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Reasons to use our Chalfont St Giles conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Our site is the first site offering you the facility to check that your property ownership legalities in Chalfont St Giles will be conducted by a conveyancer on your bank approved panel.
  • 2 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often located many kilometers away with little understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Chalfont St Giles
  • 3 The Chalfont St Giles conveyancing firms that we work with are dedicated to supplying the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and investors in Chalfont St Giles
  • 4 Notwithstanding what other on-line conveyancers inform you it could be necessary to pop into your lawyer to sign legal papers. There are various parties with involved in a house sale without having to include the postman into the pot.
  • 5 There is a distinct possibility the the solicitors for the other party are based in Chalfont St Giles - if so sets of lawyers are likely to be familiar

Examples of recent conveyancing in Chalfont St Giles since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Chalfont St Giles

Our grandson is purchasing a newly built flat in Chalfont St Giles with a home loan from Coventry BS. His conveyancer has advised him of a delay in receiving the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. This document is news to me - what is it and who needs sight of it?

The document is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the valuer when requested. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Coventry BS conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.

As a novice what is the most important number one tip you can give me regarding purchase conveyancing in Chalfont St Giles?

Not many law firms shout this from the rooftops but conveyancing in Chalfont St Giles and elsewhere in Buckinghamshire is often a confrontational process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there is lots of opportunity for confrontation between you and other parties involved in the ownership transfer. E.g., the vendor, selling agent and even potentially a bank. Selecting a lawyer for your conveyancing in Chalfont St Giles an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE person in the process whose responsibility is to look after your best interests and to keep you safe.

Every so often a third party with a vested interest will try and sway you that it is in your interests to do things their way. For example, the selling agent may claim to be assisting by suggesting your conveyancer is wrong. Or your mortgage broker may advise you to do something that is against your lawyers advice. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties in the conveyancing process.

I have justfound out that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Chalfont St Giles for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 18 months ago. How can I check that my home is in my name in the name of the previous owner?

The quickest method to check if the property is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Chalfont St Giles conveyancing specialists.

I'm purchasing my first flat in Chalfont St Giles with a loan from Skipton Building Society. The developers would not budge the amount so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The sale representative advised me not to tell my conveyancer about the deal as it will impact my mortgage with the bank. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.

We are 17 days into a leasehold purchase having been referred to a firm by the estate agent to carry out the conveyancing in Chalfont St Giles. We are not happy. Can you you assist me in finding new solicitors?

A lawyer would have to be very poor to suggest diss instructing them. Has the mortgage been issued? If so you need to inform them of the new contact details and ensure the offer are re-sent. Your new conveyancer needs to be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid supplemental expenses and frustration. So that should be your starting point. The find a solicitor tool will help you find a lender approved lawyer for your home move in Chalfont St Giles

The solicitors handling our conveyancing in Chalfont St Giles has sent documents to review that indicate that the property is unregistered with epitome documents. How can it be that the property not registred at the Land Registry?

Although the vast majorities of properties in Chalfont St Giles are now registered with HMLR there are still some that are unregistered. Any property in Chalfont St Giles that has been purchased since the late 1980’s will have been registered at the HMLR under the compulsory ‘first registration’ scheme. However, if a Chalfont St Giles property has not changed hands in that time then it’s likely the old fashioned title deeds will be the only evidence of ownership.Plenty of Chalfont St Giles conveyancing solicitors will be capable of dealing with such matters but where uncertainty prevails the conventional proposition nowadays appears to be for the seller to register the title first and thereafter sell - this will predictably result in a prolonged home move.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Chalfont St Giles

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Chalfont St Giles specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • Mcdonald Cohen, 30 Highlands Road, Seer Green, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2XN
  • Hilary Johnston, 7 Manor Farm Way, Seer Green, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2YD
  • Knipe Woodhouse-smith, 145-147 High Street, Chalfont St. Peter, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 9QL
  • Plainlaw Llp, Acers, Doggetts Wood Lane, Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, HP8 4TH
  • Coyle White Devine Limited, Boughton Business Park, Bell Lane, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 6GL

Planning law solicitors in Chalfont St Giles regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Chalfont St Giles practicing in planning law. This should include advice on making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • Bps Solicitors, 85 High Street, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1DE

Purchase conveyancing in Chalfont St Giles ordinarily includes the following:

  • Property lawyer instructed by the buyer on acceptance of the offer
  • Checking the title to the premises
  • Undertaking Chalfont St Giles conveyancing searches with respect to the property
  • Assessing draft contract and other papers collated by the vendor’s solicitor
  • Submitting queries with the vendor’s solicitor
  • Negotiating the purchase agreement
  • Examining replies given by the seller to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer document
  • Advising the purchasing in respect of the mortgage offer: (where applicable)
  • Preparing and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; reporting to the purchaser on the contents of the contract pack, preliminary enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the change in ownership and the home loan (where applicable) at the HM Land Registry.

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

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