Find a Lender-Approved Local Conveyancer in Cookham

Ready to buy a new home? Find a law firm approved by your lender.

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

Reasons to use our Cookham conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 This site is the only site that enables you the ability to check that your property ownership legalities in Cookham will be carried out by a property lawyer on your mortgage lender’s member panel.
  • 2 Using a a family Solicitor usually means that you will receive a more personal touch. When using a large conveyancing firm, your matter is dealt with by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by reading from their computer screens.
  • 3 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s conveyancers are located in Cookham - if so sets of lawyers will be on good working terms
  • 4 Lawyer conveyancing firms have valuable personal connections with Cookham selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 5 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in Cookham regularly deal withlocal concerns specific to Cookham and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and speedier conveyancing.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Cookham since December 2024*

Disposal

of detached residence residence, Tenaplas Drive, RG8 8SS completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £640,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion

Disposal

of semi premises, Southend Road, RG7 6ES completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £650,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of semi-detached residence, Elmcroft, RG8 9EU completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £825,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

Transfer

of detached residence premises, Reading Road, RG8 7JF completing on 03/01/2025 at a price of £607,500. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, ordering official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Cookham

Should conveyancers ask for money on account when it comes to conveyancing in Cookham?

If you are buying a property in Cookham your solicitor will request that you place them with monies to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. This will be the total of the cost of the Local Authority Search. If any down payment is as part of the purchase price then this will be required immediately ahead of exchange of contracts. Any further balance that is needed will be payable a couple of days prior to the completion date.

We are planning to move property in April. Should my conveyancing solicitor communicate with the removal company on the day of completion. Incidentally, can you recommend a removal company in Cookham. Conveyancing firm was found prior to coming across your website.

On the afternoon of completion you will need to collect the house keys from the estate agent however this should only happen when the sellers lawyers confirm to the agent that they acknowledge receipt of the completion payment and the keys can be released. Subsequently you will need to advise the removal men that you are ready to move in. We are not in a position to suggest a specific removal company but can assist you in locating a residential property solicitor in Cookham or a firm that specialises in conveyancing in Cookham.

I am the sole recipient of my late mum's estate with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in Cookham. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in February. I now wish to sell up. I understand that there is a Mortgage Lenders six month 'rule', which means that my proprietorship will be considered the same way as if I'd bought the property in February. Will no one buy the property for half a year?

The CML handbook mandates conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you could be affected by that. Some banks would take a practical view as this requirement principally exists to identify subsales or the flipping of properties.

We are getting a further advance on our mortgage from UBS as we intend to carry out alterations to our home in Cookham. Are we obliged to choose a bricks and mortar Cookham solicitor on the UBS conveyancing panel to handle the legals?

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

What can a local search tell me concerning the property my wife and I buying in Cookham?

Cookham conveyancing often commences with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company for instance Searches UK The local search is essential in every Cookham conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any unpleasant surprises after you move into your property. The search will supply data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the property (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 13 subject sections.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Cookham. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Cookham

    Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry.

What does commercial conveyancing in Cookham cover?

Cookham conveyancing for business premises incorporates a wide array of services, supplied by qualified solicitors, relating to business property. By way of example, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the assignment of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of leases.

Is it best to instruct a Cookham conveyancing practitioner based in the area that I am buying? I have an old university friend who can handle the legal formalities however his firm is located 200kilometers drive away.

The benefit of a high street Cookham conveyancing practice is that you can visit the firm to execute paperwork, present your identification documents and apply pressure on them if necessary. Having local Cookham know how is a plus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have instructed your friend and on the whole were content that must outweigh using an unfamiliar Cookham conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being round the corner.

Last updated

Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Cookham regulated by the SRA

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

  • Lesley A Clay Solicitor, Wayside Cottage, The Slade, Bucklebury, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 6TE
  • Richard Wilson Solicitors Limited, Cymbal House, High Street, Goring-on-Thames, Reading, Berkshire, RG8 9AU
  • John L Banky Solicitors, 18a High Street, Theale, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 5AN

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Cookham regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Cookham specialising in commercial conveyancing in Cookham. This will likely include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Richard Wilson Solicitors Limited, Cymbal House, High Street, Goring-on-Thames, Reading, Berkshire, RG8 9AU
  • John L Banky Solicitors, 18a High Street, Theale, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 5AN

Planning law solicitors in Cookham regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Cookham specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including compulsory purchases in Cookham
  • Richard Wilson Solicitors Limited, Cymbal House, High Street, Goring-on-Thames, Reading, Berkshire, RG8 9AU

Neighboring Locations

Goring
Thatcham
Cookham
Binfield
Finchampstead
Sandhurst
Reading

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

© Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of Land Registry under delegated authority from the Controller of HMSO.