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  • 5 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these organisations are often located many miles away with limited understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Bungay

Examples of recent conveyancing in Bungay since January 2025*

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Sale

of semi premises, Oclee Place, NR35 1FA completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £276,500. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

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Transfer

of semi-detached property, The Walnuts, NR34 7EL completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £190,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

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Disposal

of house residence, The Street, IP20 0NH completing on 23/01/2025 at a price of £217,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Bungay

Will lawyers request money on account for my conveyancing in Bungay?

If you are buying a property in Bungay your solicitor will request that you place them with funds to cover the search fees. Normally this is called for to cover the fees of the Local Authority Search. If any down payment is as part of the sale price then this will be asked for immediately ahead of exchange of contracts. The final balance that is due should be transferred a few days ahead of the completion date.

My apartment in Bungay is up for sale and I have a purchaser. Will my conveyancing practitioner have to be required to be on the Co-operative conveyancing panel in order to deal with the discharge of my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Co-operative 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 conditions fairly frequently at the moment.

A relative suggested that where I am purchasing in Bungay I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

This is a search is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Bungay conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out important information about Bungay around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Bungay Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Bungay.

I decided to have a survey done on a house in Bungay ahead of retaining solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor has said that some lenders will not issue a loan on this type of home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different requirements from Nationwide. If you call us we can check with the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Bungay. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

My business partner and I are hoping to take over a lease of an office on the high street. Can you recommend solicitors offering no-sale-no costs for commercial conveyancing in Bungay for below 1500k?

We can recommend firms who have an in-depth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Bungay, including the sale and purchase of businesses as well as simply premises. If you are looking to buy or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a whole business we can put you in touch with the right lawyer. Regarding the costs this will depend on the structure and terms of the proposed transaction. Please provide us with your details or call so as to enable us to supply you with a fixed commercial conveyancing calculation.

What are the frequently found defects that you witness in leases for Bungay properties?

Leasehold conveyancing in Bungay is not unique. All leases are drafted differently and legal mistakes in the legal wording can result in certain provisions are erroneous. The following missing provisions could result in a defective lease:

    Maintenance charge proportions which don’t add up to the correct percentage Repairing obligations to or maintain elements of the property

A defective lease will likely cause issues when trying to sell a property as they can affect a potential buyer’s ability to obtain a mortgage. Birmingham Midshires, Barnsley Building Society, and Platform Home Loans Ltd all have express requirements when it comes to what is expected in a lease. Where a lender has been advised by their lawyers that the lease is defective they may refuse to grant the mortgage, obliging the buyer to withdraw.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Bungay - Sample of Questions you should ask before Purchasing

    How much is the ground rent and service charge? Please inform me if there are any major works on the horizon that will increase the service fees? Does the lease have onerous restrictions?

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Bungay regulated by the SRA

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

  • Sprake & Kingsley, 16 Broad Street, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1EN
  • Allens Cadge & Gilbert, 8 Earsham Street, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1AG

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Bungay regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Bungay with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Bungay. This may include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Sprake & Kingsley, 16 Broad Street, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1EN
  • Allens Cadge & Gilbert, 8 Earsham Street, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1AG

Planning law solicitors in Bungay regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Bungay specialising in planning law. This will likely include advice on making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • Sprake & Kingsley, 16 Broad Street, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1EN

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

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