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Reasons to use our St Albans conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The practices identified on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.
  • 2 St Albans property lawyer are the linchpin to a successful St Albans conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 3 Our site is the only site offering you the facility to check that your property ownership legalities in St Albans will be carried out by a solicitor on your mortgage lender’s member panel.
  • 4 Experience means that St Albans lawyer have established excellent links with St Albans local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of dealing with your house sale or purchase in St Albans.
  • 5 Excellent communication and a wealth of local knowledge are key benefits that you should seek when selecting conveyancing solicitors. St Albans home moves can become significantly more stressful because of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with strive to make sure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.

Examples of recent conveyancing in St Albans since November 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in St Albans

At long last a mortgage agreement from Santander for the remortgage of my 2 room flat is coming any day now. Are you able to propose a low cost conveyancing practitioner in St Albans?

You are on the wrong site if you are in need of cut-price fees for conveyancing in St Albans. Our goal is to offer value for money conveyancing but we do not advertise as being the cheapest. Resist the temptation to appoint companies offering £99 conveyancing in St Albans. At best, in deciding on cheap conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst it will result in you being stung for extras and still not receive the service expected.

Me and my partner are buying our first house. The property lawyer has messagedto enquire if we want to order additional conveyancing searches. As novices we in the dark as to what's relevant for conveyancing in St Albans

The range of St Albans conveyancing searches should be dictated entirely on the premises, the location, the probability of any of these risks, your familiarity of the region and risks, your overall approach to risk. What is important is that you properly understand what information the searches could give you. You may then make a decision if you consider that you need that search. Where you are in doubt, ask your property lawyer to guide you.

I am looking for a flat up to £235,500 and identified one near me in St Albans I like with a park and station in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 52 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in St Albans in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?

Should you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term may be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you could request that they start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor concerning this matter.

I have been recommended by a few estate agents in St Albans to get a quote from a property lawyer on your site. What’s the financial incentive for Estate Agents to recommend your site rather than alternative conveyancing organisations?

We don’t give any commission for pointing buyers and sellers to this site. We found it would be just too difficult to pay a commission as members of the public would think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

In surfing the internet for the words cheap conveyancing in St Albans it reveals numerous conveyancersin the vicinity. With so much choice what is the best way to find the suitable conveyancing solicitor for my move?

The best way of choosing the right conveyancer is through a personal testimonial, so ask friends and relatives who have purchased a property in St Albans or a reputable estate agent or financial adviser. Costs for conveyancing in St Albans differ, so it's sensible to obtain a minimum of four quotes from different companies. Make sure that you clarify that the charges are assured not to escalate.

I am a negotiator for a reputable estate agency in St Albans where we have experienced a number of leasehold sales put at risk due to short leases. I have been given inconsistent advice from local St Albans conveyancing firms. Please can you clarify whether the vendor of a flat can instigate the lease extension formalities for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

As long as the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the proposed purchaser need not have to sit tight for 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed prior to, or at the same time as completion of the disposal of the property.

An alternative approach is to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.

Leasehold Conveyancing in St Albans - Examples of Questions you should ask before buying

    This question is helpful as a) areas can cause problems for the block as the common areas may start to deteriorate where services remain unpaid b) if the leasehold owners have a dispute with the managing agents you will wish to have all the details The best form of lease structure is if the freehold title is in the ownership of the leaseholders. In this scenario the lessees have control and notwithstanding that a managing agent is usually retained where it is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent employed by the leaseholders. You should be aware that where the lease has less than eighty years it will impact the value of the apartment. It is worth checking with your bank that they are willing to to proceed given the lease term. A short lease means that you will most likely require a lease extension at some point and it is worth finding out how much this would cost. For most St Albanslease extensions you would be be obliged to have been the owner of the residence for 24 months before you are legally able to extend the lease.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in St Albans regulated by the SRA

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

  • Bretherton Law Ltd, Alban Row, 27-31 Verulam Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 4DG
  • Turner & Co, Suite 12, Arquen House, 4-6 Spicer Street, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 4PQ
  • Photiades Solicitors Ltd, Longmire House, 36-38 London Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 1NG
  • Sa Law Llp, Gladstone Place, 36-38 Upper Marlborough Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3UU
  • Debenhams Ottaway Llp, Ivy House, 107 St. Peters Street, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3EW

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in St Albans

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in St Albans specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • Sa Law Llp, Gladstone Place, 36-38 Upper Marlborough Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3UU
  • Debenhams Ottaway Llp, Ivy House, 107 St. Peters Street, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3EW
  • Sherrards Solicitors Llp, 45 Grosvenor Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3AW
  • Radius Law Limited, 5 The Old Dairy Mews, Castle Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 5FJ
  • Rexton Law Llp, The Old Post Office, 38 South Riding, Bricket Wood, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL2 3NE

Planning law solicitors in St Albans regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in St Albans specialising in planning law. This will likely include advice on tree preservation orders
  • Debenhams Ottaway Llp, Ivy House, 107 St. Peters Street, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3EW
  • Perrins Solicitors Llp, 10 Waterside, Station Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4US
  • Alban Perrin Limited, 10 Waterside, Station Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4US

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