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Colchester Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 125 is the median number of years remaining on leases in Colchester
  • 2 Average time frame of 169 days for registration of title in Colchester
  • 3 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £8,643
  • 4 Average time from start to completion was 109 days for conveyancing in Colchester
  • 5 Percentage of cases in Colchester that are buy to let is 13%

Examples of recent conveyancing in Colchester since November 2025*

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Disposal

of house premises, Albert Street, CO1 1RU completing on 27/11/2025 at a price of £215,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

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Sale

of detached residence premises, Essex Hall Road, CO1 1ZP completing on 28/11/2025 at a price of £288,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, securing official copies of the title, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

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Conveyance

of apartment Clarendon Way CO1 1AW, acquired for £185,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion, setting up the completion formalities

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Acquisition

of apartment St Marys Fields CO3 3DD, acquired for £225,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Colchester

My fiance’s mother is a property lawyer. I am hopeful that I will be offered preferential rates for conveyancing, However if that does not come materialise, what level of figure should I be paying for conveyancing in Colchester?

It’s a good idea to obtain two or three conveyancing estimates. Do use our comparison tool on this site. Whilst fees may be different but service levels do are distinct between property lawyers as is the case with most professions.

We see that you have a search directory identifying solicitors on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our conveyancing in Colchester?

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

I am buying a semi-detached house in Colchester. Conveyancing solicitors are said to be ‘a necessary evil’ but can I do it myself?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Colchester you will have to appoint a solicitor on your mortgage company's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Colchester.

I am helping my step-mother sell her property in Colchester. Does the conveyancing solicitor commission an energy assessment or it is for the owner to coordinate?

Following the demise of HIPs, EPC’s became a compulsory element of moving house. An energy assessment should be commissioned in advance of the property being advertised. This is not something that lawyers normally arrange. Where you are using a Colchester conveyancing solicitor they may help arrange EPC’s due to their contacts with long established Colchester assessors

Is it the case that all Colchester solicitors on the Skipton conveyancing panel are governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?

As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Skipton approved list of solicitors they would need to be governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. The majority of mortgage companies do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the practice would be overseen by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

We are getting the release of further funds on our mortgage from Lloyds as we wish to conduct alterations to our house in Colchester. Are we obliged to appoint a local Colchester solicitor on the Lloyds conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?

Lloyds don't usually instruct firms on their conveyancing panel to deal with the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Lloyds conveyancing panel.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £235,500 and identified one close by in Colchester I like with a park and station nearby, however it's only got 52 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Colchester in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a lease with such few years left?

Should you need a home loan the shortness of the lease will likely be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you may ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer regarding this.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Colchester for my home move. Is there any facility to check a firm’s complaints history with the legal regulator?

Anyone can read presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from investigations from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find details Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors history, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could monitor telephone calls for training reasons.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Colchester regulated by the SRA

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

  • David Morgan Jones Solicitors, 49 North Hill, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PY
  • Kew Law Llp, 55 North Hill, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PX
  • Goody Burrett Llp, St Martins House, 63 West Stockwell Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1HE
  • John Fowlers Llp, Town Hall Chambers, St. Runwalds Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1DS
  • Sparling Benham & Brough, 3 West Stockwell Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1HQ

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Colchester regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Colchester with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Colchester. This may include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • David Morgan Jones Solicitors, 49 North Hill, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PY
  • Kew Law Llp, 55 North Hill, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PX
  • Goody Burrett Llp, St Martins House, 63 West Stockwell Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1HE
  • John Fowlers Llp, Town Hall Chambers, St. Runwalds Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1DS
  • Sparling Benham & Brough, 3 West Stockwell Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1HQ

Planning law solicitors in Colchester regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Colchester with expertise in planning law. This may include advice on tree preservation orders
  • Linda S Russell Limited, 57 North Hill, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PX

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

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