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Reasons to use our Aston Clinton conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Aston Clinton solicitors have a significant edge when it comes to Aston Clinton conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can affect your sale or purchase
  • 2 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Aston Clinton regularly deal withlocal concerns peculiar to Aston Clinton and therefore you may benefit from better advice and speedier conveyancing.
  • 3 The organisations listed on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 4 The Aston Clinton conveyancing firms that are listed are dedicated to providing value for money, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and investors in Aston Clinton
  • 5 The accumulation of transactions means that Aston Clinton conveyancer have developed valuable working relationships with Aston Clinton local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of undertaking your conveyancing in Aston Clinton.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Aston Clinton since September 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Aston Clinton

Our conveyancer has identified a a problem with the lease for the property we are buying in Aston Clinton. The seller’s lawyers have offered title insurance as a workaround. We are content with insurance and will pay for it. Our conveyancer has advised that he must be satisfied that the lender is happy with this solution. Who is the client here, us or the bank?

Even though you have a mortgage offer from the lender does not mean to say that the property will meet their requirements for the purposes of a mortgage. Your lawyer has to ensure that the lease has to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions. You and the bank are the client. These conveyancing instructions have to be complied with.

I require fast conveyancing in Aston Clinton as I am faced with a deadline to exchange contracts within 2 weeks. Luckily I do not require a mortgage. Can I avoid the conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

As you are are a cash buyer you are at free not to have searches carried out although no lawyer would advise that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in Aston Clinton the following are instances of issues that can arise and adversely affect future saleability: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Charges, Outstanding Grants, Railway Schemes,...

I acquired my flat on 12 November and the transaction details are still not registered. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Aston Clinton said it should be formalised in less than a month. Are titles in Aston Clinton uniquely lengthy to register?

As far as conveyancing in Aston Clinton is concerned, registration is no quicker or slower than anywhere else in the country. Rather than based on location, timescales can vary according to the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry communicate with any other persons or bodies. Currently in the region of three quarters of such applications are fully addressed within 12 days but some can be subject to protracted delays. Historically registration is effected after the purchaser is living at the premises so 'speed' is not usually top priority yet if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor can communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Aston Clinton. Conveyancing is daunting 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.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Aston Clinton

    Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Please supply a car parking plan. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?

Is it best to instruct a Aston Clinton conveyancing solicitor who is local to the property I am buying? I have an old university friend who can carry out the conveyancing however her office is over three hundred kilometers away.

The primary upside of using a high street Aston Clinton conveyancing firm is that you can attend the office to sign paperwork, hand in your ID and apply pressure on them if necessary. They will also have local knowledge which is a plus. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who instructed your friend and they were content that should surpass using an unknown Aston Clinton conveyancing solicitor just because they are round the corner.

I’m about to sell my garden apartment in Aston Clinton. Conveyancing is yet to be initiated, but I have just received a half-yearly service charge invoice – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?

It best that you clear the invoice as usual because all ground rent and maintenance payments will be apportioned on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Aston Clinton - A selection of Questions you should consider before buying

    How much is the ground rent and service charge? Who takes responsibility for maintaining and repairing the building?

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Aston Clinton regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Aston Clinton practicing in commercial conveyancing in Aston Clinton. This should include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Stuart Fantham & Company, 12 High Street, Wendover, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22 6EA
  • Legal & Property Limited, Ariel House, Frogmore Street, Tring, Hertfordshire, HP23 5AU
  • Hughes & Company, The Old Bakery, Frogmore Street, Tring, Hertfordshire, HP23 5XA
  • Parrott & Coales Llp, 14-16 Bourbon Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 2RS
  • Paul Lucas Solicitors, 12 Temple Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 2RQ

Planning law solicitors in Aston Clinton regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Aston Clinton practicing in planning law. This could include advice on compulsory purchases in Aston Clinton
  • Justice Law Limited, 1st Floor, Barclays House, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP19 8DB

Typically, Aston Clinton conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Examining the title to the premises
  • Conducting Aston Clinton conveyancing searches for the title
  • Considering the draft contract pack and other documentation supplied by the seller’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Raising questions with the seller’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Agreeing the wording of the purchase agreement
  • Examining replies provided by the seller to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (where appropriate)
  • Preparing and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the purchase 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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