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Reasons to use our Chantry conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Lawyer conveyancing lawyers have excellent personal connections with Chantry selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 The companies shown on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 3 Chantry property lawyers work in partnership with Chantry estate agents, developers, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, offering all the legal expertise and help you need
  • 4 Our site is the only site that enables you the facility to check that your conveyancing in Chantry will be carried out by a solicitor on your bank member panel.
  • 5 Chantry property lawyers have a significant advantage when it comes to Chantry conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can affect your sale or purchase

Examples of recent conveyancing in Chantry since January 2025*

Transfer

of terraced premises, Wherstead Road, IP2 8LB completing on 21/01/2025 at a price of £205,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

Sale

of detached residence property, Rendlesham Road, IP1 2LY completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £82,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

Transfer

of detached residence premises, Crossley Gardens, IP1 5PW completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £195,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, ordering official copies of the title

Transfer

of terraced premises, Faraday Road, IP4 1PU completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £205,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Chantry

Can conveyancing in Chantry to be done within 28 days?

Where you are under a tight deadline for your conveyancing we would recommend that your lawyer is familiar with the location as they will benefit local contacts and know-how. It is possible that they may have transacted otherhomes in the same road. You would be best advised to use a Chantry conveyancing lawyer. Second, ensure that the conveyancing firm is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is estimated that nearly one in five of Chantry conveyancing deals are suspended or derailed after finding out that a purchaser’s solicitor was not on their banks list of approved solicitors. In many cases this discovery resulted in the home move being frustrated by almost 21 days. It is said that this issue affects approximately 100,000 home moves annually. Many Chantry conveyancing practices can not act for certain mortgage companies so do check at the outset.

We see that you have a post code search directory listing law firms on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I instruct them for our own conveyancing in Chantry?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Chantry.

I understand that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I require this when purchasing a house in Chantry? or Apparently there is a law dating back centuries that could mean that homeowners living in a parish church boundary may be liable to pay for maintenance towards the chancel within the church. Is this applicable for conveyancing in Chantry?

Unless a prior purchase of the house took place after 12 October 2013 you may assume that lawyers delivering conveyancing in Chantry to continue to suggest a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.

I am buying a new build house in Chantry with a mortgage from Birmingham Midshires. The developers would not reduce the amount so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The sale representative told me not to tell my solicitor about the deal as it could impact my mortgage with Birmingham Midshires. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

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.

My wife and I purchased a leasehold flat in Chantry. Conveyancing and Britannia mortgage organised. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1998. The conveyancing practitioner in Chantry who previously acted has now retired. Do I pay?

The first thing you should do is make enquiries of the Land Registry to be sure that this person is indeed the new freeholder. There is no need to incur the fees of a Chantry conveyancing lawyer to do this as it can be done on-line for £3. You should note that regardless, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

Chantry Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Questions you should consider Prior to Purchasing

    How is the lease structured? Are any of leasehold owners in arrears of their service charge liability? Best to be warned if fixing the lift or some other major work is coming up to be shared by the leasehold owners and could well materially increase the the service costs or require a specific invoice.

I am are seeking to find a responsive conveyancing solicitor in Chantry to purchase a home. I want to avoid being ripped off and there's plenty Chantry conveyancing organisations to pick from...how do I know which one is best to appoint?

Where you’ve never used a property lawyer previously, a trustworthy recommendation via relatives or friends is a great place to start and is often a good barometer of quality. Alternatively, consult the Law Society’s online record of solicitors in Chantry or use our search facility to choose a conveyancing solicitor in Chantry.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Chantry regulated by the SRA

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

  • Tinkler Solicitors, Second Floor, Sproughton House, Sproughton, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP8 3AW
  • Gotelee, 31-41 Elm Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2AY
  • Prettys, Elm House, 25 Elm Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2AD
  • Attwells Solicitors Llp, Sun Buildings, 35-37 Princes Street, Ipswich, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1PU
  • Birketts Llp, 24-26 Museum Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1HZ

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Chantry

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Chantry specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Gotelee, 31-41 Elm Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2AY
  • Prettys, Elm House, 25 Elm Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2AD
  • Attwells Solicitors Llp, Sun Buildings, 35-37 Princes Street, Ipswich, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1PU
  • Birketts Llp, 24-26 Museum Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1HZ
  • Watkins Stewart & Ross, 18 Lower Brook Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 1AL

Planning law solicitors in Chantry regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Chantry specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • Gotelee, 31-41 Elm Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2AY
  • Attwells Solicitors Llp, Sun Buildings, 35-37 Princes Street, Ipswich, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1PU
  • Birketts Llp, 24-26 Museum Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1HZ
  • Blockslegal Llp, Arcade Chamber, 2-6 Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1EL
  • Kerseys, 32 Lloyds Avenue, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 3HD

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

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