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Reasons to use our Billericay conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these organisations are often based many kilometers away with little appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Billericay
  • 2 Billericay conveyancers work in partnership with Billericay estate agents, developers, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is offered to clients every step of the way, with the aim of reducing administrative burdens and transaction times
  • 3 We are the UKs largest residential conveyancing directory listing bank approved law firms carrying out conveyancing in Billericay regulated by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 4 Retaining the services of a a family Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more bespoke service. Online forums bear testimony to the idea that in appointing a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who progress matters by reading from their computer screens.
  • 5 Conveyancer conveyancing solicitors have extremely good personal links with Billericay estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Billericay since January 2025*

Acquisition

of apartment Burns Close CM11 1LS, acquired for £292,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of semi property, Bunting Lane, CM11 2YT completing on 22/01/2025 at a price of £360,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Disposal

of terraced residence, Heath Close, CM12 9NW completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £370,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Disposal

of semi residence, Upland Road, CM12 0JS completing on 23/01/2025 at a price of £525,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Billericay

At what point will exchange of contracts happen for purchase conveyancing in Billericay and am I required to attend the lawyers branch?

If you are round the corner to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Billericay you are welcome to come in to sign documents. However, the lender approved solicitors we work with supply countrywide coverage for conveyancing and give as equally diligent and professional a job for you when dealing with you digitally. The executing of the contract is not when everything is set in stone. A signed contract is just a prerequisite for the conveyancer to exchange contracts when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The procedure is is usually a five minute process, although where a long "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Billericay)to be in the office at the appropriate time.

My home in Billericay is up for sale and I have a buyer. Will the solicitor need to be on the TSB conveyancing panel in order to deal with redeeming my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the TSB conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently currently.

Do I choose a Licenced Conveyancer or Solicitor for conveyancing in Billericay?

There are many registered licenced Conveyancers in Billericay and Solicitor partnerships in Billericay to choose from We would stress that both are regulated professionals specialising in the legal work in transferring property. Both can handle other property legal work such as remortgage conveyancing, enfranchisement and transfer of equity conveyancing.

Is it the case that all Billericay solicitor firms on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel are governed by the SRA?

As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel they would need to be governed by the SRA. Many mortgage companies do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such firms would be overseen by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

I have paid off my mortgage with Clydesdale. I assume I don't need a Billericay conveyancing practitioner on the Clydesdale panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

If you have finished paying off your Clydesdale mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Clydesdale mortgage from the register. Clydesdale, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where Clydesdale has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Clydesdale has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Clydesdale mortgage has been paid off.

What can a local search inform me regarding the house my wife and I buying in Billericay?

Billericay conveyancing often starts with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search organisations for instance Searchflow The local search plays an important role in most Billericay conveyancing purchase; that is if you wish to avoid any unpleasant once you have moved into your property. The search should provide data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (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 headings.

I used Action Conveyancing several years past for my conveyancing in Billericay. I now require my file however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should 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 Billericay 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 am employed by a long established estate agent office in Billericay where we have witnessed a number of flat sales put at risk due to leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have received inconsistent advice from local Billericay conveyancing firms. Please can you shed some light as to whether the vendor of a flat can start the lease extension process for the buyer?

Provided that the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the buyer can avoid having to wait 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done before, or simultaneously with completion of the sale.

Alternatively, it may be possible to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.

I bought a leasehold flat in Billericay, conveyancing having been completed 5 years ago. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Corresponding properties in Billericay with an extended lease are worth £206,000. The ground rent is £45 charged once a year. The lease finishes on 21st October 2091

With just 66 years unexpired the likely cost is going to be between £12,400 and £14,200 as well as costs.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs without more detailed due diligence. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional issues that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Billericay regulated by the SRA

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

  • Browns Solicitors (essex) Ltd, Church House, 46 High Street, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9BS
  • Marks Miller & Co, 92b High Street, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9BT
  • Roger Green & Co Solicitors, 100 High Street, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9BY
  • Rainer Hughes, Oak House, 46 Crossways, Shenfield, Essex, CM15 8QY
  • Pwp Solicitors, Cloville Hall, Ship Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 8XA

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Billericay

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Billericay with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Marks Miller & Co, 92b High Street, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9BT
  • Rainer Hughes, Oak House, 46 Crossways, Shenfield, Essex, CM15 8QY
  • Pwp Solicitors, Cloville Hall, Ship Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 8XA
  • Palmers, 19 Town Square, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1BD
  • Mwp Solicitors, Suite 2g, Southgate House, Town Square, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1BN

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Billericay regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Billericay but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Dorling Cottrell Limited, Suite 6 Phoenix House, SS14 3EZ
  • Pcs Legal , 5 The Capricorn Centre, SS14 3JA
  • Chris Allnutt & Co, Ground Floor, Broadway House, SS11 7AD
  • Legal Business Property Lawyers Ltd, 16 St Thomas Road, CM14 4DB

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

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