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Reasons to use our Berrylands conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these organisations are often located many miles away with little appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Berrylands
  • 2 The organisations identified on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.
  • 3 There is a better than average chance that the the conveyancers for the other party have offices in Berrylands - if so both parties will have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
  • 4 Berrylands property lawyers work in conjunction with Berrylands estate agents, developers, surveyors, banks and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is offered to home movers every step of the way, offering all the legal expertise and help you need
  • 5 Using a a family Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more personalised service. Online forums bear testimony to the idea that in choosing a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by reading from their computer screens.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Berrylands since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Berrylands

Have just purchased a repossessed house at auction in Berrylands. Conveyancing is necessary. What are my next steps?

Having exchanged you should choose a conveyancing lawyer quickly as you will have a pending a fixed date to complete the purchase. An auction property should have a corresponding auction set of papers. This will include the copy title deeds, local authority and drainage searches. If you have purchased leasehold property the conveyancing papers should include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing documentation pertinent to a leasehold property. You need to pass this on to the lawyer working for you at the earliest opportunity. Do make sure that your finances are in place to complete on the on the contractual date .

I have been told by my solicitor that lack of planning permission insurance is needed on my purchase. What is the level of cover for Berrylands conveyancing?

The right level of lack of planning permission indemnity insurance depends on your lender. It would differ for example between Nationwide Building Society and Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. Conveyancing solicitors as opposed to borrowers take out such insurances.

We have a mortgage agreed in principle with Bank of Ireland. Berrylands conveyancing solicitors are appointed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Bank of Ireland?

Some lenders take longer than others. Have Bank of Ireland conducted the valuation? Have you advised Bank of Ireland as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.

Should commercial conveyancing searches disclose proposed roadworks that could affect a commercial premises in Berrylands?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Berrylands 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 Berrylands. The search result sets out 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 Berrylands.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Berrylands it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately can cause delays to Berrylands commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not carried out for domestic conveyancing in Berrylands.

I used Stirling Law several years ago for my conveyancing in Berrylands. Now, I need my files however the law firm has closed. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Berrylands 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.

My husband and I are 17 days into a freehold purchase having been referred to a firm by the local agent to carry out the conveyancing in Berrylands. I am am starting to be disappointed with the level of service. Could you you assist me in finding new conveyancers?

A conveyancer would need to be very poor in order to consider diss instructing them. Has your mortgage been generated? If so you must advise them of the new contact details and get the loan are issued to the new lawyers. Your conveyancer needs to be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid supplemental expenses and frustration. So that should be your starting point. The find a solicitor tool will help you find a lender approved conveyancer for your home move in Berrylands

All being well we will complete the disposal of our £200,000 garden flat in Berrylands next week. The management company has quoted £372 for Certificate of Compliance, insurance certificate and previous years statements of service charge. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge exorbitant fees for a leasehold conveyance in Berrylands?

Berrylands conveyancing on leasehold apartments normally results in administration charges levied by managing agents :

    Answering pre-exchange questions Where consent is required before sale in Berrylands Supplying insurance information Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Your solicitor will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Berrylands leasehold property is £350. For Berrylands conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are obliged to supply answers.

I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without success. Can one apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Berrylands conveyancing firm to help?

if there is a absentee landlord or where there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to calculate the price.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Berrylands residence is Flat D 15 Claremont Gardens in September 2013. TheTribunal determined in accordance with section48 and Schedule13 of the Leasehold Reform,Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 that the premium for the extended lease should be fourteen thousand one hundred and eighty seven pounds (£14,187.00) This case related to 1 flat.

Being a leasehold owner I am liable for a service charge for my property in Berrylands. As a result of flawed financial planning I slipped into arrears with payments. I negotiated a payment schedule but there remains approximately £1750 currently due.

I want to sell and I am nervous that this could jeopardize the sale if I have to pay off the amount due in advance. Do I have to settle before - is this practicable?

Your conveyancer should be in a position to negotiate with the appropriate parties, with a new to seeing if they would accept payment from completion monies. This is indicative of why it is sensible to instruct a conveyancing practitioner in Berrylands as they are likely to have a strong line of communication with the management company.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Berrylands regulated by the SRA

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

  • V J Nathan Solicitors, 220b Kingston Road, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 3RJ
  • S Abraham Solicitors, 290a Ewell Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 7AQ
  • Dunn & Co, 52 Fassett Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2TF
  • Howell-jones Llp, 75 Surbiton Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2AF
  • Capulet Solicitors, Link House, 140 The Broadway, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 7HT

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Berrylands

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Berrylands with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Service charge disputes

  • V J Nathan Solicitors, 220b Kingston Road, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 3RJ
  • S Abraham Solicitors, 290a Ewell Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 7AQ
  • Dunn & Co, 52 Fassett Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2TF
  • Howell-jones Llp, 75 Surbiton Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2AF
  • Capulet Solicitors, Link House, 140 The Broadway, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 7HT

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Berrylands regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Berrylands specialising in commercial conveyancing in Berrylands. This will likely include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • V J Nathan Solicitors, 220b Kingston Road, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 3RJ
  • S Abraham Solicitors, 290a Ewell Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 7AQ
  • Dunn & Co, 52 Fassett Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2TF
  • Howell-jones Llp, 75 Surbiton Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2AF
  • Keith Howell-jones Limited, 75 Surbiton Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2AF

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

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