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Logical reasons to let us help you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Towcester

  • 1 Towcester conveyancers will have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 2 Our site offers largest residential conveyancing directory listing mortgage company approved law firms carrying out conveyancing in Towcester regulated by the SRA or CLC.
  • 3 The Towcester conveyancing practitioners that are listed are dedicated to supplying the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and remortgagors in Towcester
  • 4 Towcester property lawyers have a significant edge when it comes to Towcester conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can affect your home move
  • 5 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these companies are often located many miles away with little understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Towcester

Examples of recent conveyancing in Towcester since January 2025*

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Sale

of detached residence property, High Street, NN12 8BA completing on 22/01/2025 at a price of £405,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, ordering official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

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Sale

of semi-detached residence, Park Close, NN12 8XE completing on 23/01/2025 at a price of £820,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

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Acquisition

of flat Dainty Grove NN4 5DX, purchased for £151,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, ordering official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

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Disposal

of house residence, Hawksnest, NN4 0RH completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £425,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, obtaining official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Towcester

The solicitor who dealt with my previous purchase has given a fee estimate £1400 for fixed fee conveyancing in Towcester. I am selling a purpose built property for £125,000. Are the quoted fees excessive? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Towcester?

The quote is fractionally on the high side. If you shop around you may be able to get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say a hundred pounds. On the other hand, you couldcome to rue choosing an an untested solicitor. Remember to enquire the solicitor can also act for your bank. You can utilise our search tool to find a Towcester conveyancing practice on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Towcester.

I purchased a freehold house in Towcester yet invoiced for rent, why is this and what is this?

It is rare for properties in Towcester and has limited impact for conveyancing in Towcester but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.

Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges have existed for many centuries, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the establishment of fresh rentcharges post 1977.

Previous rentcharges can now be extinguished by making a one off payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence post 2037 will be extinguished.

Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Towcester. My lender is Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 19/4/2025, the requirements read as follows :

I have justdiscovered that Wolstenholmes have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Towcester for a purchase of a leasehold flat 12 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest method to check if the premises is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Towcester conveyancing specialists.

Are there any apps to assist me to search for a Towcester solicitor on the Nationwide Building Society conveyancing panel? I have a car and am prepared to travel upto 25miles to meet the solicitor.

Feel free to make use of the facility on this page. Please choose the mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Towcester conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have detailed some Towcester conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can telephone them to see if they are on the Nationwide Building Society panel

As co-executor for the estate of my grandmother I am selling a house in Swansea but I am based in Towcester. My solicitor (who is 300 miles from merequires that I sign a statutory declaration before completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Towcester who can witness this legal document for me?

strictly speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Towcester based

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Towcester regulated by the SRA

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

  • Shepherd & Co, 184 Watling Street East, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 6DB
  • Guellec-digby &co Limited, Malsor House, Gayton Road, Milton Malsor, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 3AB

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Towcester regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Towcester with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Towcester. This should include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Shepherd & Co, 184 Watling Street East, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 6DB

Whether you are going through a divorce or separation or simply wish to transfer your property to someone else, transfer of equity conveyancing in Towcester includes some of the following tasks:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the lender (if applicable)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Negotiating adjustments 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 SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the change in proprietorship and the home loan (where appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

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

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