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  • 1 Peace of mind comes when you select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Burghfield Common has a number to pick from, but for a truly dependable and dependable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
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  • 5 The firms listed on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Burghfield Common since September 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Burghfield Common

Can conveyancing in Burghfield Common to be completed within two weeks?

First, If you are under a tight deadline to sign contracts we would recommend that your conveyancer is familiar with the area as they will have local relationships and intelligence. It is even conceivable that they would have handled previousproperties in the same neighbourhood. You would be best advised to use a Burghfield Common conveyancing lawyer. In addition, ensure that the lawyer is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is understood that just under twenty per cent of Burghfield Common conveyancing transactions are delayed or jeopardised after finding out that a buyer’s conveyancer was not on their mortgage lender’s list of approved solicitors. In many cases this discovery resulted in the legal process being frustrated by as much as three weeks. It is said that this issue affects approximately one hundred thousand home moves annually. Many Burghfield Common conveyancing firms can not represent certain mortgage companies so do check as early as possible.

My lender has suggested a law firm on their panel based in Burghfield Common but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in Burghfield Common local to me. Can you assist?

Not all Burghfield Common conveyancing practitioners are listed all banks conveyancing panel. Use the above search tool to find a Burghfield Common conveyancing firm on the on the lender panel.

I completed on my apartment on 9 November and the transaction details are still not registered. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Burghfield Common expressed confidence that it would be registered in a couple of weeks. Are transfers in Burghfield Common uniquely lengthy to register?

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Burghfield Common registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timeframes can vary according to the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry must send notices to any other parties. As of today in the region of three quarters of such applications are fully addressed in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be protracted hold-ups. Registration takes place once the purchaser is living at the property thus an expedited registration is not usually top priority yet if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your conveyancer could communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

I am buying my first flat in Burghfield Common with the aid of help to buy. The builders would not reduce the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The estate agent told me not inform my lawyer about this side-deal as it could impact my loan with the lender. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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.

I'm refinancing my current property to a buy to let loan with Skipton Building Society and intend to use the remaining equity towards further house. The location we are talking about is Burghfield Common. Will your lawyers be able to act for both sets of mortgage companies and link together the two deals?

Do use our search tool on this site to be sure that the lawyers are approved by both lenders. On the basis that they are the solicitor will be able to simultaneously deal with the two transactions but you should talk with you lawyer and specify your desired outcome and needs.

We expect to complete the sale of our £175,000 apartment in Burghfield Common on Wednesday in a week. The freeholder has quoted £336 for Certificate of Compliance, building insurance schedule and previous years service charge statements. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge exorbitant fees for a flat conveyance in Burghfield Common?

For the majority of leasehold sales in Burghfield Common conveyancing will involve, queries regarding the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

    Addressing conveyancing due diligence enquiries Where consent is required before sale in Burghfield Common Copies of the building insurance and schedule Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Your conveyancer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Burghfield Common leasehold premises is £350. For Burghfield Common conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are obliged to provide the information.

I inherited a studio flat in Burghfield Common, conveyancing formalities finalised May 2005. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Similar flats in Burghfield Common with a long lease are worth £216,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 yearly. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2095

With 70 years unexpired we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £9,500 and £11,000 as well as legals.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to advice on a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive investigations. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Burghfield Common regulated by the SRA

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

  • John L Banky Solicitors, 18a High Street, Theale, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 5AN
  • Elizabeth Middleton Solicitors, 48 Cranbury Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 2XD
  • Dexter Montague Llp, 105 Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7UD
  • Pitmans Llp, 47 Castle Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7SR
  • Johnsons Solicitors Limited, City Gate Business Centre, Southampton Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 2QW

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Burghfield Common

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Burghfield Common practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Service charge disputes

  • John L Banky Solicitors, 18a High Street, Theale, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 5AN
  • Dexter Montague Llp, 105 Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7UD
  • Pitmans Llp, 47 Castle Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7SR
  • Johnsons Solicitors Limited, City Gate Business Centre, Southampton Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 2QW
  • Rowberry Morris Thames Valley Llp, 17 Castle Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7SB

Planning law solicitors in Burghfield Common regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Burghfield Common practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including special planning controls
  • Pitmans Llp, 47 Castle Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7SR
  • Field Seymour Parkes Llp, 1 London Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 4PN
  • Anthony Sandall & Co, Brightwell House, 40 Queens Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 4AU
  • Blandy & Blandy Llp, 1 Friar Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 1DA
  • Boyes Turner Llp, Abbots House, Abbey Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3BD

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

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