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  • 2 Chances are that the other side’s solicitors have offices in Sawston - if so both parties will be less confrontational
  • 3 Regardless alternative sites may claim it just might be important to attend your conveyancer to sign legal papers. There are various parties with involved in a conveyancing transaction without needing to include Royal Mail into the pot.
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Examples of recent conveyancing in Sawston since September 2023*

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of terraced residence, Newton Road, CB22 4PF completing on 01/09/2023 at a price of £530,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges

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of detached residence residence, Lantree Crescent, CB2 9NJ completing on 06/09/2023 at a price of £605,850. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, securing official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

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of semi-detached premises, Thoday Street, CB1 3AT completing on 08/09/2023 at a price of £545,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

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of house residence, Sedgwick Street, CB1 3AL completing on 01/09/2023 at a price of £595,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Sawston

My mortgage broker has asked me for my Sawston solicitor’s panel reference for the Lloyds conveyancing panel. How do I obtain this. I have contacted my local Sawston office but they have not got back to me yet.

Have you tried calling your Sawston lawyer about this?. Most Sawston conveyancing practices will retain a file or database of lender panel information which would include, if applicable, their conveyancing panel details for each lender.

Can you help? My Sawston conveyancer is informing me me that he is legally obliged toorder Sawston conveyancing searches becausethe firm are on the Virgin Moneyapproved lawyer panel. Is my conveyancer correct?

You have limited options available to you. Given that you are taking out a loan with a mortgage company your conveyancer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your conveyancing practitioner would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your bank’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to comply with the CML Handbook requirements . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Sawston conveyancing searches.

Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Sawston even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for example where I wish to buy a shop in Sawston with a mortgage from Lloyds TSB Bank?

The service is mainly there to get a quote from residential conveyancing solicitors in Sawston but we have set out at the end of this page a selection of Sawston commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to speak with the company directly to see if they can also act for Lloyds TSB Bank

I am remortgaging my apartment in Sawston, does my lawyer have to be on the Kent Reliance Conveyancing panel?

In theory, you could use a solicitor that is not on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel, but Kent Reliance would require one of their panel solicitors to be instructed to act in their interests, and you'd have to pay for this - so most people instruct a panel solicitor. It's also easier, as otherwise you'd have to deal with two solicitors for the same conveyancing matter.

is it true that all Sawston solicitor practices on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel are regulated by the SRA?

As solicitors, in order to be on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel they would need to be governed by the SRA. Many lenders do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such practice would be governed by the CLC.

About to purchase apartment in Sawston. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Principality conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Sawston solicitor is on the Principality conveyancing panel.

After what seems like an age I have had an offer on a maisonette in Sawston agreed to, the vendors do however have an associated purchase. The sellers have put an offer on a property, however it’s not yet tied up, and have viewings of other apartments in the pipeline. I have selected a high street conveyancing solicitor in Sawston. What should be my next step? At what stage should I apply for the mortgage with Yorkshire BS?

It is understandable to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses too early (home loan application is in the region of one thousand pounds, then survey, Sawston conveyancing search fees, etc). First, you should ensure that your solicitor is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. Regarding the subsequent stages this very much depends on the specifics of your transaction, motivation for the property and on the state of the market. In a rising market some buyers will apply for a home loan with Yorkshire BS and pay for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they request their conveyancer to proceed with the conveyancing in Sawston.

I am looking for a ground for flat up to £235,500 and found one near me in Sawston I like with a park and transport links nearby, however it only has 61 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Sawston for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a short lease?

Should you need a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term will be problematic. Reduce the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you may request that they start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor about this.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Sawston regulated by the SRA

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

  • Nbm Massucco Shelbourne, Lincoln House, The Paddocks, 347 Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 8DH
  • Massucco Buttress, 162 Tenison Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2DP
  • Thomson Webb & Corfield, 16 Union Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1HE
  • Houlden Sweeney Limited, Wellington House, East Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 1BH
  • Barr Ellison Llp, 39 Parkside, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 1PN

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Sawston

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Sawston specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Purdys Solicitors Limited, 26 Pepperslade, Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 4XT
  • Nbm Massucco Shelbourne, Lincoln House, The Paddocks, 347 Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 8DH
  • Thomson Webb & Corfield, 16 Union Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1HE
  • Houlden Sweeney Limited, Wellington House, East Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 1BH
  • Barr Ellison Llp, 39 Parkside, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 1PN

Residential conveyancing in Sawston ordinarily consists of the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and associated papers
  • Forwarding draft papers to the conveyancing practitioner retained by the purchaser
  • Negotiating contracts and answering additional questions from the buyer’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Finalising the transfer document
  • Responding to requisitions prepared by the buyer’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Receiving sale proceeds and wiring funds to the owner, the estate agent and other relevant parties (where appropriate)

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

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