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Conveyancing in Chigwell : Keep it Local

Top reasons to use our service to help you find a local conveyancing solicitor in Chigwell

  • 1 Over the years Chigwell lawyer have established very good links with Chigwell local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of handling your conveyancing in Chigwell.
  • 2 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Chigwell have a grasp oflocal issues peculiar to Chigwell and therefore you may benefit from better advice and expeditious conveyancing.
  • 3 No matter what any alternative sites inform you it could be important to visit your lawyer to sign contracts. There are enough parties involved in a homemove without needing to include the postman into the mix.
  • 4 Retaining the services of a a family Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more bespoke service. Sometimes when dealing with a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by reading from their computer screens.
  • 5 Chigwell property lawyers are likely to be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in Chigwell since May 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Chigwell

When does exchange of contracts occur in purchase conveyancing in Chigwell and do I need to attend the solicitors branch?

If you are local to our conveyancing solicitors in Chigwell you are welcome to come in to sign contracts. That being said, the lender approved solicitors we work with supply countrywide coverage for conveyancing and give just as diligent and professional a job for you when communicating with you by post or email. The signing of the contract is not the point of no return. A signed contract simply enables the solicitor to address the formalities when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where a lengthy "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Chigwell)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

How do I check that the solicitor handling my conveyancing in Chigwell is on the mortgage lender’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Virgin Money thus paying £187.00 plus VAT in another set of legal bill.

Please do take advantage of the search tool on this page. Pick the mortgage company and type ‘Chigwell’ or your location and you will discover numerous conveyancers based in Chigwell or nearest you.

What will a local search reveal concerning the house my wife and I purchasing in Chigwell?

Chigwell conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company for instance Xpress Legal The local search is essential in every Chigwell conveyancing purchase; as long as you wish to avoid any unpleasant once you have moved into your property. The search will reveal information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable 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 13 subject headings.

I decided to have a survey carried out on a house in Chigwell prior to instructing solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. The surveyor advised that some lenders will not give a mortgage on a flying freehold home.

It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different instructions from Halifax. If you contact us we can check with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Chigwell. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

In my capacity as executor for the will of my aunt I am disposing of a property in Newport but live in Chigwell. My lawyer (approximately 250 miles awayrequires that I sign a statutory declaration prior to completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Chigwell to witness this legal document for me?

Technically speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Chigwell based

Do you have any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Chigwell from the perspective of saving time on the sale process?

  • A significant proportion of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in Chigwell can be bypassed where you appoint lawyers the minute your agents start advertising the property and request that they start to put together the leasehold information which will be required by the buyers’ lawyers.
  • A minority of Chigwell leases require Landlord’s consent to the sale and approval of the buyers. If this is the case, you should place the estate agents on notice to make sure that the purchasers obtain financial (bank) and professional references. The bank reference should make it clear that the buyer is able to meet the annual service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the service charge figures so that they can pass this information on to the purchasers or their solicitors. If you have had any disputes with your landlord or managing agents it is very important that these are settled before the property is marketed. The buyers and their solicitors will be reluctant to purchase a property where there is an ongoing dispute. You will have to accept that you will have to pay any arrears of service charge or settle the dispute prior to completion of the sale. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled prior to the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You will still have to reveal particulars of the dispute to the purchasers, but it is better to present the dispute as over as opposed to unsettled. Many landlords or Management Companies in Chigwell levy fees for supplying management packs for a leasehold premises. You or your lawyers should find out the fee that they propose to charge. The management information can be applied for on or before finding a buyer, thus reducing delays. The average time it takes to obtain the necessary information is three weeks. It is the most usual reason for delay in leasehold conveyancing in Chigwell. You believe that you know the number of years left on your lease but you should verify this by asking your lawyers. A buyer’s lawyer will not be happy to advise their client to where the lease term is below 75 years. It is therefore essential at an early stage that you consider whether the lease requires a lease extension. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your premises on the market for sale.

Following months of correspondence we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Chigwell. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?

in cases where there is a missing landlord or where there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to decide the sum to be paid.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Chigwell premises is 201 & 201a St. Barnabas Road in October 2013. The Tribunal decided that the price to be paid by the Applicants for the freehold interest is £20,071. This case was in relation to 2 flats. The remaining number of years on the lease was 69.26 years.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Chigwell regulated by the SRA

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

  • Taylors Legal, 184 Manor Road, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 5PZ
  • Hunter Price Kahn Limited, Grangewood House, 43 Oakwood Hill, Loughton, Essex, IG10 3TZ
  • Silverman Peake Llp, 66 Fairview Drive, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 6HS
  • Stapley & Co, 141a High Road, Loughton, Essex, IG10 4LT
  • Kim Betts & Co, 231a High Road, Loughton, Essex, IG10 1AD

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Chigwell regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Chigwell with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Chigwell. This should include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Taylors Legal, 184 Manor Road, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 5PZ
  • Hunter Price Kahn Limited, Grangewood House, 43 Oakwood Hill, Loughton, Essex, IG10 3TZ
  • Silverman Peake Llp, 66 Fairview Drive, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 6HS
  • Stapley & Co, 141a High Road, Loughton, Essex, IG10 4LT
  • Kim Betts & Co, 231a High Road, Loughton, Essex, IG10 1AD

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Chigwell regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Chigwell but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Verbatim Property Lawyers Ltd, 455 High Road, IG8 0XE
  • Suriya & Douglas, Suite B, 7th Floor, Charter House, IG1 1UF
  • L B Property Lawyers, Imperial House, N17 0SP

Neighboring Locations

Loughton
Chigwell
Hainault

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

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