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Reasons to use our Canford Heath conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Canford Heath conveyancers work in conjunction with Canford Heath estate agents, developers, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, never losing sight of the time-critical nature behind your conveyancing transaction
  • 2 Using a a family Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more bespoke service. Online forums bear testimony to the idea that in selecting a large conveyancing firm, your conveyancing is handled by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 3 Canford Heath solicitor are the linchpin to a successful Canford Heath home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 4 Excellent communication and a wealth of experience are key benefits that you should value when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Canford Heath home moves can become significantly more complicated as a result of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.
  • 5 Chances are that the other side’s lawyers are based in Canford Heath - if so sets of conveyancers will have worked on conveyancing matters in the past

Examples of recent conveyancing in Canford Heath since January 2025*

Disposal

of terraced residence, Millfield, BH17 7XG completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £275,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

Sale

of terraced property, Bullfinch Close, BH17 7UP completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £443,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

Transfer

of apartment Ashley Road BH14 0AW, at the agreed amount of £232,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Sale

of detached residence premises, Turbary Road, BH12 4EZ completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £312,500. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Canford Heath

I have been recommended a conveyancing solicitor in Canford Heath. I I would like to check whether they are accepted on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. Could you help?

You should phone the solicitor and ask them if they can act for the bank. Otherwise please get in touch with Leeds Building Society who may be able to help.

A relative informed me that in buying a property in Canford Heath there may be various restrictions limiting what one can do in terms of external changes to a property. Is this right?

There are anumerous of properties in Canford Heath which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to carry out external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Canford Heath should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

How can we tell if a Canford Heath conveyancing solicitor on the Kent Reliance panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Canford Heath getting recommendations is a sensible start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one advertising the lowest fees. We would always recommend that you speak with the solicitor conducting your transaction.

I am selling my house. I had a double glazing fitted in August 2010, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s mortgage company, Kent Reliance are being pedantic. The Canford Heath solicitor who is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but Kent Reliance are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Kent Reliance have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that Kent Reliance have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Kent Reliance may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Canford Heath. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Canford Heath

    Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Canford Heath is where the house is located. Can you offer any assistance?

Flying freeholds in Canford Heath are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Canford Heath you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Canford Heath may determine 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 residence.

Given that I will soon part with 450k on a garden flat in Canford Heath I wish to have a conversation with the conveyancer regarding thehouse move prior to appointing the firm. Can this be arranged?

We could not agree more - we would be pleased to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the conveyancer due to be carrying out your property ownership legalities in Canford Heath.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is unique individual, not a matter number. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are provided with for residential conveyancing in Canford Heath should be the figure that you end up paying.

What makes a Canford Heath lease unacceptable for security purposes?

There is nothing unique about leasehold conveyancing in Canford Heath. All leases are drafted differently and drafting errors can sometimes mean that certain sections are not included. For example, if your lease is missing any of the following, it could be defective:

    Service charge per centages that don't add up correctly leaving a shortfall A provision to repair to or maintain elements of the property

A defective lease can cause issues when trying to sell a property primarily because it impacts on the ability to obtain a mortgage on the property. Birmingham Midshires, The Royal Bank of Scotland, and Barclays Direct all have express conveyancing instructions when it comes to what is expected in a lease. If a mortgage lender believes that the lease is problematic they may refuse to provide security, obliging the buyer to withdraw.

I purchased a studio flat in Canford Heath, conveyancing having been completed in 1997. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Similar flats in Canford Heath with an extended lease are worth £185,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £65 invoiced every year. The lease finishes on 21st October 2086

With only 61 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £18,100 and £20,800 as well as legals.

The suggested premium range above 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 a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Canford Heath regulated by the SRA

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

  • Clarke Rowe Solicitors Ltd, 127 Commercial Road, Poole, Dorset, BH14 0JD
  • Coles Miller Solicitors Llp, 44-46 Parkstone Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 2PG
  • Simmonds, 247 High Street North, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1DX
  • Jacobs & Reeves, 153 High Street, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1AU
  • Woodstock Property Law Limited, 3 Woodstock Road, Poole, Dorset, BH14 8DS

Planning law solicitors in Canford Heath regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Canford Heath specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including planning applications and appeals
  • Coles Miller Solicitors Llp, 44-46 Parkstone Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 2PG
  • Woodstock Property Law Limited, 3 Woodstock Road, Poole, Dorset, BH14 8DS
  • Laceys Solicitors Llp, 5 Poole Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 5QL
  • Steele Raymond Llp, Richmond Point, 43 Richmond Hill, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 6LR
  • Preston Redman Llp, Hinton House, Hinton Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 2EN

Typically, Canford Heath conveyancing for a sale has some of the following tasks

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and associated documents
  • Sending draft papers to the conveyancer retained by the buyer
  • Negotiating contracts and responding to further enquires from the purchaser’s conveyancer
  • Finalising the transfer deed
  • Replying to requisitions prepared by the purchaser’s conveyancer
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and transferring funds to the owner, the estate agent and other relevant parties (if appropriate)

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

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