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Top 5 reasons to use our service to assist you find a local conveyancing solicitor in Olney

  • 1 Olney property lawyer are the linchpin to a successful Olney conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 2 Experience means that Olney property lawyer have established valuable connections with Olney 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 house sale or purchase in Olney.
  • 3 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these organisations are often located many kilometers away with little appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Olney
  • 4 The companies shown on our directory have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.
  • 5 Lawyer conveyancing firms have extremely good personal connections with Olney estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Olney since December 2023*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Olney

I require conveyancing for a flat in a relatively new development (seven years old) in Olney. The vast majority the flats have already been occupied. Do I need carry out the local searches for my conveyancing in Olney?

You are opening yourself up to an unnecessary risk in refusing to carrying out Olney conveyancing searches. Without searches you have no clarity over flooding, environmental etc which may mean you walk away due to potential problems down the line. If you are buying mortgage free there is no legal requirement to have them, but we would absolutely advise in no uncertain terms that your lawyer conducts them. If accelerating the process and cost are top of your issues you should consider with your lawyer about the options such as contingency insurance available to you

Why do I have to pay up front when it comes to conveyancing in Olney?

Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Olney your lawyer will request that you place them with funds to cover the search fees. Ordinarily this is needed to cover the fees of the conveyancing searches. If any deposit is payable against the sale price then this will be needed shortly before contracts are exchanged. The final balance that is due should be transferred shortly before completion.

What is your number one tip for choosing a conveyancing solicitor in Olney

Do not opt for the lowest Olney conveyancing fees. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. 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.

Have just purchased a probate house at auction in Olney. Conveyancing is required. What are my next steps?

Having legally bound yourself to purchase you should retain a conveyancing solicitor quickly as you will have a fast approaching a drop dead date to complete the deal. Every auction property should have a bespoke legal set of papers. This will include most,if not all of the documents that your solicitor requires. Where you are dealing with leasehold premises the legal pack may contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork pertinent to a leasehold property. You need to hand this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor at the earliest opportunity. You also need to ensure that you have funds in order to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

I'm the single beneficiary of my late father’s will with all property in now in my sole name, including the house in Olney. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in February. I want to move. I understand that there is a CML 6 month 'rule', meaning my proprietorship could be treated the same way as though I had purchased the property in February. Do I have to wait half a year to sell?

The CML handbook mandates conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you might be caught by that. How sensible a view lenders take of it, depend on the lender as this obligation primarily exists to pick up on subsales or the wholesaling and assigning of property.

A friend advised me that if I am buying in Olney I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is usually quoted for as part of the standard Olney conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Olney around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Olney Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Olney Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Olney.

Taking into account that I am about to spend 450k on a two bedroom apartment in Olney I would like to have a conversation with the lawyer about mytransaction prior to instructing the firm. Can this be arranged?

Absolutely - we would be happy to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the lawyer due to be carrying out your property ownership legalities in Olney.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is unique individual, not a file number. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are calculated and presented to you for your conveyancing in Olney should be the figure that you are charged.

I've recently bought a leasehold flat in Olney. Do I have any liability for service charges for periods before my ownership?

In a situation where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous owner and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. Strange as it may seem, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. It is an essential part of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.

If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).

I acquired a basement flat in Olney, conveyancing having been completed 8 years ago. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Corresponding flats in Olney with a long lease are worth £195,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 invoiced annually. The lease expires on 21st October 2088

With just 64 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £14,300 and £16,400 plus legals.

The suggested premium range 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 due diligence. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional issues that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward based on this information without first getting professional advice.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Olney regulated by the SRA

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

  • J Garrard & Allen, 4 High Street, Olney, Buckinghamshire, MK46 4BB
  • Rushford & Mccarville Llp, Brewery House, 84 High Street, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, MK16 8AQ

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Olney

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Olney with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • J Garrard & Allen, 4 High Street, Olney, Buckinghamshire, MK46 4BB
  • Rushford & Mccarville Llp, Brewery House, 84 High Street, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, MK16 8AQ

Planning law solicitors in Olney regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Olney practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including compulsory purchases in Olney
  • J Garrard & Allen, 4 High Street, Olney, Buckinghamshire, MK46 4BB

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

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