Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Chesham even where I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for example where I want to acquire a shop in Chesham with a loan from Barclays ?
Our comparison service is predominantly there to help choose domestic conveyancing solicitors in Chesham but we have set out at the bottom of this page a few Chesham commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to speak with the company directly to check if they can also act for Barclays
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Chesham. My lender is Chelsea Building Society
Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 10/11/2025, the requirements read as follows :
I'm purchasing my first flat in Chesham with the aid of help to buy. The developers refused to budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep told me not to tell my solicitor about this extras as it would impact my mortgage with the lender. Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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.
I opted to have a survey completed on a house in Chesham before instructing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. The surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will refuse to give a mortgage on such a home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you e-mail us we can check via the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Chesham. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Chesham to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
My brother has encouraged me to use his lawyers for conveyancing in Chesham. Should I choose my own conveyancer?
No doubt the best way to choose a conveyancing lawyer is to have recommendations from friends or relatives who have actually used the solicitor you're are thinking of instructing.
When it comes to leasehold conveyancing in Chesham what are the most frequent lease problems?
There is nothing unique about leasehold conveyancing in Chesham. Most leases are individual and legal mistakes in the legal wording can result in certain provisions are erroneous. The following missing provisions could result in a defective lease:
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Repairing obligations to or maintain parts of the building Clauses dealing with recovering service charges for expenditure on the building or common parts.
A defective lease will likely cause problems when trying to sell a property as they can affect a potential buyer’s ability to obtain a mortgage. Santander, The Royal Bank of Scotland, and Bank of Ireland all have very detailed conveyancing instructions when it comes to what is expected in a lease. If a mortgage lender believes that the lease does not cover certain provisions they may refuse to grant the mortgage, obliging the purchaser to withdraw.
I inherited a split level flat in Chesham, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Equivalent flats in Chesham with over 90 years remaining are worth £227,000. The ground rent is £50 levied per year. The lease expires on 21st October 2097
With only 72 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £9,500 and £11,000 plus legals.
The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to advice on the actual costs without more detailed investigations. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information without first getting professional advice.