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Reasons to use our Thorpe Astley conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The Thorpe Astley conveyancing practitioners that are listed are committed to providing the most cost, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and investors in Thorpe Astley
  • 2 Lawyer conveyancing solicitors have extremely good personal links with Thorpe Astley estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 3 Using a local Solicitor on the whole results in a more personal touch. Online forums often suggest that in appointing a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who progress matters by reading from their computer screens.
  • 4 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these firms are often located many kilometers away with limited appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Thorpe Astley
  • 5 The organisations identified on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Thorpe Astley since December 2023*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Thorpe Astley

What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Thorpe Astley? Why is this being asked of me?

It is indeed that case that these requests have nothing to do with conveyancing in Thorpe Astley. However these days you will not be able to complete any conveyancing process if you have not providing proof of your identity. Ordinarily this takes the form of a either your passport or driving licence plus a utility bill. Please note that if you are providing your driving licence as evidence of ID it needs to be both the paper part and photo card part, one is not acceptable without the other.

Verification of the source of monies is mandated in accordance with the Money Laundering Regulations. Don’t be offended when you are asked to produce this as your conveyancing solicitor will need to retain this information on record. Your Thorpe Astley conveyancing practitioner will need to see evidence of proof of funds prior to accepting any monies from you into their client account and they may also ask further queries regarding the source of monies.

We are selling our flat in Thorpe Astley. Will the conveyancer need to be on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel in order to deal with paying off my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their panel criteria fairly frequently currently.

Should my conveyancer be raising enquiries regarding flooding during the conveyancing in Thorpe Astley.

The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for lawyers dealing with homes in Thorpe Astley. There are those who purchase a property in Thorpe Astley, completely expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, where a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, satisfactory insurance cover, or sell the property. Steps can be carried out during the course of a house purchase to forewarn the buyer.

Lawyers are not best placed to offer advice on flood risk, but there are a various checks that may be initiated by the buyer or by their conveyancers which will give them a better understanding of the risks in Thorpe Astley. The conventional set of property information forms sent to a purchaser’s conveyancer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) includes a usual inquiry of the vendor to find out if the property has suffered from flooding. If the property has been flooded in past which is not revealed by the owner, then a purchaser could issue a compensation claim stemming from an incorrect answer. A purchaser’s lawyers should also conduct an enviro report. This should higlight whether there is a recorded flood risk. If so, additional inquiries will need to be made.

Is it possible to swap conveyancer as I need to select a firm on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing list. I instructed a local conveyancing solicitor in Thorpe Astley five minutes from me but he is not approved by Bank of Ireland

It would be our pleasure to assist you select a conveyancing solicitor in Thorpe Astley on the Bank of Ireland panel. Please note that the law firms that we list do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Thorpe Astley. In making use of search facility on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Thorpe Astley.

In my capacity as executor for the will of my aunt I am selling a house in Monmouth but I am based in Thorpe Astley. My conveyancer (approximately 250 miles awayrequires that I sign a stat dec before the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Thorpe Astley to witness and place their company stamp on the document?

Technically speaking you should not be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Thorpe Astley based

Planning to complete next month on a ground floor flat in Thorpe Astley. Conveyancing solicitors inform me that they report fully on Monday. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Thorpe Astley should include some of the following:

    Repair and maintenance of the property You should know whether the lease allows you to alter or upgrade anything in the premises- you must be made aware as to whether it applies to all alterations or limited to structural alteration, and whether permission is required The unexpired lease term. You should be advised as what happens when the lease ends, and informed of the importance of the 80 year mark Responsibility for maintaining the window frames What the implications are if you are in breach of your lease terms?
For a comprehensive list of information to be included in your report on your leasehold property in Thorpe Astley please ask your solicitor in advance of your conveyancing in Thorpe Astley.

Thorpe Astley Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Questions you should consider Prior to buying

    Are any of leasehold owners in arrears of their service charge payments? It would be sensible to investigate if the the lease contains any onerous restrictions in the lease. By way of example some leases prohibit pets being allowed in certain buildings in Thorpe Astley. If you like the flatin Thorpe Astley yet your dog can’t live with you then you will be faced difficult decision.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Thorpe Astley regulated by the SRA

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

  • Kate Chorley Limited, 5 Grove Court, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 1SA
  • Julie White Limited, 5 Grove Court, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 1SA
  • Beverley Merrell Limited, 5 Grove Court, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 1SA
  • Bhw Commercial Solicitors, 5 Grove Court, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 1SA
  • Sarah Newcombe Limited, 5 Grove Court, Grove Park, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 1SA

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Thorpe Astley regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Thorpe Astley specialising in commercial conveyancing in Thorpe Astley. This could include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • David Prichard Limited, 1 Meridian South, Meridian Business Park, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 1WY
  • Kevin Sumner Limited, 1 Meridian South, Meridian Business Park, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 1WY
  • Kate Chorley Limited, 5 Grove Court, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 1SA
  • Beverley Merrell Limited, 5 Grove Court, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 1SA
  • Bhw Commercial Solicitors, 5 Grove Court, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 1SA

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Thorpe Astley regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Thorpe Astley but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Premier Property Lawyers Ltd, 1 Frances Way, LE19 1SH
  • Roberts Rose Partnership, 10 Peacock Lane, LE1 5PX
  • The Conveyancing Shop Limited, 23-25 Friar Lane, LE1 5QQ
  • Bingham & Co Property Lawyers Limited, 1st Floor, 19 Halford Street, LE1 1JA
  • Iy (leicester) Limited, 8 Uppingham Road, LE5 0QD

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

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