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Reasons to use our Oundle conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Oundle lawyers have a crucial edge when it comes to Oundle conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will affect your home move
  • 2 Our site is the only site offering you the ability to ensure that your conveyancing in Oundle will be conducted by a conveyancer on your mortgage lender’s approved panel.
  • 3 Notwithstanding what other on-line conveyancers may claim it could be necessary to attend your solicitor to sign legal papers. Too many 3rd parties are already involved in a conveyancing transaction without having to add the postman into the mix.
  • 4 Using a a family Solicitor on the whole means that you will receive a more personal touch. When using a large conveyancing firm, your conveyancing is handled by a team of people who who progress matters by reading from their computer screens.
  • 5 The practices identified on our directory have a mix of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Oundle since January 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Oundle

I am only a couple days away from an exchange on a property in Oundle and my mum and dad have transferred the 10% deposit to my conveyancer. I am now advised that as the deposit has not come from me my property lawyer needs to disclose this to my bank. I am advised that, in also acting for the bank he must advise them that the balance of the purchase price is coming from anyone other than me. I informed the bank concerning my parents' contribution when I applied for the mortgage, so is it really appropriate for this now to delay the deal?

Your solicitor is obliged to check with the bank to make sure that they know that the balance of the purchase price is not from your own resources. The solicitor can only notify this to your lender if you permit them to, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.

My wife and I are purchasing a house in Oundle. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a solicitor? At some point we will need to put money into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our money?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

We previously selected conveyancers locally in Oundle on the Santander solicitor approved list. They are now charging me a separate amount for dealing with the Santander mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by Santander?

Unfortunately, so long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your solicitor is entitled to charge a fee for this. The fee is not set by Santander but by your Oundle conveyancer. Some firms on the Santander panel will levy ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.

My wife and I are in the throws of looking at flats in Oundle and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it sensible to have a conveyancer on ‘stand by’? I intend to finance via a mortgage with Yorkshire BS.

You should start obtaining conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their contact information on to the selling agent. As you are taking out a mortgage with Yorkshire BS, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel.

I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £195,000 and found one near me in Oundle I like with amenity areas and railway links in the vicinity, however it only has 49 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Oundle suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a lease with such few years left?

If you require a home loan that many years will be an issue. Reduce the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you may ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor regarding this matter.

How does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my commercial offices in Oundle and how can your lawyers assist?

The 1954 Act affords protection to commercial lessees, giving them the a statutory right to apply to court for a renewal lease and remain in occupation at the end of an expired lease. There are certain specified grounds that a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are involved. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing solicitors who use the act to your advantage and help with commercial conveyancing in Oundle

We're first time buyers - agreed a price, but the selling agent informed us that the owners will only go ahead if we instruct their chosen lawyers as they want an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a high street solicitor who is familiar with conveyancing in Oundle

It is improbable the vendors are driving this. If they desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a genuine purchaser is counter productive. Try to communicate with the owners directly and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to progress, with mortgage lined up © you are unencumbered (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you will continue to instruct your own,trusted Oundle conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will provide their estate agent a introducer fee or achieve conveyancing figures set by senior management.

My husband and I accepted an offer on a Oundle bungalow we inherited some years ago in 2011. I have over a decades worth of conveyancing knowledge and, now retired, see no reason not to do my own conveyancing. The buyer's lawyer has informed me that their mortgage company will not allow you to do your own conveyancing mandating that the funds to be passed via a solicitor's bank account.

Mortgage instructions to conveyancers from all mainstream lenders state that If the seller does not have legal representation the borrower's lawyers should check whether the lender needs to be told so that a decision can be made as to whether or not they are prepared to progress.

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

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding acquiring and selling property and cover conveyancing throughout England and Wales as well as Oundle. If instructing a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you should:
  • Have an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a high standard of legal services.
  • Enjoy the benefit of your conveyancing dealt with using care, skill and diligence.
  • Receive a high standard of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Have a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • You should not consider yourself discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive 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 a complaint be made.
  • Receive a timeous, impartial and comprehensive service when if a complaint is made about your conveyancing in Oundle.

Home buying in Oundle is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and related documents
  • Sending draft papers to the conveyancing practitioner acting for the purchaser
  • Negotiating contracts and answering supplemental questions from the buyer’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Finalising the transfer deed
  • Responding to requisitions raised by the buyer’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and transferring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and other relevant parties (if applicable)

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Oundle almost always includes the following:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Representing mortgage company (if applicable)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Agreeing adjustments to the the Transfer deed
  • Communicating with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring funds to relevant parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the change in proprietorship and the home loan (where applicable) at the HMLR.

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

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