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Bamburgh Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 88% freehold and 12% leasehold conveyancing in Bamburgh for this year to date
  • 2 Average time from start to completion was 64 days for conveyancing in Bamburgh
  • 3 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £270
  • 4 Average time frame of 230 days for registration of title in Bamburgh
  • 5 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £3,709

Examples of recent conveyancing in Bamburgh since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Bamburgh

I am acquiring a house for cash in Bamburgh. I have resided for the previous 20 years in Bamburgh. Conveyancing searches are exorbitant. Given that I know the road and vicinity very well should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?

If you not getting a home loan, then the vast majority of the Bamburgh conveyancing searches are at your discretion. Your conveyancer will try and steer you, perhaps strongly, that you should have searches done, but she is duty bound to take that path of encouragement . One thing to take into account; if you are likely to sell the house in the future, it will be of relevance to your prospective purchaser what the searches contain. Sometimes properties with no practical issues can still reveal detrimental search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in Bamburgh should be able to give you some practical advice in this regard.

I am considering refinancing my home in Bamburgh, does my lawyer need to be on the Principality Solicitor panel?

There is nothing to stop you using your solicitor, but Principality will insist on their interests being represented by a firm on their conveyancing panel. There is greater potential for delays and confusion with two solicitors involved, and it will undoubtedly be more expensive too.

I used Action Conveyancing several years ago for my conveyancing in Bamburgh. Now, I need my files however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Bamburgh of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £195,000 and identified one near me in Bamburgh I like with a park and transport links nearby, however it only has 51 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Bamburgh suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a lease with such few years left?

If you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease will be an issue. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for at least 2 years you may ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this.

My wife and I purchased a leasehold house in Bamburgh. Conveyancing and Bank of Scotland mortgage are in place. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the freehold. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1992. The conveyancing practitioner in Bamburgh who acted for me is not around. What should I do?

First make enquiries of HMLR to be sure that this person is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. There is no need to instruct a Bamburgh conveyancing practitioner to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the legitimate freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

I own a 1st floor flat in Bamburgh, conveyancing was carried out 10 years ago. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Similar properties in Bamburgh with over 90 years remaining are worth £211,000. The ground rent is £45 yearly. The lease terminates on 21st October 2092

With only 67 years unexpired the likely cost is going to be between £10,500 and £12,000 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to provide the actual costs without more comprehensive investigations. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward based on this information before getting professional advice.

I have checked your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the lender conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the bank approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?

Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the mortgage company conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the lender solicitor panel.

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What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Bamburgh?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding purchasing and selling property and cover conveyancing throughout England and Wales not just Bamburgh. When instructing a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you can expect:
  • Be supplied with an honest and lawful service.
  • Receive a high standard of legal services.
  • Have your matters dealt with using care, skill and diligence.
  • Have a high standard of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Be provided with a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • You should not consider yourself discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive the level you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your individual needs taken into account should a complaint be necessary.
  • Be provided with a timeous, objective and comprehensive service if making a complaint about your conveyancing in Bamburgh about your conveyancing in Bamburgh.

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

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Representing bank (where applicable)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Negotiating amendments to the draft Transfer
  • Corresponding with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing funds to the appropriate parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the change in proprietorship and the mortgage (if applicable) at the HM Land Registry.

Bamburgh commercial property solicitors draw on a full range of commercial expertise offering advice on numerous aspects of commercial property law

    Advice on commercial mortgages Offices, shops or industrial units Property realisations and advice for insolvency practitioners Comprehensive advice on planning issues Commercial development (from overage and options through to site acquisitions and construction) Dealing with notices received or to be served pursuant to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

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

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