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Reasons to use our Banstead conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Banstead are familiar with the local issues specific to Banstead and therefore you may benefit from better advice and speedier conveyancing.
  • 2 Using a a family Solicitor generally means that you will receive a more personal touch. Sometimes when dealing with a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 3 Excellent communication and a wealth of experience are key benefits that you should value when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Banstead conveyancing can become a lot more protracted because of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed strive to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 4 There is a strong possibility the other side’s solicitors have offices in Banstead - if so sets of conveyancers are likely to be familiar
  • 5 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Banstead is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) often falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Banstead since September 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Banstead

It may have been a long time coming a mortgage offer from Nationwide for the remortgage of my 3 bedroom apartment is coming within the next few days. Could you put forward a low cost conveyancing lawyer in Banstead?

You have come to the wrong site to search for cut-price fees for conveyancing in Banstead. We can offer you cost effective conveyancing but our intention is not to advertise as being the cheapest. Resist the temptation to appoint brokers seducing you with £100 conveyancing in Banstead. Optimistically, in deciding on cheap conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst it will result in you invoiced for extras and still not get the service required.

We are about to exchange contracts for a leasehold flat in Banstead. We have hit a stumbling block. The mortgage offer with Barnsley Building Society runs out on 18/2/2025 but the owners are suggesting a completion date of 20/2/2025. Can one extend the mortgage offer?

The person best placed to deal with your question is your solicitors who will determine if they better off negotiating with the bank, seller’s conveyancers, selling agents or possibly all parties based on the history of your conveyancing as of today.

I am helping my step-mother sell her flat in Banstead. Will the conveyancer arrange an EPC or should I organise this?

After the demise of Home Information Packs, EPC’s remained a compulsory component of selling a property. An energy performance certificate needs to be commissioned prior to the property being marketed. This is not a task that solicitors normally arrange. If you are using a Banstead conveyancing lawyer they might help arrange energy performance certificates given their contacts with long established Banstead energy assessors

My stepmother informed me that in purchasing a property in Banstead there could be various restrictions preventing external changes to the property. Is this right?

We are aware of anumerous of properties in Banstead which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Banstead should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

I have been told by my solicitor that lack of building regulations insurance is needed on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Banstead?

The appropriate level of lack of building regulations indemnity insurance depends on who your lender is. It would differ for example between Yorkshire Building Society and The Mortgage Works. Conveyancing lawyers as opposed to members of the public take out such insurances.

Should commercial conveyancing searches disclose impending roadworks that could impact a commercial property in Banstead?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Banstead will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers expend in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Banstead. The report provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Banstead.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Banstead it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately could result in delays to Banstead commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Banstead.

About to purchase a new build apartment in Banstead. 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.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Banstead

    Please supply a car parking plan. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.

There are numerous properties in Banstead on private roads. I am acquiring such a house. What would be the advantages and disadvantages of buying a residence on a privately owned road?

Banstead conveyancing lawyers are familiar with transacting houseson unadopted roads. Your conveyancing practitioner should investigate Land Registry data to identify any rights or liabilities. It is possible that there is a residents association that residents pay into for the upkeep of the road. If one exists, the road should be maintained and look nicer than publicly adopted.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Banstead regulated by the SRA

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

  • Cuff And Gough Llp, Lamborn Place, 26 High Street, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 2LJ
  • Bowles & Co Solicitors Llp, 18 Church Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 4QD
  • Harbord & Co, 100 East Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 1EB
  • Lancasters, 4 Upper High Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 4QJ
  • Freedman Alexander Llp, 61 High Street, Ewell, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 1RX

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Banstead regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Banstead practicing in commercial conveyancing in Banstead. This could include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Cuff And Gough Llp, Lamborn Place, 26 High Street, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 2LJ
  • Bowles & Co Solicitors Llp, 18 Church Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 4QD
  • Lancasters, 4 Upper High Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 4QJ
  • Gowen & Stevens Llp, 5 Mulgrave Chambers, 26-28 Mulgrave Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 6LE
  • Copley Clark Llp, 36 Grove Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 1BS

Planning law solicitors in Banstead regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Banstead with expertise in planning law. This should include advice on compulsory purchases in Banstead
  • Cuff And Gough Llp, Lamborn Place, 26 High Street, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 2LJ
  • Gowen & Stevens Llp, 5 Mulgrave Chambers, 26-28 Mulgrave Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 6LE
  • Crescent Law, 81 London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5HP
  • Pegasus Solicitors Limited, 60 High Street, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 4EZ
  • Jeremy Marozzi & Co Solicitors, 12 Merton Park Parade, Wimbledon, London, SW19 3NT

Neighboring Locations

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Carshalton Beeches

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

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