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You can try and find the cheapest conveyancing solicitors in Clare but be careful as you may get what you pay for.

Reasons to use our Clare conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Peace of mind comes when you choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Clare has a number to choose from, but for a truly professional and dependable service many local people have been use the endorsement of this site.
  • 2 Retaining the services of a local Solicitor usually results in a more personal touch. When using a an online conveyancing factory, your conveyancing is dealt with by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 3 The practices identified on our directory have a mix of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 4 Personal touch and a wealth of local knowledge are key benefits that you should look for when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Clare conveyancing can be made significantly more complicated as a result of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 5 Clare solicitors are likely to have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in Clare since January 2025*

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Transfer

of detached residence residence, The Street, CO10 8HR completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £280,500. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

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Sale

of terraced property, Little Hyde Road, CO9 4JF completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £225,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion, setting up the completion formalities

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Disposal

of semi-detached residence, Lower Street, CO10 9AH completing on 21/01/2025 at a price of £390,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

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Disposal

of terraced property, Shetland Road, CB9 0LR completing on 15/01/2025 at a price of £295,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Clare

Souldretaining a Clare conveyancing practice make my purchase more efficient?

Existing third party connections is an important consideration when choosing conveyancing lawyers. Clare conveyancers benefit from long term relationships with mortgage brokers and estate, local authorities, valuers and other law firms meaning the whole process is going to be much smoother for you. Hosting a well rounded insight into the local area is an advantage.

Me and my partner are purchasing our first house. The solicitor has calledto ask if we want to order supplemental conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's necessary for conveyancing in Clare

The number and type of Clare conveyancing searches should be dictated entirely on the premises, the location, the probability of any of these risks, your knowledge of the locality and risks, your overall appetite to risk. What is important is that you adequately understand what information the searches could supply. Then you can decide if you personally think you need that search. If unsure, ask your property lawyer to explain.

What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Clare? Why is this being asked of me?

Clare conveyancing solicitors as well as nationwide property lawyers accross the UK have a duty under money laundering regulations to verify the ID of any client in order to ensure that clients are who they say they are.

Conveyancing clients are required to produce two forms of certified identification; proof of identity (typically a Passport or Driving Licence) and proof of address (usually a Bank Statement no older than three months).

Evidence of source of funds is also necessary under the money laundering statutes as solicitors have a duty to investigate that the monies you are using to purchase a property (whether it be the deposit for exchange or the full purchase price where you are a cash purchaser) has originated from an acceptable source (such as an inheritance) rather than the fruits of criminal behaviour.

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

There are two types of lawyers who can conduct conveyancing in Clare namely licenced conveyancers or solicitors. Both professionals provide conveyancing services that you need to complete the disposal or acquisition of property. They are both duty bound to execute Clare conveyancing on similar quality and guidelines so you can be safe in the knowledge that your conveyancing will be professionally carried out and that the necessary procedures should be appropriately adhered to.

I am being advised by my solicitor that flying freehold insurance is necessary on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Clare?

The right level of flying freehold indemnity insurance should be dictated by who your lender. It would differ for example between National Westminster Bank and Chelsea Building Society. Conveyancing practitioners as opposed to members of the public take out such policies.

After much negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Clare. My financial adviser pressured me to appoint their conveyancing practitioner. I paid an upfront payment of £175. Shortly after, the solicitor contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Santander conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Santander panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

My company is hoping to take over a lease of a shop on a shopping parade. Can you recommend conveyancers offering no-sale-no charges for commercial conveyancing in Clare for less than £2000?

We can recommend firms who have specialist knowledge of commercial conveyancing in Clare, including the disposal and purchase of businesses as well as simply premises. Whether you are hoping to purchase or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a whole business we will put you in touch with the right firm. Regarding the fees this will depend on the structure and heads of terms of the proposed transaction. Please provide us with your contact information or email us so that we may provide you with a detailed commercial conveyancing calculation.

All being well we will complete the sale of our £200,000 apartment in Clare next Tuesday. The landlords agents has quoted £384 for Landlord’s certificate, insurance certificate and previous years statements of service charge. Is the landlord entitled to charge exorbitant fees for a flat conveyance in Clare?

Clare conveyancing on leasehold apartments nine out of ten times results in fees being invoiced by management companies :

    Addressing pre-exchange questions Where consent is required before sale in Clare Copies of the building insurance and schedule Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Your lawyer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Clare leasehold property is £350. For Clare conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are obliged to supply the information.

Clare Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Questions you should consider before buying

    The prefered form of lease structure is where the freehold title is owned by the leaseholders. In this situation the leaseholders have control and notwithstanding that a managing agent is frequently retained if the building is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent employed by the leaseholders. Are there any major works in the near future that could increase the maintenance costs? How many years remain on the lease?

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Clare regulated by the SRA

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

  • Wayman & Long, 27 High Street, Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 8NZ

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Clare

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Clare specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Wayman & Long, 27 High Street, Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 8NZ

Clare commercial property solicitors draw on a full range of commercial expertise offering advice on a variety of aspects of commercial property law

    Compulsory land purchase Advising landlords and tenants in respect of ancillary documentation e.g. licences to alter, assign underlet etc Hotels, public houses and restaurants Telecommunications and broadcast mast sites Offices, retail or industrial units Commercial finance including remortgages

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

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