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Reasons to use our Bury St Edmunds conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in Bury St Edmunds are familiar with the local issues specific to Bury St Edmunds and therefore you may benefit from better advice and expeditious conveyancing.
  • 2 Bury St Edmunds solicitors will acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 3 Using a high street Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more personal touch. When using a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 4 Bury St Edmunds conveyancers have a crucial advantage when it comes to Bury St Edmunds conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will affect your conveyancing
  • 5 You can rest easier when select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Bury St Edmunds has a number to choose from, but for a truly professional and reliable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Bury St Edmunds since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Bury St Edmunds

We're in Bury St Edmunds, First time buyers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Kent Reliance , and our solicitor is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancing practitioner should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

Have just purchased a probate house at auction in Bury St Edmunds. Conveyancing is required. What happens now?

Given that you have now exchanged you should find a conveyancing lawyer quickly as you are faced with a tight deadline in which to complete the conveyancing. All auction property will have a bespoke legal set of papers. This will likely include evidence of title and search results. If you have purchased leasehold property the legal pack should include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing documentation pertinent to leasehold premises. You must pass this on to the lawyer working for you at the earliest opportunity. You also need to ensure that that you have the requisite funding organised to complete on the date specified in the contract.

We are planning to move house in August. Does my conveyancing solicitor communicate with the removal company on the day of completion. On a separate note, can you recommend a removal company in Bury St Edmunds. Conveyancing lawyer was organised before I stumbled across this site.

On the day of completion you can pick up the keys from the selling agent but this should only take place when the sellers conveyancers inform the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be passed over. After that you should inform the removal men that they can start moving you in. As a matter of policy we do not recommend a particular removal company but can help you locate a conveyancing in Bury St Edmunds or a lawyer with expertise in conveyancing in Bury St Edmunds.

Our offer on a property in Bury St Edmunds has been agreed to, the owners do nevertheless have a tied purchase. The vendors have placed an offer on on an apartment, but it’s not yet tied up, and have viewings of other apartments in the pipeline. I have instructed a local conveyancing solicitor in Bury St Edmunds. What do I do now? When should I get the mortgage application with Nationwide started?

It is usual to have anxieties where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses prematurely (mortgage application is in the region of £1k, then valuation, Bury St Edmunds conveyancing search charges, etc). The first thing to do is check that your solicitor is on the Nationwide approved list. Concerning the subsequent phase this very much dictated by the uniqueness of your transaction, motivation for this property and on the state of the market. In a rising market many purchasers would apply for the mortgage with Nationwide and arrange for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they ask their property lawyer to press on with the conveyancing in Bury St Edmunds.

I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £305k and found one near me in Bury St Edmunds I like with a park and station nearby, however it's only got 61 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Bury St Edmunds for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?

Should you require a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term may be an issue. Discount the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for at least 2 years you may ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor about this matter.

Are there any apps to help locate a Bury St Edmunds law firm on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel? I drive a motor bike and am prepared to travel upto 10miles to meet the lawyer.

You can use the search on this website. Please choose the mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Bury St Edmunds conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have listed some Bury St Edmunds conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can call them to check if they are on the Clydesdale member panel

I need to find a conveyancing solicitor for freehold conveyancing in Bury St Edmunds. I've discover a web site which looks to be the ideal offering If there is a chance to get all formalities completed via phone that would be preferable. Should I be wary? What are the potential pitfalls?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

If all goes to plan we aim to complete our sale of a £250,000 apartment in Bury St Edmunds in just under a week. The freeholder has quoted £348 for Certificate of Compliance, insurance certificate and 3 years statements of service charge. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge an administration fee for a leasehold conveyance in Bury St Edmunds?

For most leasehold sales in Bury St Edmunds conveyancing will involve, questions about the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

    Answering pre-contract enquiries Where consent is required before sale in Bury St Edmunds Supplying insurance information 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 Bury St Edmunds leasehold premises is £350. For Bury St Edmunds 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 required to supply the information.

I invested in buying a 1 bedroom flat in Bury St Edmunds, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. 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? Comparable flats in Bury St Edmunds with over 90 years remaining are worth £190,000. The ground rent is £65 per annum. The lease expires on 21st October 2086

With just 61 years unexpired the likely cost is going to span between £19,000 and £22,000 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive investigations. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Bury St Edmunds regulated by the SRA

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

  • Burnett Barker Solicitors Limited, Collingwood House, 20 Whiting Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1NX
  • Neil Grigg Limited, 80 Guildhall Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1QB
  • Greene & Greene, 80 Guildhall Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1QB
  • Jonathan Mathers Limited, 80 Guildhall Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1QB
  • Fraser Paskell Limited, 80 Guildhall Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1QB

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Bury St Edmunds

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Bury St Edmunds specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Burnett Barker Solicitors Limited, Collingwood House, 20 Whiting Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1NX
  • Greene & Greene, 80 Guildhall Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1QB
  • Charles Fraser & Co, Johnsons Building, Northgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1HY

Bury St Edmunds commercial property solicitors draw on a full range of commercial expertise offering advice on a variety of aspects of commercial property law

    Buying, selling and leasing land for registered charities Creating and negotiating new leases Subletting, licences and sharing occupation Notices received in respect of alleged breaches of lease Comprehensive advice on planning issues

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