5 Retaining the services of a high street Solicitor usually results in a more personal touch. Online forums bear testimony to the idea that in selecting a large conveyancing firm, your transaction is dealt with by a team of people who who update you by reading from their computer screens.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Melton Mowbray since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Melton Mowbray

Finally the sale completed on my house in Melton Mowbray last April yet the purchaser is SMS messaging me to moan that his conveyancer needs to hear from myconveyancer. What are the post completion sale formalities now that I have sold?

Following your house sale your lawyer is obliged to forward the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. Where relevant, your lawyer should also confirm that the mortgage has been repaid to the purchasers solicitors. There are no post completion requirements unique to conveyancing in Melton Mowbray.

My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Melton Mowbray. I I would like to check whether they are accepted on the Santander approved list of lawyers. Could you assist?

You should e-mail the conveyancer and ask them whether they are on the lender panel. Alternatively you can get in touch with Santander who may be able to assist.

My stepmother pointed out to me me that in purchasing a property in Melton Mowbray there could be various restrictions as to what one can do in terms of external alterations to a property. Is this right?

We are aware of a number of properties in Melton Mowbray which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to carry out external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in Melton Mowbray should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

I am planning to move property in September. Does my conveyancing solicitor communicate with the removal company on the day of completion. Incidentally, can you recommend a removal company in Melton Mowbray. Conveyancing firm was found before I stumbled across this website.

On the day of completion you can pick up the keys from the estate agent but this should only occur when the sellers solicitors confirm to the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be released. After that you should tell the removal men that they can start moving you in. We do not recommend a specific removal company but can help you find a conveyancing in Melton Mowbray or a solicitor that specialises in conveyancing in Melton Mowbray.

We expect to receive a DIP from TSB this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do TSB recommend any Melton Mowbray solicitors on the TSB conveyancing panel, or is it better to go independently?

You will need to appoint Melton Mowbray solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the TSB conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and TSB through the process.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Melton Mowbray?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Melton Mowbray. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Melton Mowbray. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Melton Mowbray

    Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on a fortnight ago in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. Melton Mowbray is the location of the property. Can you offer any assistance?

Flying freeholds in Melton Mowbray are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Melton Mowbray you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Melton Mowbray may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Melton Mowbray

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Melton Mowbray with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Latham & Co, 15 High Street, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0TX
  • Mark Shepherd Limited, The White House, 19 High Street, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0TZ
  • Oldham Marsh Page Flavell, The White House, 19 High Street, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0TZ
  • Peter W Marsh & Co, Pembroke Gardens, 19 High Street, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0TZ

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Melton Mowbray?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding buying and selling property and cover conveyancing countrywide as well as Melton Mowbray. When appointed a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you can expect:
  • Have an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Have a high standard of legal services.
  • Receive your matters dealt with using care, skill and legal competence.
  • Receive a high standard of service due to your conveyancer’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.
  • Have your specific needs taken into account should a complaint be necessary.
  • Receive a timeous, impartial and comprehensive service if if a complaint is made about your conveyancing in Melton Mowbray.

Selling a home in Melton Mowbray is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Conveyancer instructed by the seller once the offer has been accepted
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drafting contract and related documents
  • Sending draft papers to the property lawyer representing the purchaser
  • Negotiating contracts and responding to additional questions from the buyer’s property lawyer
  • Finalising the transfer deed
  • Replying to requisitions submitted 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 paying off the home loan (if relevant)

Neighboring Locations

Cotgrave
Melton Mowbray
Billesdon
Langham
Oakham
Whissendine

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

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