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Choosing the right solicitor is the most important decision when it comes to your Burwell house move

Main reasons to use our service to help you choose a local conveyancing solicitor in Burwell

  • 1 Burwell solicitors work in conjunction with Burwell estate agents, developers, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is offered to home movers every step of the way, offering all the advice and help you require
  • 2 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Burwell regularly deal withlocal concerns peculiar to Burwell and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and faster conveyancing.
  • 3 On the balance of probabilities the other side’s lawyers have offices in Burwell - if so sets of solicitors will be less confrontational
  • 4 Our site is the first site that enables you the facility to check that your conveyancing in Burwell will be conducted by a property lawyer on your mortgage lender’s authorised panel.
  • 5 Burwell conveyancer are the linchpin to a successful Burwell home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move

Examples of recent conveyancing in Burwell since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Burwell

Recently contacted my conveyancing lawyer in Burwell who completed the legal work two years ago asking for a conveyancing estimate based on an identical type of home move (a leasehold property and a freehold premises) of similar values with a home loan from Yorkshire Building Society. It looks as though am now being quoted twice the amount. Should I look for an alternative conveyancer?

The quote is fractionally on the steep side. If you are prepared to spend time contrasting costs you could trim some of the cost by perhaps £100 plus VAT. That being said, assuming were content with the assistance the firm offered you couldlive to rue choosing an a cheaper solicitor. If is important to ensure that the firm can act for Yorkshire Building Society. Do utilise our search tool to get a quote a Burwell conveyancing firm on the Yorkshire Building Society conveyancing panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Burwell.

Due to complete my purchase in Burwell next Thursday. My solicitor now wants me to supply her with proof of content and building insurance for the property as as she informs me that she is duty bound to validate that it is in order for the lender. What risks does the lender expect the insurance to cover?

Any lawyer on acting for mortgage companies would need to check that the following risks are covered fire; lightning; aircraft; explosion; earthquake; storm; flood; escape of water or oil; riot; malicious damage; theft or attempted theft; falling trees and branches and aerials; subsidence; heave;landslip;collision;accidental damage to underground services;professional fees, demolition and site clearance costs; and public liability to anyone else. There are some other issues such as the level of excess that are set out in a lender’s Part 2 instructions. These obligations are not limited to conveyancing in Burwell.

Finally the sale completed on my house in Burwell last November but the buyer keeps Skype messaging every few hours to say his lawyer is waiting to hear from myconveyancer. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?

Following your sale your conveyancer should deliver the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. Where appropriate, your lawyer should also send confirmation that the home loan has been discharged to the buyers lawyers. There are no post completion steps peculiar conveyancing in Burwell.

The Burwell conveyancing lawyers that just started acting on my house acquisition in Burwell have without warning shut down. They were on acting for me because I needed a solicitor on the UBS conveyancing panel and my preferred Burwell lawyer was not. I gave my credit card details for them to take one hundred and fifty pounds for searches. What are my options?

If you have an estate agent involved then inform them straight away so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to the problems encountered. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the UBS conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors may be able to help.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a quick, no chain conveyancing. Burwell is the location of the property. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Burwell are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Burwell you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Burwell 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.

Should I be wary by estate agents that I am dealing with are encouraging me to use a factory type conveyancing firm rather than a local Burwell conveyancing company?

As is the case with lots of professional services, often referrals from family and friends can be worth their weight in gold. Yet there are many players in a conveyancing transaction; estate agents, financial adviser and lenders may recommend lawyers to choose. Sometimes the lawyers might be known to one of the organisations as being good in their field, but occasionally there exists a financial incentive behind the recommendation. You have the discretion to appoint your own lawyer. However, bear in mind that many banks have an approved list of law firms you must use for the lender related work in your conveyancing.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Burwell regulated by the SRA

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

  • Rachel Conn & Co, Suite 4, The Maltings, High Street, Burwell, Cambridgeshire, CB25 0HB
  • Edmondson Hall, 25 Exeter Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8AR
  • Rustons & Lloyd, Beaufort House, 136 High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8JP
  • Smart Law Solicitors Llp, 42 High Street, Soham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5HE

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Burwell

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Burwell with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Edmondson Hall, 25 Exeter Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8AR
  • Rustons & Lloyd, Beaufort House, 136 High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8JP
  • Smart Law Solicitors Llp, 42 High Street, Soham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5HE

Typically, Burwell conveyancing for a sale includes some of the following tasks

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and related documents
  • Supplying draft papers to the solicitor retained by the purchaser
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and replying to further queries from the purchaser’s solicitor
  • Finalising the transfer deed
  • Answering requisitions raised by the purchaser’s solicitor
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Receiving sale proceeds and wiring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and other relevant parties (if relevant)

Neighboring Locations

Ely
Soham
Milton
Waterbeach
Burwell
Newmarket
Red Lodge
Sawston

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

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