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Ashbourne Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £270
  • 2 December was the busiest month and January was the next busiest month while October was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Ashbourne
  • 3 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £8,800
  • 4 Average time from start to completion was 71 days for conveyancing in Ashbourne
  • 5 100% freehold and 0% leasehold conveyancing in Ashbourne for this year to date

Examples of recent conveyancing in Ashbourne since January 2025*

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of detached residence property, Greenway, DE4 4HD completing on 23/01/2025 at a price of £330,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, ordering official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Ashbourne

It has taken forever and a day but a mortgage agreement from HSBC for the remortgage of my 2 bedroom maisonette is expected any day now. Are you able to put forward a low cost conveyancing practitioner in Ashbourne?

This site is not designed to assist those in their quest for cut-price fees for conveyancing in Ashbourne. Our intention is to offer value for money conveyancing but we do not work with the cheapest lawyers. Avoid the trap of appointing organisations enticing you with low cost conveyancing in Ashbourne. In your best case scenario, in choosing a lawyer for cheap conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst it will result in you being stung for additional fees and still not end up with the service required.

My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Ashbourne. Conveyancing is necessary. What are my next steps?

Now that you have legally bound yourself to purchase you now have to hire the services of a conveyancing solicitor quickly as you are facing a fast approaching a drop dead date to complete the property. Every auction property will have a corresponding auction pack. This will likely include the copy title deeds, local authority and drainage searches. In the case of leasehold premises the legal pack should contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing documentation pertinent to a leasehold property. You need to give this to the conveyancer working for you at the earliest opportunity. You also need to ensure that you have funds in order to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Ashbourne. My mortgage broker suggested a lawyer. I paid an on account payment of £225. A few days later, the property lawyer called me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Santander conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Santander panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

I have instructed a Ashbourne property lawyer having checked that they are on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?

Skipton will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Skipton will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your property lawyer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Ashbourne postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Skipton, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Ashbourne.

I am buying a new build flat in Ashbourne. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Ashbourne

    The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. 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.

I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £305k and identified one round the corner in Ashbourne I like with open areas and railway links nearby, however it's only got 52 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Ashbourne for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a lease with such few years left?

If you require a mortgage that many years will likely be an issue. Discount the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you can request that they start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in Ashbourne and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Ashbourne. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Ashbourne area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Ashbourne. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

After what seems like an age a mortgage agreement from a bank for the remortgage of my 2 bedroom apartment is to be issued imminently. Are you able to suggest an efficient remortgage conveyancing solicitor in Ashbourne ?

You have come to the wrong place to search for the cheapest conveyancing in Ashbourne. We can offer you cost effective conveyancing but our intention is not to advertise as being the cheapest. Avoid the trap of appointing companies offering £99 conveyancing in Ashbourne.In your best case scenario, in opting for cheap conveyancing, you will get what you pay for and at worst you will end up paying a lot in extras and still not get the service you were hoping for.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Ashbourne regulated by the SRA

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

  • Nigel R Davis Limited, 3-4 Spire House, Waterside Park, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 1DG

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Ashbourne regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Ashbourne practicing in commercial conveyancing in Ashbourne. This should include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Nigel R Davis Limited, 3-4 Spire House, Waterside Park, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 1DG

Planning law solicitors in Ashbourne regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Ashbourne with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including planning applications and appeals
  • Nigel R Davis Limited, 3-4 Spire House, Waterside Park, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 1DG

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

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