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Reasons to use our Chorleywood and Rickmansworth conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Over the years Chorleywood and Rickmansworth solicitor have developed very good working relationships with Chorleywood and Rickmansworth 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 house sale or purchase in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth.
  • 2 The Chorleywood and Rickmansworth conveyancing practitioners that are listed are committed to supplying the most cost, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and remortgagors in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth
  • 3 This site is the first site offering you the ability to ensure that your conveyancing in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth will be carried out by a law firm on your bank conveyancing panel.
  • 4 Chorleywood and Rickmansworth conveyancers are likely to be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 5 Personal touch together with pure property experience are key benefits that you should look for when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Chorleywood and Rickmansworth property deals can be made significantly more complicated as a result of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth since August 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth

Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth is more expensive?

In short, leasehold conveyancing in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth and elsewhere usually requires additional hours of investigation compared to freehold conveyancing. This includes reviewing the lease, corresponding with the landlord concerning the service of applicable notices, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining 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 – no matter how many different leaseholders have owned the lease since it was first entered into.

What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth

There are many registered licenced Conveyancers in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth and Solicitor practices in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth who can help with your conveyancing It is important to make clear that the two are regulated professionals specialising in the legal aspects of the home buying process. The two can handle other property legal work such as remortgage conveyancing, enfranchisement and transfer of equity conveyancing.

My husband and I have arranged the release of further monies on our mortgage from Clydesdale as we wish to conduct renovations to our home in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth. Are we obliged to appoint a local Chorleywood and Rickmansworth solicitor on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel to handle the legals?

Clydesdale don't usually instruct firms on their approved list of lawyers to handle the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Clydesdale panel.

Bank of Ireland have agreed my home loan in principle, my offer on a property in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth has been agreed to, now what?

The estate agent will want to know who your solicitors are (be sure the conveyancers are on the bank’s approved list). Contact Bank of Ireland or your broker and complete any relevant paperwork. Bank of Ireland will appoint a valuer who will get in touch with the estate agent or owners to schedule a time for the valuation to happen. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes on average a week for the mortgage offer to be issued. Bank of Ireland will issue the offer to you and your lawyers. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth.

I'm buying a new build house in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth with a mortgage from Bank of Ireland. The builders refused to move on the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The sale representative advised me not reveal to my solicitor about this extras as it could put at risk my mortgage with the lender. Is this normal?.

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.

What does commercial conveyancing in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth cover?

Chorleywood and Rickmansworth conveyancing for business premises covers a broad range of guidance, supplied by regulated solicitors, relating to business premises. By way of example, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the assignment of existing business tenancies or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of leases.

I am one month into a residential purchase having been recommend to conveyancers by the estate agent to handle our conveyancing in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth. We are not happy. Can you you assist me in finding new conveyancers?

A solicitor would have to be really bad to suggest changing them. Has the loan offer been generated? If so you will need to make them aware of the new contact details and have the loan are re-sent. Your new solicitor ideally should be on the lenders panel to avoid added expenses and delays. That should be your starting point. The find a solicitor tool will assist you in finding a bank approved lawyer for your home move in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth

Jane (my partner) and I may need to sub-let our Chorleywood and Rickmansworth ground floor flat temporarily due to a new job. We instructed a Chorleywood and Rickmansworth conveyancing firm in 2003 but they have since shut and we did not think at the time get any advice as to whether the lease prohibits the subletting of the flat. How do we find out?

Even though your last Chorleywood and Rickmansworth conveyancing lawyer is no longer available you can review your lease to check if it allows you to sublet the property. The accepted inference is that if the deeds are silent, subletting is allowed. Quite often there is a prerequisite that you need to obtain permission from your landlord or other appropriate person in advance of subletting. This means that you cannot sublet in the absence of prior permission. The consent is not allowed to be unreasonably refused ore delayed. If the lease does not allow you to sublet you will need to ask your landlord if they are willing to waive this restriction.

I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without any joy. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal decide on such issues? Can you recommend a Chorleywood and Rickmansworth conveyancing firm to act on my behalf?

if there is a absentee landlord or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the LVT to make a decision on the sum to be paid.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Chorleywood and Rickmansworth flat is Flats 8, 11 and 15 Craigmore Court 46 Murray Road in December 2013. The tribunal held that the price payable by the Applicant tenant of Flat 8 to acquire an extended lease shall be £26,438 plus £1 to the intermediate lessee . The tribunal held that the price payable by the Applicant tenants of Flat 11 to acquire an extended lease shall be £26,791 plus £1 to the intermediate lessee. The tribunal held that the price payable by the Applicant tenant of Flat 15 to acquire an extended lease shall be £26,638 plus £1 to the intermediate lessee . This case related to 3 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 71 years.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth regulated by the SRA

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

  • Plainlaw Llp, Acers, Doggetts Wood Lane, Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, HP8 4TH
  • Archer Rusby Solicitors Limited, 3 Norfolk Court, Norfolk Road, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 1LA
  • Knipe Woodhouse-smith, 145-147 High Street, Chalfont St. Peter, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 9QL
  • Simply Law, Building 4, Croxley Green Business Park, Hatters Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 8YF
  • C Z Goodwin, 17 Elm Close, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 5DD

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth practicing in commercial conveyancing in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth. This may include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Plainlaw Llp, Acers, Doggetts Wood Lane, Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, HP8 4TH
  • Archer Rusby Solicitors Limited, 3 Norfolk Court, Norfolk Road, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 1LA
  • Bowen Egles Llp, Sunley House, Old's Approach, Tolpits Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 9TB
  • Hilary Johnston, 7 Manor Farm Way, Seer Green, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2YD
  • Lawrence C. Samuels Ll.b Solicitor, 29 Farm Way, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 3EE

Planning law solicitors in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Chorleywood and Rickmansworth specialising in planning law. This could include advice on planning applications and appeals
  • Paul Fallon & Company, 87-89 Market Street, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 0PT
  • Bps Solicitors, 85 High Street, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1DE

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