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Reasons to use our Colsterworth conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Experience means that Colsterworth solicitor have developed very good working relationships with Colsterworth local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of dealing with your conveyancing in Colsterworth.
  • 2 Colsterworth property lawyers work in conjunction with Colsterworth estate agents, house builders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is provided to home movers every step of the way, with the intention of reducing administrative burdens and transaction times
  • 3 Excellent communication and pure property local knowledge are key benefits that you should seek when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Colsterworth conveyancing can become a lot more complicated as a result of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with strive to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 4 The organisations listed on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 5 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Colsterworth is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Colsterworth since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Colsterworth

I am expecting a mortgage with Nat West. I hope to enlist the help of a Licensed Conveyancer in Colsterworth. Does the Nat West Conveyancing panel include conveyancers regulated by the CLC?

The Nat West conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, associated to the Council or Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

We were just about to exchange contracts for a semi detached house in Colsterworth. We have hit a snag. The loan offer with The Royal Bank of Scotland runs out on 9/7/2025 but the sellers are insisting on a completion date of 11/7/2025. Can one extend the loan expiry date?

The best person to address this issue is your solicitors who should assess whether he or she is corresponding with the mortgage broker, vendor’s solicitors, property agents or possibly all parties taking into account what has gone on in your transaction as of today.

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

There are many recorded licenced Conveyancers in Colsterworth and Solicitor firms in Colsterworth who can assist 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. Both can conduct associated property related work such as remortgage conveyancing, enfranchisement and transfer of equity conveyancing.

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

Given that you have now exchanged you must appoint a conveyancing solicitor as a matter of priority as you are faced with a pending a fixed date to complete the deal. All auction property will ordinarily have a corresponding auction set of papers. This will include most,if not all of the paperwork that your solicitor requires. If you have purchased leasehold premises the auction pack may provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing paperwork specific to leasehold premises. You must give this to the lawyer working for you at the earliest opportunity. You also need to ensure that your finances are organised to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

My wife and I are in the process of viewing houses in Colsterworth and I am about to put in an offer. Should I already have a conveyancer in place at this point? I am planning to take a home loan with UBS.

You should start obtaining conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their contact information on to the selling agent. As you are obtaining a mortgage with UBS, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel.

What does a local search tell me regarding the property my wife and I buying in Colsterworth?

Colsterworth conveyancing often commences with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company such as PSG The local search plays a central part in most Colsterworth conveyancing purchase; that is if you wish to avoid any unpleasant once you have moved into your new home. The search will provide information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (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 thirteen subject areas.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my property are lost. The lawyers who dealt with the conveyancing in Colsterworth 10 years ago have long since closed. What are my options?

Gone are the days when you need to have the physical official documentation to establish that you are the registered proprietor of land or property, as the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.

I purchased a flat in Colsterworth last 11/4/2024 and to date it is still not registered with the Land Registry. It was part of a new estate and my conveyancer told me that it may take 12 months to complete the registration formalities. I have called HM Land Registry directly and they have informed me the original application was cancelled due to questions not being addressed in time. What can I do?

It is your conveyancer that you should turn to here in order to satisfy any questions which have arisen as part of the registration process for your Colsterworth property. Normal Colsterworth conveyancing practice includes an undertaking on the part of the seller's property lawyer that they will help resolve any requirements raised by HMLR so it may be a case of taking action to enforce that undertaking in some way.

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Home buying conveyancing in Colsterworth normally consists of the following:

  • Conveyancing practitioner instructed by the buyer once the offer has been accepted
  • Checking the title unregistered or registered
  • Conducting Colsterworth property searches with respect to the property
  • Assessing draft contract and other papers prepared the seller’s property lawyer
  • Raising queries with the seller’s property lawyer
  • Agreeing the wording of the sale contract
  • Going through replies prepared by the seller to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (where relevant)
  • Drawing up and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the purchase and the home loan (where appropriate) at the Land Registry.

Typically, Colsterworth conveyancing for a sale includes some of the following tasks

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and associated papers
  • Sending draft papers to the solicitor acting for the buyer
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and answering further enquires from the buyer’s solicitor
  • Agreeing the transfer document
  • Replying to requisitions raised by the buyer’s solicitor
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Receiving sale proceeds and transferring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and other relevant parties (where applicable)

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

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