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Reasons to use our Chatteris conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 On the balance of probabilities the the solicitors for the other party are based in Chatteris - if so sets of lawyers are likely to be on good working terms
  • 2 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these firms are often located hundreds of kilometers away with limited understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Chatteris
  • 3 Chatteris lawyers work in partnership with Chatteris estate agents, property finders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is offered to clients every step of the way, ensuring the smoothest, most stress-free process possible
  • 4 The firms shown on our directory have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 5 The Chatteris conveyancing firms that we work with are committed to providing value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and remortgagors in Chatteris

Examples of recent conveyancing in Chatteris since December 2024*

Disposal

of terraced property, Wesley Drive, PE16 6DQ completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £240,500. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, securing official copies of the title

Disposal

of semi-detached property, Curlew Avenue, PE16 6PL completing on 21/01/2025 at a price of £253,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Disposal

of detached residence residence, Meadow Way, PE15 0QP completing on 06/01/2025 at a price of £225,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion, preparing statement detailing charges

Sale

of terraced residence, The Orchards, CB6 2PX completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £260,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Chatteris

Having sold my house in Chatteris last January but the buyer keeps Skype messaging daily complaining that his conveyancer is waiting to hear from mysolicitor. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?

Following your sale your lawyer is obliged to forward the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. If applicable, your conveyancer must also send confirmation that the mortgage has been paid off to the purchasers lawyers. There is unlikely to be post completion formalities peculiar conveyancing in Chatteris.

I am purchasing a new build flat in Chatteris. Can I do my own conveyancing?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Chatteris you will have to appoint a solicitor on your mortgage company's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Chatteris.

I have paid off my mortgage with Coventry BS. I assume I don't need a Chatteris solicitor on the Coventry BS panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?

If you have finished paying off your Coventry BS mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Coventry BS mortgage from the register. Coventry BS, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where Coventry BS has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Coventry BS has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Coventry BS mortgage has been paid off.

I can not fathom if my lender requires a lease extension. I have called into my local Chatteris building society branch on numerous occasions and was reassured it wasn't an issue and they would lend. My Chatteris conveyancing solicitor - who is on the mortgage company conveyancing panel- called to say that they would not lend in accordance with their UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook minimum lease term requirements. Who do I believe?

The conveyancer has to follow the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook section two specifications for your bank. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the mortgage company will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the mortgage company to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years remaining.

After shopping around on the internet I have found a Chatteris conveyancing practitioner having made sure that they are on the TSB conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?

TSB will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually TSB will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Chatteris surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.

Various internet forums that I have frequented warn that are a common reason for delay in Chatteris conveyancing transactions. Is this right?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the determinations of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the most frequent causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Local searches are unlikely to feature in any slowing down conveyancing in Chatteris.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our house are lost. The solicitors who conducted the conveyancing in Chatteris 5 years ago are no longer around. Will I be able to sell the house?

In today’s world there are copies made of almost everything, and your conveyancer should be aware precisely where to find all the relevant documentation so you can purchase or sell your house without any difficulty. Where copies are not available, your conveyancer may be able to arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities protecting you against future claims on your property.

I'm purchasing a new build house in Chatteris benefiting from help to buy. The builders refused to reduce the price so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The sale representative suggested that I not disclose to my conveyancer about this deal as it could affect my mortgage with Accord Mortgages Ltd. 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.

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Domestic conveyancing in Chatteris almost always involves the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drafting contract and associated documents
  • Forwarding draft papers to the lawyer representing the purchaser
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and replying to supplemental questions from the buyer’s lawyer
  • Agreeing the transfer deed
  • Replying to requisitions raised by the purchaser’s lawyer
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Receiving sale proceeds and wiring funds to the owner, the estate agent and paying off the home loan (if applicable)

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Chatteris ordinarily comprises the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the mortgage company (where applicable)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Negotiating adjustments to the draft Transfer
  • Communicating with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring monies to relevant parties
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the transfer of ownership and the home loan (where relevant) at the Land Registry.

Chatteris commercial property solicitors draw on a full range of commercial expertise offering advice on numerous aspects of commercial property law

    Property finance transactions, including sale and leaseback Development, including options, overage agreements, JCT building contracts Buying, selling and leasing land for registered charities Extension of leases High street shops, agricultural or development land to hotels and office blocks. Offices, retail or industrial units

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

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