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5 reasons to use our service to assist you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in Boscombe

  • 1 No matter what any other on-line conveyancers inform you it could be necessary to pop into your solicitor to execute documents. There are various parties with involved in a conveyancing transaction without having to add the postman into the mix.
  • 2 Boscombe conveyancer are the linchpin to a successful Boscombe conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 3 Experience means that Boscombe conveyancer have developed very good connections with Boscombe local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of undertaking your home move in Boscombe.
  • 4 This site is the only site offering you the ability to ensure that your property ownership legalities in Boscombe will be conducted by a solicitor on your mortgage lender’s authorised panel.
  • 5 Solicitor conveyancing firms have very good personal links with Boscombe estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Boscombe since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Boscombe

I am in need of a property lawyer. Do I opt for an online conveyancer or a family Boscombe conveyancing lawyer?

In the main conveyancing lawyers in your location will have excellent connections with your local authority, which can assist with your Boscombe conveyancing searches that your lawyer will require. It also helps if they enjoy strong connections with the Local Land Registry Office your area Boscombe, other lawyers in the neighbourhood and Boscombe Estate Agents.

How does conveyancing in Boscombe differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in Boscombe come to us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is completed. This is because house builders in Boscombe usually buy the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Boscombe or who has acted in the same development.

Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Boscombe prior to retaining solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor has said that some lenders will not grant a loan on a flying freehold home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can check via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Boscombe. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Boscombe especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Boscombe.

Is it possible to switch firm as I have to instruct one who is on the Platform Home Loans Ltd conveyancing list. I instructed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Boscombe five minutes from me but she is not accepted by Platform Home Loans Ltd

It would be our pleasure to assist you select a conveyancing solicitor in Boscombe on the Platform Home Loans Ltd panel. Please note that the law firms that we work with do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are under regulation of the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Boscombe. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this site, you can scrutinise charges for conveyancing solicitors in Boscombe and throughout England and Wales.

Can you provide any top tips for leasehold conveyancing in Boscombe with the intention of speeding up the sale process?

  • Much of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Boscombe can be avoided if you appoint lawyers as soon as you market your property and request that they start to collate the leasehold documentation needed by the buyers’ conveyancers.
  • You may think that you are aware of the number of years left on your lease but you should verify this by asking your solicitors. A buyer’s lawyer will be unlikely to recommend their client to proceed with the purchase of a leasehold property the remaining number of years is below 80 years. It is therefore important at an early stage that you identify whether the lease for your property needs extending. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your property on the market for sale. A minority of Boscombe leases require Landlord’s consent to the sale and approval of the buyers. If this applies to your lease, it would be prudent to notify your estate agents to make sure that the purchasers obtain financial (bank) and professional references. The bank reference will need to confirm that the buyers are able to meet the annual service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the actual amount of the service charge so that they can pass this information on to the buyers or their lawyers. The majority of landlords or managing agents in Boscombe charge for providing management packs for a leasehold premises. You or your lawyers should find out the actual amount of the charges. The management pack sought on or before finding a buyer, thus reducing delays. The typical amount of time it takes to receive management information is three weeks. It is the most usual reason for frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Boscombe. In the event that you altered the property did you need the Landlord’s permission? In particular have you laid down wooden flooring? Most leases in Boscombe state that internal structural changes or installing wooden flooring require a licence from the Landlord approving such alterations. If you dont have the consents to hand you should not communicate with the landlord without contacting your lawyer before hand.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Boscombe - A selection of Queries before buying

    Who are the managing agents? Does the lease include onerous restrictions? You will want to discover as much as possible regarding the managing agents as they will either make living at the property much simpler or a lot more difficult. As the proprietor of a leasehold property you will be at the mercy of the managing agents from a financial perspective and when it comes to every day issues like the tidiness of the communal areas. Ask other tenants whether they are happy with them. In conclusion, investigate as to the dates that the maintenance fees are due to the managing agents and precisely what it includes.

When it comes to my conveyancing in Boscombe should I be charged VAT on the following: (1) Land reg fee on purchase (2) Pre - completion search fee (3) SDLT E submission on purchase (4) Bank TT fee

(1) Land reg fee on purchase - No (2) Pre - completion search fees -No, (such conveyancing searches are HMLR ones and means £4 and possibly £2 bankruptcy per name on your mortgage) (3) SDLT E submission on your purchase - There is no VAT on Stamp Duty. However if the firm is charging a stamp duty e-submission fee as part of their services - some Boscombe conveyancers do - that will incur VAT(4) Bank transfer fee - Yes it is for the conveyancer's time in submitting the funds this way.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Boscombe

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

  • Chester And Co, Ground Floor Offices, 480 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 4BD
  • Matthew & Matthew Limited, 194 Seabourne Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH5 2JD
  • Aldridge Brownlee Solicitors Llp, 13 Christchurch Road, Lansdowne, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 3JY
  • Lester Aldridge Trust Company, Russell House, 31 Oxford Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 8EX
  • Lester Aldridge Llp, Russell House, Oxford Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 8EX

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Boscombe regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Boscombe specialising in commercial conveyancing in Boscombe. This will likely include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Matthew & Matthew Limited, 194 Seabourne Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH5 2JD
  • Genesis Legal Services Limited, Beacon House, 15 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 3LB
  • Aldridge Brownlee Solicitors Llp, 13 Christchurch Road, Lansdowne, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 3JY
  • Lester Aldridge Trust Company, Russell House, 31 Oxford Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 8EX
  • Lester Aldridge Company Secretarial Limited, Russell House, Oxford Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 8EX

Domestic conveyancing in Boscombe normally comprises the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Examining the title unregistered or registered
  • Ordering Boscombe conveyancing searches with respect to the title
  • Reviewing draft contract and other documentation supplied by the owner’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Raising queries with the vendor’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Agreeing the wording of the sale agreement
  • Examining replies prepared by the seller to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for a Transfer document
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (where applicable)
  • Drafting and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the transfer of ownership and the mortgage (if appropriate) at the Land Registry.

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

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