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Chesham Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 The most common indemnity insurance policies for Chesham conveyancing is Lack of Planning Permission
  • 2 Percentage of leasehold conveyancing cases in Chesham with service charge retention of 1%
  • 3 Average time from start to completion was 54 days for conveyancing in Chesham
  • 4 Percentage of cases in Chesham that are buy to let is 16%
  • 5 Average time frame of 43 days for registration of title in Chesham

Examples of recent conveyancing in Chesham since May 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Chesham

Are you able to recommend a Santander approved Chesham conveyancing firm finish our home move within two weeks? Would it be better to use a local Chesham solicitor or an internet firm?

We would be happy to suggest some excellent Chesham conveyancing firms. Another option is to visit the high street in Chesham. Visit some well established law practices and request to see a conveyancing solicitor for a fee estimate. Mention your expectations together with your reasons and get a commitment on speed. Select the lawyer that you are most comfortable with.

We note that you have a search directory identifying law firms on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I retain them for our own conveyancing in Chesham?

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

What can a local search tell me concerning the property my wife and I purchasing in Chesham?

Chesham conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company for example Xpress Legal The local search plays an important part in most Chesham conveyancing purchase; that is if you wish to avoid any nasty surprises after you move into your new home. The search will provide data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic sections.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our home can not be found. The lawyers who handled the conveyancing in Chesham 10 years ago no longer exist. Will I be able to sell the house?

These day there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your solicitor should know precisely where to look for all the suitable paperwork so you may buy or sell your property without any difficulty. Where duplicates are not available, your lawyer may be able to put in place insurance or indemnities protecting you against future claims on your premises.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Chesham. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be 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 Chesham

    Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please supply a car parking plan. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.

My wife and I have agreed a price on a Chesham ground floor flat we inherited seven years ago in 2009. I have over a decades worth of conveyancing know-how and, now retired, intend to carry out my own legal work. The purchaser's conveyancing practitioner has informed me that their mortgage company will not allow us to do our own conveyancing mandating that the funds to be transferred to a solicitor's bank account.

Lending instructions to conveyancing practitioners from all mainstream lenders state that If the vendor does not have legal representation the purchaser’s lawyers should check whether the mortgage company needs to be told so that a decision can be made if they are willing to progress.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Chesham regulated by the SRA

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

  • Bps Solicitors, 85 High Street, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1DE
  • Lennons Solicitors Limited, Chess Chambers, 2 Broadway Court, High Street, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1EG
  • Sheratons Solicitors Ltd, 4 Broadway Court, High Street, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1EG
  • Legal & Property Limited, Ariel House, Frogmore Street, Tring, Hertfordshire, HP23 5AU
  • Hughes & Company, The Old Bakery, Frogmore Street, Tring, Hertfordshire, HP23 5XA

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Chesham

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

  • Bps Solicitors, 85 High Street, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1DE
  • Lennons Solicitors Limited, Chess Chambers, 2 Broadway Court, High Street, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1EG
  • Legal & Property Limited, Ariel House, Frogmore Street, Tring, Hertfordshire, HP23 5AU
  • Hughes & Company, The Old Bakery, Frogmore Street, Tring, Hertfordshire, HP23 5XA
  • Harrowell & Atkins, Boxwell House, 275 High Street, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 1BW

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Chesham is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process:

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the lender (where applicable)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Negotiating adjustments to the the Transfer deed
  • Communicating with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring funds to the appropriate parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the buyer and the home loan (if appropriate) at the Land Registry.

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

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