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Reasons to use our Barrowden conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Barrowden solicitors have a crucial advantage when it comes to Barrowden conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will affect your home move
  • 2 No matter what any other sites tell you it may be necessary to pop into your lawyer to execute legal papers. There are enough parties involved in a house sale without having to add the postman into the mix.
  • 3 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Barrowden is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 4 The firms identified on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.
  • 5 Barrowden conveyancing lawyers will acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in Barrowden since August 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Barrowden

I am not well enough to travel far from Barrowden. Is there a reason why all Barrowden property lawyers are not on all lender panels?

Mortgage companies point to the fact that solicitor-led fraud is thought to be responsible for millions of pounds of fraud every year.The removal of law firms off of lender panels started with the rise in mortgage fraud, which prompted a thematic review by the Financial Services Authority in 2011. Its outcome included recommendations for lending institutions to review their conveyancing panels, which triggered a major policy change in the sector. It led to lenders culling a number of firms off their panel of approved conveyancing practitioners .

What will a local search inform me about the house we're buying in Barrowden?

Barrowden conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations for example Searchflow The local search is essential in every Barrowden conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any unpleasant once you have moved into your new home. The search should reveal data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen subject areas.

The deeds to our property are lost. The conveyancers who conducted the conveyancing in Barrowden 4 years ago are no longer around. What do I do?

As long as the title is registered the information relating to your ownership will be held by the Land Registry under a Title Number. It is possible to conduct a search at the Land Registry, find your property and order up to date copies of the Registered Entries for a small fee. Where the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will in most cases retain a file copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be ordered for a small fee.

I have been on the look out for a flat up to £235,500 and identified one close by in Barrowden I like with amenity areas and railway links in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 52 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Barrowden in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?

If you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term may be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you may ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this.

I was recommended by numerous selling agents in Barrowden to choose a conveyancer using your seach tool. What’s the financial inducement for Estate Agents to promote your services over another?

We refuse to give any referral fee for sending work in our direction. We found it would be just too difficult to pay a commission as a client could think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

Planning to complete next month on a ground floor flat in Barrowden. Conveyancing lawyers assured me that they are sending me a report within the next couple of days. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Barrowden should include some of the following:

    You should have a good understanding of the building insurance obligations You need to be informed what is to be regarded as a Nuisance as far as the lease is concerned Whether your lease has a provision for a slush fund? It needs to be made clear to you whether the lease allows you to add or improve aspects of the flat- you should know whether any restrictions applies to all alterations or just structural alteration, and whether permission is mandated necessary Ground rent - how much and what the invoice dates are, and also know whether this will change in the future
For details of the information to be contained in your report on your leasehold property in Barrowden please ask your lawyer in advance of your conveyancing in Barrowden.

I inherited a basement flat in Barrowden, conveyancing was carried out in 2000. How much will my lease extension cost? Corresponding properties in Barrowden with a long lease are worth £222,000. The ground rent is £50 yearly. The lease ends on 21st October 2095

With only 70 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £9,500 and £11,000 plus legals.

The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more detailed due diligence. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other concerns that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information without first getting professional advice.

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

Licensed Conveyancers deal with the transfer of the legal title of a property from one person to another and cover conveyancing nationwide not just Barrowden. When using a Licensed Conveyancer governed by the CLC, you can expect:
  • Be supplied with an honest and lawful service.
  • Have a high standard of legal services.
  • Be supplied with your transaction dealt with using care, skill and diligence.
  • Be supplied with a high quality of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a service which is accessible and responsive to your specific requirements.
  • You should not consider yourself discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the standard 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 you make a complaint.
  • Receive a speedy, impartial and comprehensive service where if a complaint is registered about your conveyancing in Barrowden.

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

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Examining the title unregistered or registered
  • Carrying out Barrowden conveyancing searches with respect to the title
  • Reviewing draft sale agreement and other documentation collated by the owner’s conveyancer
  • Submitting queries with the seller’s conveyancer
  • Agreeing the wording of the purchase contract
  • Going through replies prepared by the owner to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (where appropriate)
  • Drawing up and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; reporting to the buyer on the contents of the contract pack, pre-contract enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the transfer of ownership and the home loan (where applicable) at the HMLR.

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

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Representing lender (where applicable)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Negotiating adjustments to the draft Transfer
  • Corresponding with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring monies to the appropriate parties
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the transfer of ownership and the home loan (where applicable) at the HMLR.

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

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