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  • 1 Burford solicitors work in partnership with Burford estate agents, developers, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is offered to clients every step of the way, never losing sight of the time-critical nature behind your conveyancing transaction
  • 2 Chances are that the other side’s conveyancers are based in Burford - if so both parties are likely to have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
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  • 5 Our site offers most comprehensive residential conveyancing directory listing bank approved law firms delivering conveyancing in Burford registered with the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Burford since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Burford

I own a freehold premises in Burford but nevertheless charged rent, why is this and what is this?

It’s unusual for properties in Burford and has limited impact for conveyancing in Burford but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.

Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges date back many centuries, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the creation of fresh rentcharges from 1977 onwards.

Old rentcharges can now be extinguished by making a one off payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence post 2037 will be dispensed with completely.

I am about to put an offer on a leasehold flat in Burford. The estate agents say that it is normal for flats in Burford to have less than 75 years left on the lease. I am getting a loan with Virgin. Is this going to be a problem if the lease has 70 years left.

Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are obtaining a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Virgin have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 19/7/2025 the requirements read as follows :

85 years at the time of completion. If it's less, we require it to be extended on or before completion.

I used Arc property Solicitors several years ago for my conveyancing in Burford. I now require my papers but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

Do 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 Burford of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am buying a new build house in Burford benefiting from help to buy. The developers would not reduce the amount so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The property agent told me not reveal to my conveyancer about this deal as it could impact my mortgage with Aldermore. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in last month in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Burford is the location of the property. Can you offer any advice?

Flying freeholds in Burford are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Burford 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 Burford may ascertain 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.

I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing practitioner in Burford for my house move. Is it possible to check a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

One can read presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find records Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could monitor call for training purposes.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Burford regulated by the SRA

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

  • Dunning Anderson, 5 The Clock House, Brize Norton Road, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3HN
  • Everyman Legal Limited, Unit 1g Network Point, Range Road, Windrush Park, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 0YN

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Burford?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding buying and selling property and cover conveyancing countrywide not just Burford. When appointed a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you are entitled to:
  • Be supplied with an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Be supplied with a high standard of legal services.
  • Enjoy the benefit of your transaction dealt with using care, skill and diligence.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a high quality of service due to your lawyer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Receive a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • You should not consider yourself discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the standard you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your individual needs taken into account should a complaint be made.
  • Be supplied with a timeous, independent and comprehensive service when making a complaint about your conveyancing in Burford about your conveyancing in Burford.

Burford commercial property solicitors draw on a wide range of commercial expertise offering advice on numerous issues across all aspects of commercial property law

    Property realisations and advice for insolvency practitioners Property finance for investment and development loans for banks and borrowers Telecommunications and broadcast mast sites Development, including options, overage agreements, JCT building contracts Dealing with notices received or to be served pursuant to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 Offices, shops, public houses, off licenses, factories, nursing homes and warehouses

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

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