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Cheap conveyancing in Shenstone does not necessarily mean low quality - but the odds are stacked against you

Top 5 reasons to use our service to assist you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in Shenstone

  • 1 Lawyer conveyancing firms have excellent personal connections with Shenstone estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 Shenstone conveyancing lawyers will have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 3 Using a local Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more personal touch. Sometimes when dealing with a large conveyancing firm, your matter is handled by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 4 Over the years Shenstone property lawyer have developed valuable working relationships with Shenstone local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your conveyancing in Shenstone.
  • 5 The Shenstone conveyancing firms that we work with are committed to providing value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and remortgagors in Shenstone

Examples of recent conveyancing in Shenstone since January 2025*

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Conveyance

of flat Trafalgar Way WS14 9FE, at a price of £205,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

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Transfer

of terraced residence, Sturgeons Hill, WS14 9AW completing on 23/01/2025 at a price of £510,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, securing official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

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Disposal

of semi-detached residence, Castlefort Road, WS9 9JT completing on 28/01/2025 at a price of £240,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

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Disposal

of terraced premises, Midgley Drive, B74 2TW completing on 22/01/2025 at a price of £732,500. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Shenstone

Can the conveyancing practitioners highlighted via your ’find a lawyer’ tool handle right to buy conveyancing in Shenstone?

We do have plenty of conveyancing lawyers who can service right to buy conveyancing work You should get in touch with the conveyancers listed in order to obtain a conveyancing quote.

What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Shenstone? What am I being asked for?

Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to check the identification documents of the person or body they are dealing with before they can accept their conveyancing retainer. The Terms of Engagement that you are required to sign will no doubt stipulate this. Your lender will also require certain documents to be viewed. If you are unwilling to hand over identification documents, your lawyer would not be able to accept instructions from you.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on two weeks back in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Shenstone is where the house is located. Is there any guidance you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Shenstone are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Shenstone you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Shenstone may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in Shenstone and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Shenstone. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Shenstone area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Shenstone. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

I am 3 weeks into a freehold purchase having been referred to solicitors by the local agent to do our conveyancing in Shenstone. I am am very frustrated with the quality of service. Can you you assist me in finding new solicitors?

They would need to be really bad in order to consider diss instructing them. Has the mortgage been issued? If so you need to inform them of the replacement solicitor and have the mortgage documents are re-issued. Your conveyancer needs to be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid escalating expenses and complications. That should be your starting point. Our search tool can assist you in finding a bank approved solicitor for your conveyancing in Shenstone

I am hoping to put an offer on a small detached house that seems to be perfect, at a reasonable price which is making it more attractive. I have just been informed that it's a leasehold as opposed to freehold. I am assuming that there are issues buying a house with a leasehold title in Shenstone. Conveyancing solicitors have are soon to be appointed. Will they explain the issues?

Most houses in Shenstone are freehold and not leasehold. In this scenario it’s worth having a local solicitor who is familiar with the area who can help the conveyancing process. We note that you are purchasing in Shenstone so you should seriously consider shopping around for a Shenstone conveyancing solicitor and check that they have experience in transacting on leasehold houses. As a matter of priority you will need to check the unexpired lease term. Being a tenant you will not be at liberty to do whatever you want with the house. The lease will likely included provisions such as requiring the freeholder’spermission to conduct alterations. You may also be required to pay a maintenance charge towards the upkeep of the communal areas where the house is part of an estate. Your conveyancer will report to you on the legal implications.

I own a ground floor flat in Shenstone, conveyancing having been completed in 2003. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Corresponding flats in Shenstone with over 90 years remaining are worth £197,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £55 charged once a year. The lease runs out on 21st October 2081

With only 56 years unexpired the likely cost is going to range between £29,500 and £34,000 plus legals.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to provide a more accurate figure without more comprehensive due diligence. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional concerns that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information before getting professional advice.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Shenstone

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Shenstone with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • Nicholas Gee, 1 Loxton Close, Little Aston, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B74 4HY
  • Moseleys, Compton House, 18 Bore Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6LL
  • Somerfield & Co Limited, Office 6, 2nd Floor Charrington House, 17a Market Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6JX
  • Keelys Llp, 28 Dam Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6AA
  • Adcocks Solicitors Limited, Chancery House, 27 Lombard Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6DP

Residential conveyancing in Shenstone almost always consists of the following:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and related documents
  • Supplying draft papers to the conveyancing practitioner representing the buyer
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and answering supplemental queries from the buyer’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Negotiating the transfer document
  • Responding to requisitions submitted by the buyer’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Receiving sale proceeds and sending funds to the vendor, the estate agent and other relevant parties (where applicable)

Shenstone commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on a variety of aspects of commercial property law

    General advice on title or other property issues Comprehensive advice on planning issues Commercial development (from overage and options through to site acquisitions and construction) Acquisitions and disposals of property portfolios at commercial auctions Options and guarantees

Neighboring Locations

Burntwood
 Lichfield
 Fradley
Shenstone

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

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