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Top reasons to let us help you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Burwell

  • 1 Experience means that Burwell solicitor have established very good links with Burwell local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of handling your home move in Burwell.
  • 2 Personal touch together with a wealth of experience are key benefits that you should look for when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Burwell conveyancing can be made a lot more protracted due to poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with endeavour to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.
  • 3 Burwell property lawyers have a crucial advantage when it comes to Burwell conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will affect your conveyancing
  • 4 Burwell lawyers work in conjunction with Burwell estate agents, developers, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, to ensure you’re kept up to date with progress all the way along
  • 5 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Burwell is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Burwell since December 2024*

Disposal

of semi premises, Bayfield Drive, CB25 0JE completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £234,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, preparing statement detailing charges

Disposal

of semi-detached premises, Ness Road, CB25 0AA completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £167,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, ordering official copies of the title

Sale

of semi premises, Appletree Grove, CB25 0BF completing on 29/01/2025 at a price of £265,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, preparing statement detailing charges

Disposal

of terraced premises, Oxford Street, CB8 7EW completing on 03/01/2025 at a price of £310,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, ordering official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Burwell

I am buying a property without a mortgage in Burwell. I have resided for the previous 15 years in Burwell. Conveyancing searches are a lot of money. Given that I know the area and road intimately must I have all the conveyancing searches?

In the absence of a home loan, then all but one or two of the Burwell conveyancing searches are non-obligatory. Your solicitor will ’encourage you, no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches completed, but he is duty bound to do this. Do bear in mind; if you are likely to dispose of the house one day, it will likely be be of relevance to your future purchaser what the searches contain. On occasion properties with functional issues can still show up unexpected search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in Burwell will be able to give you some helpful guidance concerning this.

Will conveyancers ask for an advanced payment for my conveyancing in Burwell?

Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Burwell your lawyer will request that you put them with funds to cover the search fees. Ordinarily this is needed to cover the fees of the Local Authority Search. If any deposit is as part of the sale price then this will be asked for immediately before exchange of contracts. Any further balance that is needed should be sent to your lawyer a few days ahead of the day of completion.

I am close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our property in Burwell and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being constructed land that was not decontaminated. A high street Burwell lawyer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers used an online conveyancing outfit as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Burwell. Having lived in Burwell for three years we know that this is a non issue. Is it a good idea to get in touch with our local Authority to seek confirmation need.

It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm currently acting for you. What do they say? You need to enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same ailment)

I am buying my first flat in Burwell with a loan from The Mortgage Works. The developers refused to budge the amount so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The property agent advised me not disclose to my lawyer about this side-deal as it would affect my loan with The Mortgage Works. 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.

Is there anything unique about your site and alternative internet conveyancing brokers for conveyancing in Burwell?

At this site get an accurate quote from a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that understands the issues of your conveyancing in Burwell. As opposed to estate agents and brokerage sites we do not charge firms a commission if you appoint them for your home move in Burwell

I want to let out my leasehold apartment in Burwell. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask him. Do I need to ask my freeholder for their consent?

Even though your last Burwell conveyancing lawyer is no longer around you can check your lease to see if it allows you to sublet the apartment. The accepted inference is that if the deeds are non-specific, subletting is permitted. There may be a precondition that you are obliged to obtain permission via your landlord or some other party in advance of subletting. The net result is that you cannot sublet without prior permission. Such consent is not allowed to be unreasonably refused ore delayed. If the lease prohibits you from subletting the property you will need to ask your landlord for their consent.

I purchased a ground floor flat in Burwell, conveyancing was carried out August 2008. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Similar flats in Burwell with over 90 years remaining are worth £265,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 levied per year. The lease ceases on 21st October 2101

With just 76 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £8,600 and £9,800 plus costs.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to advice on the actual costs without more comprehensive investigations. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other concerns that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action based on this information before getting professional advice.

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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 Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • 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

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Burwell regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Burwell practicing in commercial conveyancing in Burwell. This will likely include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • 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 has some of the following tasks

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and associated documents
  • Sending draft papers to the lawyer acting for the buyer
  • Negotiating contracts and answering additional questions from the purchaser’s lawyer
  • Finalising the transfer deed
  • Replying to requisitions raised by the purchaser’s lawyer
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the sale
  • 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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