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  • 1 Regardless alternative solicitors advise it could be important to attend your solicitor to execute legal papers. There are various parties with with an interest in a house sale without having to include Royal Mail into the equation.
  • 2 Solicitors accustomed to conveyancing in Underwood are familiar with the local concerns peculiar to Underwood and therefore you may benefit from better advice and speedier conveyancing.
  • 3 Over the years Underwood solicitor have developed valuable working relationships with Underwood local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your home move in Underwood.
  • 4 On the balance of probabilities the other side’s solicitors are based in Underwood - if so sets of solicitors are likely to have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
  • 5 We are the UKs largest residential conveyancing directory service identifying lender approved law practices conducting conveyancing in Underwood registered with the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Underwood since August 2023*

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Disposal

of house premises, Mansfield Road, NG16 6EB completing on 15/09/2023 at a price of £110,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

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Sale

of detached residence property, Derbyshire Drive, NG16 5HQ completing on 15/09/2023 at a price of £188,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

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Sale

of terraced premises, Westmorland Way, NG16 5LZ completing on 25/08/2023 at a price of £190,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

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Transfer

of semi residence, Alfreton Road, DE55 4PB completing on 25/08/2023 at a price of £110,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Underwood

Much to our surprise we have been notified by our broker that my Underwood property lawyer is not on the lender Conveyancing panel. What can I do to be certain whether this is indeed the case?

You need to call your Underwood conveyancer. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to inform you of the situation. Where they are not on the panel they may be able to suggest a Underwood conveyancing practice that is on the approved list of lawyers for your bank.

Can your site be used to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Underwood even where I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for instance if I want to acquire an office in Underwood with a loan from Britannia?

The service is mainly there to help choose domestic conveyancing solicitors in Underwood but we have recorded towards the bottom of this page a few Underwood commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the solicitors directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Britannia

I was pointed in your direction by a few estate agents in Underwood to select a conveyancer using your seach tool. What’s the financial upside for Estate Agents to promote your services over and above alternative conveyancing organisations?

We refuse to make any commission for directing people to this site. We found it would be just too difficult a fee because home movers will think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not getting any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing solicitor in Underwood for my purchase. Is it possible to check a firm’s complaints history with the legal regulator?

One can find presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from inquisitions started on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors history, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could recorded telephone calls for training purposes.

I am employed by a long established estate agency in Underwood where we have experienced a number of leasehold sales put at risk as a result of short leases. I have received contradictory information from local Underwood conveyancing firms. Can you confirm whether the vendor of a flat can instigate the lease extension formalities for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

Provided that the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to commence the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the proposed purchaser can avoid having 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.

Alternatively, it may be possible 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.

I acquired a leasehold flat in Underwood, conveyancing having been completed April 2012. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Comparable properties in Underwood with over 90 years remaining are worth £185,000. The ground rent is £65 invoiced every year. The lease ends on 21st October 2083

With only 60 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £20,000 and £23,000 as well as costs.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more detailed investigations. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.

Should one as executor remove a deceased person's name from the title register for a house in Underwood?

Where a Underwood property is jointly owned and one of the proprietors passes away, the name will not immediately be removed from the title deeds. It is not necessary to remove their name as when it comes to a sale you would just need to supply proof as to the reason the co owner is not included in the conveyance, such as a grant of probate.

With a view to making the sale conveyancing more straight forward for the sale of the property you can arrange to have the deceased party erased from the title by submitting an application to the land registry with evidence of the death. There is no land registry fee payable.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Underwood regulated by the SRA

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

  • Charles Newton & Co, 5 Alexandra Street, Eastwood, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 3BD
  • Paul James (2010) Limited, 14 High Street, Heanor, Derbyshire, DE75 7EX
  • Broadbents Solicitors Llp, 14 High Street, Heanor, Derbyshire, DE75 7EX
  • Ellis - Fermor & Negus Ltd, 5 Market Place, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3BS
  • Rickards And Cleaver, 100 King Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7DD

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Underwood regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Underwood specialising in commercial conveyancing in Underwood. This should include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Charles Newton & Co, 5 Alexandra Street, Eastwood, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 3BD
  • Paul James (2010) Limited, 14 High Street, Heanor, Derbyshire, DE75 7EX
  • Broadbents Solicitors Llp, 14 High Street, Heanor, Derbyshire, DE75 7EX
  • Miles & Cash Limited, 2 Godfrey Street, Heanor, Derbyshire, DE75 7GD
  • Ellis - Fermor & Negus Ltd, 5 Market Place, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3BS

Domestic conveyancing in Underwood almost always involves the following:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Examining the title unregistered or registered
  • Conducting Underwood property searches for the title
  • Assessing draft sale agreement and other documentation collated by the seller’s conveyancer
  • Raising queries with the owner’s conveyancer
  • Negotiating the sale contract
  • Going through replies given by the vendor to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the purchasing in respect of the mortgage offer: (where relevant)
  • Preparing and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; reporting to the purchaser on the contents of the contract pack, pre-contract enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the new ownership and the home loan (where relevant) at the HMLR.

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

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