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Examples of recent conveyancing in Datchet since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Datchet

My apartment in Datchet is up for sale and I have accepted an offer. Will the solicitor need to be required to be on the Aldermore conveyancing panel in order to deal with repayment of my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Aldermore conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their conditions fairly frequently currently.

Is it necessary to pay for insurance to protect me from financial exposure to chancel repairs when buying a house in Datchet?

Unless a prior acquisition of the premises completed post 12 October 2013 you could assume that conveyancing practitioners delivering conveyancing in Datchet to continue to suggest a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I have recentlyfound out that Wolstenholmes have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Datchet for a purchase of a leasehold flat 9 months ago. How can I establish that my home is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest method to check if the property is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Datchet conveyancing specialists.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Datchet. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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 can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Datchet

    Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Please supply a car parking plan. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. Datchet is the location of the property. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Datchet are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Datchet you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Datchet may determine 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.

Our conveyancer has advised that he intends to complete and exchange simultaneously on the sale of our £125,000 apartment in Datchet in just under a week. The management company has quoted £360 for Landlord’s certificate, building insurance schedule and 3 years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge exorbitant fees for a flat conveyance in Datchet?

For the majority of leasehold sales in Datchet conveyancing will involve, queries regarding the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

    Addressing pre-contract enquiries Where consent is required before sale in Datchet Supplying insurance information Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Your conveyancer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Datchet leasehold premises is £350. For Datchet 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 required to provide the information.

Datchet Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Questions you should ask Prior to Purchasing

    If a Datchet lease has less than eighty years it will impact the salability of the apartment. Check with your mortgage company that they are willing to go ahead with the loan given the lease term. A short lease means that you will almost definitely have to extend the lease sooner rather than later and you need to have some idea of what this will be. For most Datchetlease extensions you will be be obliged to have owned the property for a couple of years in order to be eligible to carry out a lease extension. You will want to find out as much as possible about the managing agents as they can either make your life much easier or uncomfortable. Being a leasehold owner you are often at the mercy of the managing agents from a financial perspective and when it comes to daily matters like the cleanliness of the common parts. Enquire of other tenants if they are happy with their service. Finally, be sure you know the dates that you are obliged pay the maintenance charge to the appropriate party and precisely how they are spending that money. How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their maintenance charge payments?

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Datchet regulated by the SRA

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

  • Fitz Solicitors Limited, Chappell House, The Green, Datchet, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 9EH
  • A'court & Co, Suite 3, 5/6 High Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1LD
  • Portcullis Property Lawyers, Suite 11, Dukes House, 5/6 High Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1LD
  • Charsley Harrison Llp, Windsor House, Victoria Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1EN
  • Charles Coleman Llp, Beaumont House, 28-30 Beaumont Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1JP

Planning law solicitors in Datchet regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Datchet specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • Iliffes Booth Bennett, Capital Court, 30 Windsor Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1AB
  • Turbervilles, Hill House, 118 High Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1JT

Typically, Datchet conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Solicitor instructed by the purchaser on acceptance of the offer
  • Checking the title unregistered or registered
  • Carrying out Datchet conveyancing searches with respect to the title
  • Considering the draft contract pack and other papers collated by the seller’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Submitting enquiries with the seller’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Agreeing the wording of the sale agreement
  • Going through replies supplied by the seller to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for a Transfer document
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (if applicable)
  • Drawing up and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; summarising to the purchaser on the contents of the contract pack, pre-contract enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the buyer and the home loan (where appropriate) at the Land Registry.

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

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