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Conveyancing in Raglan : Keep it Local

Reasons to use our Raglan conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Raglan conveyancers work in conjunction with Raglan estate agents, house builders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is provided to home movers every step of the way, to ensure you’re kept informed as to progress all the way along
  • 2 The accumulation of transactions means that Raglan lawyer have established valuable connections with Raglan 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 Raglan.
  • 3 On the balance of probabilities the other side’s conveyancers are based in Raglan - if so both parties are likely to be less confrontational
  • 4 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these firms are often based many miles away with little understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Raglan
  • 5 Raglan conveyancers are likely to acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in Raglan since June 2023*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Raglan

I selected a Raglan based solicitor for my conveyancing in Raglan last week. Looking through the terms of engagement it is apparent thatwe are on the hook for costs even if the sale doesn't happen. Would I be best advised to instruct an on-line lawyer promoting no move no charge conveyancing in Raglan?

Generally there is a concession along the lines that if "No Completion No Fee" is offered then the conveyancing charges will generally be higher to offset the transactions that do not go ahead. Please beware that these schemes rarely protect you from outlay e.g. Raglan conveyancing search costs.

My husband and I are purchasing a brand new apartment in Raglan and my conveyancer is advising me that she is duty bound to the mortgage company to reveal incentives from the developer. I am on a tight deadline to sign contracts and I would rather not prolong matters. Is my lawyer right?

You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your property lawyer. A precondition to being on a bank panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook provisions. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.

Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Raglan even where I’m not buying or selling a house, for instance where I intend to buy a shop in Raglan with a loan from Chelsea Building Society?

Our comparison service is predominantly utilised to get a quote from domestic conveyancing solicitors in Raglan but we have set out towards the bottom of this page a few Raglan commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the solicitors directly to establish if they can also act for Chelsea Building Society

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

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Raglan. 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…’

Given that I am about to part with hundreds of thousands of pounds on a garden flat in Raglan I wish to talk to a lawyer regarding thehouse move ahead of instructing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

This is something that we encourage - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the conveyancer who will be carrying out your property ownership legalities in Raglan.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is unique person, not a file number. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are calculated and presented to you for your conveyancing in Raglan should be the figure that you end up paying.

Me and my husband accepted an offer on a Raglan flat left to us seven years ago in 2011. I have over a decades worth of conveyancing know-how and, although retired, see no reason not to undertake my own conveyancing. The purchaser's solicitor has informed me that their bank will not allow you to do your own conveyancing mandating that the funds to be sent to a solicitor's bank account.

Lending requirements to lawyers from all mainstream lenders specify that If the vendor does not have legal representation the buyer’s lawyers should check whether the bank needs to be notified so that a decision can be made as to whether or not they are willing to proceed.

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

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and associated documents
  • Supplying draft papers to the conveyancing practitioner acting for the buyer
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and answering supplemental enquires from the buyer’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Finalising the transfer document
  • Replying to requisitions prepared by the purchaser’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Receiving sale proceeds and sending funds to the vendor, the estate agent and paying off the home loan (if applicable)

Whether you are going through a divorce or breakup or simply wish to transfer your property to someone else, transfer of equity conveyancing in Raglan has some of the following tasks:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Representing mortgage company (if appropriate)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Preparing the Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Negotiating adjustments to the the Transfer deed
  • Corresponding with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing funds to the appropriate parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the correct stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the change in proprietorship and the mortgage (if appropriate) at the HMLR.

Raglan commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on numerous aspects of commercial property law

    Commercial development (from overage and options through to site acquisitions and construction) complex procedures concerning renewal, rent reviews, dilapidations and the many obligations encountered by Landlords and Tenants of business premises Property due diligence in connection with corporate acquisitions and disposals Creating and negotiating new leases Buying, selling and leasing land for registered charities

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

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