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Main reasons to let us help you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Buntingford

  • 1 On the balance of probabilities the other side’s lawyers are based in Buntingford - if so both parties will be on good working terms
  • 2 Using a local Solicitor on the whole means that you will receive a more personal touch. When using a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who progress matters by reading from their computer screens.
  • 3 The Buntingford conveyancing practitioners that are identified are dedicated to supplying the most cost, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and investors in Buntingford
  • 4 Lawyer conveyancing lawyers have valuable personal links with Buntingford selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 5 Our site is the only site offering you the ability to check that your property ownership legalities in Buntingford will be carried out by a law firm on your mortgage lender’s conveyancing panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Buntingford since October 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Buntingford

Having been suggested to visit your organisation we were about to use a conveyancing solicitor in Buntingford recommended by you but stumbled across some other costs illustrations via the web seem less expensive – why is this?

One can find many firms of conveyancers marketing what appear to be very low prices. You should think twice about how important this transaction is to you that you are willing to take 'cheap' risks in relation to the standard of the legal work. Many of them highlight a bargain quote to grab your attention but bury extra costs in the small print..

My wife and I are due to exchange on the purchase of a house in Buntingford but as a result of damage from some water damage at the property I have was able negotiate recompense from the current proprietors in the sum of £3k in the form of a reduction in the price. This was going to be dealt with as part of a side agreement yet Clydesdale will not agree to this. Should they have been approached?

The conveyancing practitioner being on a Clydesdale approved list is required to advise Clydesdale of any variations to the purchase price. If you were to refuse your solicitor to report the price change to Clydesdale then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Clydesdale and you would have to appoint a new solicitor for your conveyancing in Buntingford.

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

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Buntingford will perform a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Buntingford. The search result sets out definitive data 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 Buntingford.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Buntingford it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately could cause delays to Buntingford commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not ordered for residential conveyancing in Buntingford.

How does conveyancing in Buntingford differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Buntingford approach us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is constructed. This is because new home sellers in Buntingford usually buy the real estate, 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 Buntingford or who has acted in the same development.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Buntingford is where the house is located. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Buntingford are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Buntingford you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Buntingford may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.

My parents cant seem to find their Buntingford land registry title on the online search facility. They recall that fifty years ago when they acquired the bungalow there were complications with Buntingford not being recognised in some systems.

Nearly all residences in Buntingford should be revealed. Have you attempted a search with just the postcode. Normally it should reveal all the premises within that postcode. Where registered it will show up with a title number. If they bought back in the 60’s it's conceivable it may be unrecorded. The address may still be revealed but with the title number shown 'na'. In this scenario you will need to find the original title deeds which might be with your parent’s bank.

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Planning law solicitors in Buntingford regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Buntingford practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including tree preservation orders
  • J F Mitchell & Co, Old Vicarage, Bull Lane, Langley Upper Green, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4SA

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

  • Solicitor instructed by the buyer once the offer has been accepted
  • Checking the title unregistered or registered
  • Ordering Buntingford searches with respect to the property
  • Assessing draft contract and other documentation received from the vendor’s solicitor
  • Raising questions with the owner’s solicitor
  • Negotiating the purchase contract
  • Reviewing replies supplied by the vendor to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for a Transfer document
  • Advising the purchasing in respect of the mortgage offer: (if relevant)
  • 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 completion formalities
  • Completion of and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the buyer and the mortgage (where relevant) at the Land Registry.

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Buntingford almost always entails the following:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the bank (if relevant)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Agreeing amendments to the draft Transfer
  • Corresponding with parties with regards to 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 formalities for the new ownership and the home loan (where relevant) at the HMLR.

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

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