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Reasons to use our Rickmansworth conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The practices identified on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.
  • 2 On the balance of probabilities the the lawyers for the other party have offices in Rickmansworth - if so both parties will be less confrontational
  • 3 Our site is the only site offering you the ability to check that your conveyancing in Rickmansworth will be conducted by a solicitor on your mortgage lender’s member panel.
  • 4 Personal touch and pure property local knowledge are key benefits that you should look for when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Rickmansworth home moves can be made significantly more protracted as a result of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 5 Rickmansworth solicitors work in partnership with Rickmansworth estate agents, property finders, surveyors, banks and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, with the intention of reducing administrative burdens and transaction times

Examples of recent conveyancing in Rickmansworth since December 2024*

Disposal

of semi residence, Thrush Green, WD3 7GF completing on 14/01/2025 at a price of £795,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

Transfer

of semi property, Talbot Road, WD3 1HE completing on 09/01/2025 at a price of £855,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, securing official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of house residence, Bankside Down, WD3 4EJ completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £595,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

Sale

of semi-detached residence, Spencer Walk, WD3 4EE completing on 09/01/2025 at a price of £1,350,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, securing official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Rickmansworth

We see that you have a search directory listing law firms on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I retain them for our conveyancing in Rickmansworth?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Rickmansworth.

I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Rickmansworth. I now require my papers however the law firm has closed. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Rickmansworth of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am buying a new build apartment in Rickmansworth. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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 legal work.

Here are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Rickmansworth

    The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. 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.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £245,000 and identified one round the corner in Rickmansworth I like with a park and transport links nearby, however it's only got 49 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Rickmansworth suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?

If you require a mortgage that many years will be problematic. Reduce the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.

Taking into account that I am about to part with £400,000 on a terraced house in Rickmansworth I wish to have a conversation with the lawyer concerning thehouse move before appointing the firm. Can this be arranged?

This is something that we recommend - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the lawyer due to be carrying out your conveyancing in Rickmansworth.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important individual, not a case reference. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for residential conveyancing in Rickmansworth should be the amount on the final invoice that you are charged.

I only have 72 years remaining on my flat in Rickmansworth. I now wish to extend my lease but my landlord is absent. What should I do?

If you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be lengthened by the Court. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have made all reasonable attempts to track down the freeholder. In some cases an enquiry agent would be useful to try and locate and to produce an expert document which can be accepted by the court as proof that the landlord is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a solicitor in relation to investigating the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court covering Rickmansworth.

I am the proprietor of a ground floor flat in Rickmansworth. In the absence of agreement between myself and the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the sum due for a lease extension?

if there is a absentee freeholder or where there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant legislation it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to judgment on the premium.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Rickmansworth premises is Flats 8, 11 and 15 Craigmore Court 46 Murray Road in December 2013. The tribunal held that the price payable by the Applicant tenant of Flat 8 to acquire an extended lease shall be £26,438 plus £1 to the intermediate lessee . The tribunal held that the price payable by the Applicant tenants of Flat 11 to acquire an extended lease shall be £26,791 plus £1 to the intermediate lessee. The tribunal held that the price payable by the Applicant tenant of Flat 15 to acquire an extended lease shall be £26,638 plus £1 to the intermediate lessee . This case was in relation to 3 flats. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 71 years.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Rickmansworth regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Rickmansworth with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Rickmansworth. This may include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Archer Rusby Solicitors Limited, 3 Norfolk Court, Norfolk Road, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 1LA
  • Bowen Egles Llp, Sunley House, Old's Approach, Tolpits Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 9TB
  • Lawrence C. Samuels Ll.b Solicitor, 29 Farm Way, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 3EE
  • Timothy Warren Solicitor, 37 Nicholas Way, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 2TR
  • Seabourne Lawleys Limited, 60-62 High Street, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 1BL

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Rickmansworth regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Rickmansworth but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • St John's Property Lawyers, 22a The Avenue, WD17 4NS
  • Graham Smith Property Lawyers , St Johns House, WD24 6PW

Planning law solicitors in Rickmansworth regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Rickmansworth specialising in planning law. This should include advice on applications about listed buildings and conservation areas
  • Paul Fallon & Company, 87-89 Market Street, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 0PT

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

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