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Reasons to use our Shinfield and Arborfield conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The practices identified on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 2 Shinfield and Arborfield conveyancers have a crucial edge when it comes to Shinfield and Arborfield conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can affect your home move
  • 3 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Shinfield and Arborfield have a grasp oflocal concerns peculiar to Shinfield and Arborfield and therefore you may benefit from better advice and speedier conveyancing.
  • 4 The accumulation of transactions means that Shinfield and Arborfield lawyer have developed valuable links with Shinfield and Arborfield 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 home move in Shinfield and Arborfield.
  • 5 No matter what any alternative sites say it just might be necessary to attend your conveyancer to execute legal papers. There are enough parties engaged in a conveyancing transaction without having to include the postman into the equation.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Shinfield and Arborfield since September 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Shinfield and Arborfield

I am not in a position to travel far from Shinfield and Arborfield. Is there a reason why all Shinfield and Arborfield property lawyers are not on all lender panels?

Mortgage companies highlight the fact that solicitor-led fraud is considered to be responsible for millions of pounds of fraud every year.The removal of law firms from lender panels started with the rise in mortgage fraud, which prompted a thematic review by the FSA in 2011. Its outcome included recommendations for lenders to review their conveyancing panels, which triggered a major policy change in the sector. This resulted in lenders purging a number of firms from their books of approved conveyancing practitioners .

Can your site be used to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Shinfield and Arborfield even where I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for example if I intend to buy a shop in Shinfield and Arborfield with a mortgage from Barnsley Building Society?

Our search tool is predominantly used to help choose domestic conveyancing solicitors in Shinfield and Arborfield but we have recorded towards the end of this page a few Shinfield and Arborfield commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the solicitors directly to establish if they can also act for Barnsley Building Society

I am buying a new build apartment in Shinfield and Arborfield. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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.

Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Shinfield and Arborfield

    If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Please supply a car parking plan.

Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Shinfield and Arborfield ahead of retaining conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. Our surveyor has said that some lenders tend refuse to issue a loan on this type of house.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. If you contact us we can look into this further with the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Shinfield and Arborfield. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Shinfield and Arborfield especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Shinfield and Arborfield.

Can you provide any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Shinfield and Arborfield with the intention of expediting the sale process?

  • A significant proportion of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Shinfield and Arborfield can be reduced where you appoint lawyers as soon as your agents start marketing the property and request that they start to put together the leasehold information which will be required by the purchasers’ lawyers.
  • If you have had conflict with your landlord or managing agents it is very important that these are resolved before the property is marketed. The purchasers and their solicitors will be nervous about purchasing a flat where there is an ongoing dispute. You may need to swallow your pride and pay any arrears of service charge or settle the dispute prior to completion of the sale. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled ahead of the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You are still duty bound to disclose particulars of the dispute to the purchasers, but it is clearly preferable to present the dispute as over rather than unsettled. If you have the benefit of shareholding in the freehold, you should ensure that you have the original share document. Obtaining a re-issued share certificate can be a lengthy formality and delays many a Shinfield and Arborfield conveyancing deal. Where a reissued share is required, you should approach the company director and secretary or managing agents (if relevant) for this at the earliest opportunity. The majority of freeholders or managing agents in Shinfield and Arborfield charge for supplying management packs for a leasehold home. You or your lawyers should enquire as to the actual amount of the charges. The management information sought on or before finding a buyer, thus accelerating the process. The average time it takes to obtain the necessary information is three weeks. It is the most usual cause of delay in leasehold conveyancing in Shinfield and Arborfield.

I invested in buying a ground floor flat in Shinfield and Arborfield, conveyancing having been completed half a dozen years ago. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Comparable properties in Shinfield and Arborfield with over 90 years remaining are worth £180,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £65 invoiced annually. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2084

With only 59 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £20,900 and £24,200 as well as legals.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to advice on a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive investigations. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

Are all Shinfield and Arborfield law firms on every bank conveyancing panel?

You can use our search tool or you can pop into your local bank branch in Shinfield and Arborfield. the probability is that they will know some good conveyancing solicitors in Shinfield and Arborfield

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Shinfield and Arborfield regulated by the SRA

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

  • The Head Partnership Solicitors Llp, Unit 9, Chalfont Court, Lower Earley District Centre, Lower Earley, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 5SY
  • Johnsons Solicitors Limited, City Gate Business Centre, Southampton Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 2QW
  • Barrett & Co Solicitors Llp, Salisbury House, 54 Queens Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 4AZ
  • Hewetts Law Limited, 55-57 London Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 4PS
  • Thompson Leatherdale, 61 London Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 4PS

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Shinfield and Arborfield regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Shinfield and Arborfield with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Shinfield and Arborfield. This may include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • The Head Partnership Solicitors Llp, Unit 9, Chalfont Court, Lower Earley District Centre, Lower Earley, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 5SY
  • Johnsons Solicitors Limited, City Gate Business Centre, Southampton Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 2QW
  • Barrett & Co Solicitors Llp, Salisbury House, 54 Queens Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 4AZ
  • Anthony Sandall & Co, Brightwell House, 40 Queens Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 4AU
  • Thompson Leatherdale, 61 London Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 4PS

Planning law solicitors in Shinfield and Arborfield regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Shinfield and Arborfield with expertise in planning law. This will likely include advice on compulsory purchases in Shinfield and Arborfield
  • Anthony Sandall & Co, Brightwell House, 40 Queens Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 4AU
  • Field Seymour Parkes Llp, 1 London Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 4PN
  • Pitmans Llp, 47 Castle Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7SR
  • Boyes Turner Llp, Abbots House, Abbey Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3BD
  • Blandy & Blandy Llp, 1 Friar Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 1DA

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