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Top 5 reasons to let us assist you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Castle Donington

  • 1 The Castle Donington conveyancing firms that we work with are dedicated to supplying value for money, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and remortgagors in Castle Donington
  • 2 Castle Donington property lawyers are likely to acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 3 Experience means that Castle Donington solicitor have established very good links with Castle Donington local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of dealing with your conveyancing in Castle Donington.
  • 4 Using a local Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more personal touch. Online forums often suggest that in selecting 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’.
  • 5 Castle Donington conveyancers work in conjunction with Castle Donington estate agents, property finders, surveyors, banks and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is provided to buyers and sellers every step of the way, with the aim of reducing administrative burdens and transaction times

Examples of recent conveyancing in Castle Donington since June 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Castle Donington

I have been referred to a conveyancing solicitor in Castle Donington. I need to find out if they are on the Santander conveyancing panel. Could you or the lender confirm if they are on the panel?

The first thing to do is e-mail the lawyer and ask them whether they are on the lender panel. Otherwise please get in touch with Santander who may be able to assist.

We are due to move home in October. Will my conveyancing solicitor call the removal company on the day of completion. Incidentally, can you recommend a removal company in Castle Donington. Conveyancing solicitor was organised prior to coming across your site.

On the day of completion you will need to collect the house keys from the estate agent however this can only take place once the sellers lawyers inform the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be released. After that you will need to inform the removal men that they can start moving you in. We are not in a position to recommend a specific removal company but can help you locate a conveyancing in Castle Donington or a solicitor with expertise in conveyancing in Castle Donington.

The formalities of my remortgage has taken place for my property in Castle Donington. Conveyancing was satisfactory but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. Who do I contact should I wish to lodge a complaint?

Almost all lenders have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Team at head office. Ordinarily complaints to a lender are resolved very quickly. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR who will take matters further.

After months of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Castle Donington. My mortgage broker suggested a conveyancing practitioner. I paid an upfront payment of £175. Soon after, the conveyancer called me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the UBS conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the UBS panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in Castle Donington. Now, I need the documents but the law firm has closed. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Castle Donington of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Castle Donington. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Castle Donington

    Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? 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. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.

I decided to have a survey completed on a property in Castle Donington before retaining conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the property. The surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will not issue a mortgage on such a property.

It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different requirements for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Castle Donington. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Castle Donington especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Castle Donington.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor for my conveyancing in Castle Donington. I've chance upon a site which appears to be the ideal solution If it is possible to get all this stuff 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?

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Castle Donington regulated by the SRA

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

  • Fiona Polley Limited, 55-57 High Street, Chellaston, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 6TB
  • Hawley & Rodgers Incorporating Thomas Solicitors, 42-44 Market Place, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 1LT
  • Starkie & Gregory Incorporating Cruickshanks, 25 Derby Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG10 1NA
  • B W Kirk Limited, C/o Sgc Solicitors, 25 Derby Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG10 1NA
  • R J Cliff Limited, C/o Sgc Solicitors, 25 Derby Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG10 1NA

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Castle Donington

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Castle Donington practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

  • Sheehy-smith, 5 Raynesway, Alvaston, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 0DW
  • Alexander & Co. Solicitors Llp, 2 Chapel Street, Spondon, Derby, Derbyshire, DE21 7JP

Typically, Castle Donington conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Solicitor instructed by the buyer on acceptance of the offer
  • Examining the title to the premises
  • Carrying out Castle Donington property searches for the title
  • Considering the draft contract pack and other papers collated by the seller’s solicitor
  • Submitting questions with the vendor’s solicitor
  • Negotiating the purchase agreement
  • Assessing replies given by the seller to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (if applicable)
  • Drafting and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; summarising to the purchaser on the contents of the contract pack, preliminary enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Completion of and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the buyer and the mortgage (if applicable) at the HMLR.

Neighboring Locations

Aston on Trent
Borrowash
Alvaston
Long Eaton
Breaston
Castle Donington
Kegworth
Hathern
Shepshed

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

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