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  • 1 Our site is the first site that enables you the ability to check that your property ownership legalities in Yaxley will be conducted by a property lawyer on your mortgage lender’s conveyancing panel.
  • 2 Over the years Yaxley lawyer have established valuable working relationships with Yaxley local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of dealing with your house sale or purchase in Yaxley.
  • 3 Our site offers largest domestic conveyancing directory listing lender approved law practices conducting conveyancing in Yaxley governed by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 4 Retaining the services of a a family Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more bespoke service. When using 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.
  • 5 Conveyancer conveyancing lawyers have excellent personal links with Yaxley estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Yaxley since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Yaxley

Does a directory service exist listing Yorkshire BS panel solicitors in Yaxley on the Building Society Association’s Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such tool on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association sites. A small selection of banks make their panel listings viewable on the web. If you are seeking to appoint a Yaxley conveyancer on the Yorkshire BS please make the most of our tool.

We have agreed to purchase a house in Yaxley. One unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Leeds Building Society have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?

As you are obtaining a mortgage with Leeds Building Society your lawyer must follow the conveyancing requirements outlined in Section 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Leeds Building Society. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook stipulates minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and conveyancing practitioners are required to report to Leeds Building Society where a lease fails to comply with these conditions. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales and is not limited to Yaxley.

I have decided to exercise my right to buy my property in Yaxley off the council. I have a mortgage agreed with UBS. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should use one. Any advice?

It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with UBS, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the UBS conveyancing panel.

It has been four months following my purchase conveyancing in Yaxley took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £160,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I am buying a new build apartment in Yaxley. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Yaxley

    Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. 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. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore.

I have been on the look out for a flat up to £235,500 and identified one near me in Yaxley I like with open areas and railway links in the vicinity, however it's only got 49 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Yaxley suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a lease with such few years left?

If you need a home loan that many years may be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you could request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor regarding this matter.

I am four weeks into a residential purchase having been referred to solicitors by the high street agent to handle our conveyancing in Yaxley. I am am very frustrated with the level of service. Could you you assist me in finding new solicitors?

A lawyer would need to be really bad to suggest changing them. Has the mortgage been sent? In the event that it has you will need to inform them of the new conveyancer and get the offer are re-issued. Your new solicitor ideally should be on the lenders approved list to avoid escalating fees and delays. So that should be your first question of the new solicitors. The search tool should assist you in finding a bank approved lawyer for your conveyancing in Yaxley

All being well we will complete the sale of our £275,000 maisonette in Yaxley in just under a week. The landlords agents has quoted £348 for Landlord’s certificate, building insurance schedule and 3 years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge an administration fee for a flat conveyance in Yaxley?

Yaxley conveyancing on leasehold apartments typically involves administration charges invoiced by management companies :

    Completing conveyancing due diligence questions Where consent is required before sale in Yaxley Copies of the building insurance and schedule Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Your solicitor will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Yaxley leasehold property is £350. For Yaxley conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are required to provide answers.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Yaxley - Sample of Questions you should consider before buying

    Are there any major works anticipated that could increase the maintenance fees? Where a Yaxley lease has no more than 80 years it will impact the salability of the property. It is worth checking with your bank that they are content with the length of the lease. A short lease means that you will probably need a lease extension at some point and it is worth discovering how much this would cost. For most Yaxleylease extensions you will need to own the premises for 24 months in order to be entitled to extend the lease. How long is the Lease?

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Yaxley regulated by the SRA

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

  • Sloan Plumb Wood Llp, Apollo House, Minerva Business Park, Lynchwood, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 6QR
  • Buckles Solicitors Llp, Grant House, 101 Bourges Boulevard, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1NG
  • Hunt & Coombs Llp, 35 Thorpe Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 6AG
  • Greenwoods Solicitors Llp, Monkstone House, City Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1JE
  • Taylor Rose Ttkw Limited, Northminster House, Northminster, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1YN

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Yaxley

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Yaxley specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

  • Sloan Plumb Wood Llp, Apollo House, Minerva Business Park, Lynchwood, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 6QR
  • Buckles Solicitors Llp, Grant House, 101 Bourges Boulevard, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1NG
  • Hunt & Coombs Llp, 35 Thorpe Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 6AG
  • Greenwoods Solicitors Llp, Monkstone House, City Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1JE
  • Taylor Rose Ttkw Limited, Northminster House, Northminster, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1YN

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Yaxley regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Yaxley but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Pirie Palmann Ltd, Priestgate House, PE1 1JN
  • Pdr Property Lawyers Ltd, 5 Market Street, PE7 1BA

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