IfI were to buy a freehold propertyin Danbury for cash and have no survey and no local authority searches how much should I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Danbury?
The sole reduction in fees you would achieve is the disbursement for searches. Your property lawyer is obliged to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, liaising with your vendors conveyancer, SDLT return, register the title etc. A marginal saving might be made by not needing to register a mortgage but it will not be meaningful.
Finally the sale completed on my house in Danbury last August but my buyer keeps e-mailing every few hours complaining that their conveyancer is waiting to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities following completion?
Following your house sale your solicitor should deliver the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. If applicable, your solicitor should also send confirmation that the mortgage has been paid off to the buyers solicitors. There are no post completion formalities specific conveyancing in Danbury.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Danbury. My lender is Chelsea Building Society
Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 18/7/2025, the requirements read as follows :
I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Danbury. I have a mortgage offer with Clydesdale. Conveyancing is new to me. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should use one. Any advice?
It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Clydesdale, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel.
After months of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Danbury. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers. I paid an upfront payment of £175. A couple of days later, the conveyancing practitioner contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Co-operative 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 Co-operative 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.
I am selling my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in February 2008, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s mortgage company, Principality are being problematic. The Danbury solicitor who is on the Principality conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but Principality are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Principality have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Principality have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Principality may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
I am buying a new build apartment in Danbury. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.
Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Danbury
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Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on two weeks back in what was supposed to be a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Danbury is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in Danbury are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Danbury you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Danbury may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.