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Reasons to use our Burnham On Sea conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 No matter what any alternative lawyers advise it just might be necessary to pop into your lawyer to sign legal papers. There are enough parties with an interest in a conveyancing transaction without having to include Royal Mail into the equation.
  • 2 You can gain comfort when you select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Burnham On Sea has a number to choose from, but for a truly professional and dependable service many local people have been use the endorsement of this site.
  • 3 Burnham On Sea conveyancers have a significant edge when it comes to Burnham On Sea conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that will impact your home move
  • 4 This site is the first site that enables you the facility to ensure that your property ownership legalities in Burnham On Sea will be conducted by a property lawyer on your lender’s authorised panel.
  • 5 Using a local Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more bespoke service. When using a an online conveyancing factory, your matter is handled by a team of people who who progress matters by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Burnham On Sea since November 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Burnham On Sea

Do the conveyancing solicitors that you recommend handle conveyancing in Burnham On Sea by way of an attended exchange?

We do have a number of conveyancing experts who can conduct one day exchanges. You should contact us to receive a fee calculation and details as to dates.

I appreciate that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I require this when purchasing a house in Burnham On Sea? or I am told that there is historic law that could mean that house owners living in a parish church boundary will be compelled to contribute towards maintenance to the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this appropriate for conveyancing in Burnham On Sea?

Unless a previous purchase of the premises took place post 12 October 2013 you could assume that conveyancing practitioners conducting conveyancing in Burnham On Sea to continue to propose a a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.

Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Burnham On Sea prior to instructing lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. The surveyor has said that some banks may refuse to give a loan on this type of house.

It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to call us we can check via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Burnham On Sea. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

I am four weeks into a leasehold purchase having been directed to conveyancers by the high street agent to execute conveyancing in Burnham On Sea. We are not happy. Can you you assist me in finding new solicitors?

A solicitor would need to be really poor in order to consider replacing them. Has the mortgage been sent? In the event that it has you will need to inform them of the new contact details and get the loan are re-sent. The solicitor ideally needs to be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid supplemental expenses and frustration. So that should be your starting point. The search tool should assist you in finding a bank approved solicitor for your home move in Burnham On Sea

Completion is due on our sale of a £200,000 flat in Burnham On Sea in just under a week. The landlords agents has quoted £312 for Certificate of Compliance, insurance certificate and previous years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge an administration fee for a flat conveyance in Burnham On Sea?

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

    Answering pre-exchange questions Where consent is required before sale in Burnham On Sea Supplying insurance information Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Your solicitor will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Burnham On Sea leasehold premises is £350. For Burnham On Sea 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 supply answers.

Burnham On Sea Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Queries before buying

    It is important to be aware if fixing the lift or some other major work is anticipated that will be shared amongst the leaseholders and could well materially increase the the maintenance costs or require a specific payment. On the whole the cost for major works tend not to be wrapped into the maintenance charges, although a few managing agents in Burnham On Sea obliged tenants to pay into a sinking fund created for the specific purpose of building a fund for major repairs or maintenance. What restrictions exist in the Burnham On Sea Lease?

I own a leasehold flat in Burnham On Sea. Conveyancing was finished in 21012. I have read on numerous consumer forums that I mustn’t let the lease length get too short. What is the reasoning?

Burnham On Sea domestic long term leases are for a prescribed period - usually just under one hundred years when they are first granted. However many flats in Burnham On Sea were constructed or converted in the 60’s and so these leases now have under eighty years remaining. That may sound like a long time however Banks, Building Societies and other mortgage lenders on the whole need leases to have at least 75 years remaining to be mortgageable. Accordingly when you come to sell the property you will need a lease extension if you are nearing seventy five years. To increase the saleability of your property you should be thinking about whether or not to extend your lease well in advance of selling the property. Furthermore advantages to doing so before the lease reaches even 80 years as when the lease falls below 80 years the amount to be paid to extend starts to escalate.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Burnham On Sea regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Burnham On Sea specialising in commercial conveyancing in Burnham On Sea. This will likely include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Holley & Steer, Tregunter, 1 Berrow Road, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, TA8 2ET
  • John Shirley & Co, 24 College Street, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, TA8 1AT
  • Barrington & Sons Limited, 60 High Street, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, TA8 1AG

Purchase in Burnham On Sea is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Lawyer instructed by the buyer on acceptance of the offer
  • Checking the title unregistered or registered
  • Ordering Burnham On Sea conveyancing searches for the title
  • Reviewing draft sale agreement and other papers collated by the vendor’s conveyancer
  • Raising questions with the owner’s conveyancer
  • Agreeing the wording of the sale agreement
  • Considering the replies prepared by the owner to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer document
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (where appropriate)
  • Preparing and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Completion of and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the transfer of ownership and the mortgage (where relevant) at the Land Registry.

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Burnham On Sea is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process:

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Following instructions from the mortgage company (if appropriate)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Negotiating adjustments to the draft Transfer
  • Communicating with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing monies to the appropriate parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the change in proprietorship and the mortgage (where relevant) at the HM Land Registry.

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

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