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Chinnor Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 December was the busiest month and June was the next busiest month while September was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Chinnor
  • 2 100% freehold and 0% leasehold conveyancing in Chinnor for this year to date
  • 3 Average time from start to moving day was 31 days for conveyancing in Chinnor
  • 4 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £16,700
  • 5 Percentage of cases in Chinnor that are buy to let is 5%

Examples of recent conveyancing in Chinnor since December 2024*

Transfer

of semi residence, Goodearl Place, HP27 9EN completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £640,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, securing official copies of the title, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

Disposal

of detached residence residence, Haw Lane, HP14 4JJ completing on 13/01/2025 at a price of £952,500. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, securing official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Transfer

of semi-detached residence, Leo Crescent, HP27 9FR completing on 22/01/2025 at a price of £540,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, obtaining official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

Disposal

of terraced premises, Beech Close, HP14 3QY completing on 15/01/2025 at a price of £342,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, securing official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Chinnor

Is there a reason why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Chinnor costs more?

In summary, leasehold conveyancing in Chinnor and Oxfordshire usually warrants more due diligence compared to freehold conveyancing. This includes reviewing the lease, corresponding with the landlord concerning serving appropriate notices, securing current service charge and management information, procuring the landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts. The obligations on both the landlord and the tenant in the lease need to be studied by the buyer’s conveyancing team and read from beginning to end – regardless of the fact the lease has passed through many different property solicitors hands since it was first granted.

My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Chinnor. I I would like to check if they are on the Bank of Scotland conveyancing panel. Can you help?

The first thing to do is call your conveyancer and enquire if they can act for the bank. Otherwise you can call Bank of Scotland who may be able to assist.

We are purchasing a flat in Chinnor. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a conveyancer? At some point we will need to put our life savings into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our monies?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Chinnor. Conveyancing is required. What happens now?

Now that you are exchanged you should retain a conveyancing solicitor soon as you are faced with a fast approaching deadline in which to complete the deal. An auction property will have a corresponding legal pack. This will include evidence of title and search results. Where you are dealing with leasehold property the conveyancing pack should provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing paperwork pertinent to leasehold premises. You must pass this on to the solicitor working for you as soon as possible. Do make sure that you have funds in place to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

Coventry BS have agreed my mortgage in principle, my offer on a house in Chinnor has been accepted, what are the next steps?

The estate agent will need to know who your solicitors are (be sure the conveyancing practitioners are on the lender’s panel). Call up Coventry BS or your broker and finalise any relevant forms. Coventry BS will appoint a valuer who will get in touch with the selling agent or owners to schedule an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes on average a fortnight for the mortgage offer to be issued. Coventry BS will issue the offer to you and your conveyancers. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Chinnor.

I am buying a new build apartment in Chinnor. 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.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Chinnor

    There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease.

We are a couple of weeks into a leasehold purchase having been referred to a firm by the selling agent to handle our conveyancing in Chinnor. I am not happy. Can you help me find new solicitors?

They would have to be really bad to suggest changing them. Has your mortgage offer been sent? If so you need to make them aware of the replacement solicitor and have the offer are re-sent. Your new solicitor ideally should be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid supplemental expenses and complications. That should be your starting point. The find a solicitor tool can help you find a lender approved lawyer for your home move in Chinnor

Should one remove a departed person's name from the title deeds for a house in Chinnor?

Where a Chinnor property is co-owned and one of the proprietors dies, their name will not immediately be removed from the Land Registry title. You are not required to remove their name as in the event of a sale you would simply need to supply proof as to the reason the joint proprietor is missing from the conveyance, usually this takes the form of a grant of probate.

With the aim of making the sale conveyancing more straight forward for the sale of the property you can apply to have the deceased person removed from the title by applying to HM Land Registry with evidence of the death. There is no land registry fee payable.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Chinnor

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Chinnor with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

  • Regler & Company, 51 High Street, Chinnor, Oxfordshire, OX39 4DJ
  • Benhamlaw Limited, The Sanderum Centre, 30a Upper High Street, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 3EX
  • Stocker & Co Llp, 10a Buttermarket, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 3EW
  • Lightfoots Llp, 1-3 High Street, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 2BX
  • Honniball & Company, 98 High Street, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 3EH

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Chinnor regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Chinnor practicing in commercial conveyancing in Chinnor. This should include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Regler & Company, 51 High Street, Chinnor, Oxfordshire, OX39 4DJ
  • Benhamlaw Limited, The Sanderum Centre, 30a Upper High Street, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 3EX
  • Stocker & Co Llp, 10a Buttermarket, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 3EW
  • Read Cooper Limited, Dorchester House, 15 Dorchester Place, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 2DL
  • Lightfoots Llp, 1-3 High Street, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 2BX

Residential conveyancing in Chinnor ordinarily comprises the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drafting contract and related papers
  • Forwarding draft papers to the lawyer acting for the buyer
  • Negotiating contracts and answering further enquires from the purchaser’s lawyer
  • Finalising the transfer deed
  • Answering requisitions raised by the buyer’s lawyer
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Receiving sale proceeds and sending funds to the vendor, the estate agent and other relevant parties (if appropriate)

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

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