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Reasons to use our Sawston conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Using a high street Solicitor generally results in a more personal touch. Sometimes when dealing with a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 2 Sawston conveyancers work in partnership with Sawston estate agents, house builders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is provided to clients every step of the way, helping make the process as straightforward as possible
  • 3 This site is the first site offering you the facility to ensure that your property ownership legalities in Sawston will be carried out by a conveyancer on your bank conveyancing panel.
  • 4 You can rest easier when choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Sawston has a number to pick from, but for a truly dependable and reliable service many local people have been use the endorsement of this site.
  • 5 Conveyancer conveyancing firms have excellent personal connections with Sawston selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Sawston since May 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Sawston

AssumingI was to buy a straightforward homein Sawston mortgage fee and dispense with a survey and no local authority searches how much should I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Sawston?

The sole saving you would make on is the Sawston conveyancing searches. The solicitor still be obliged to do everything else - money laundering, correspond with the vendors conveyancing practitioner, stamp duty submission, register the title etc. A marginal saving might be made by not having to register a charge but it will not be significant.

How up to date is your search tool for Sawston conveyancing solicitors on the Co-operative conveyancing panel? Do Co-operative send you an updated list?

Sawston conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Co-operative conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Co-operative directly.

What can a local search reveal about the property I am purchasing in Sawston?

Sawston conveyancing often starts with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company for example Searches UK The local search plays an important role in many a Sawston conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any nasty surprises after you move into your property. The search will supply information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen subject headings.

My wife and I purchased a semi-detached Edwardian property in Sawston. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Yorkshire Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the matching address. Is it worth asking Yorkshire Building Society to clarify?

You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Sawston and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also question the position with your conveyancing lawyer who carried out the work.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Sawston. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Sawston

    There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.

How do I search for a Sawston law firm on the The Royal Bank of Scotland conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am happy to travel upto 25miles to meet the solicitor.

You can use the facility on this page. Please pick a mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Sawston conveyancing lawyers locally. We have detailed some Sawston conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can telephone them to check whether they are on the The Royal Bank of Scotland approved list

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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

Planning law solicitors in Sawston regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Sawston with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including special planning controls
  • Thomson Webb & Corfield, 16 Union Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1HE
  • Richard Buxton, 19b Victoria Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 1JP
  • Hewitsons Llp, Shakespeare House, 42 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB5 8EP

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Sawston ordinarily involves the following:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the bank (where appropriate)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Negotiating amendments to the draft Transfer
  • Corresponding with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring funds to the appropriate parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the change in proprietorship and the mortgage (where applicable) at the Land Registry.

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

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