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Choosing the right solicitor is the most important decision when it comes to your Downham Market conveyancing

Reasons to use our Downham Market conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The practices identified on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.
  • 2 Downham Market property lawyers work in conjunction with Downham Market estate agents, property finders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is provided to buyers and sellers every step of the way, offering all the advice and support you need
  • 3 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Downham Market are familiar with the local concerns peculiar to Downham Market and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and speedier conveyancing.
  • 4 Experience means that Downham Market property lawyer have established excellent working relationships with Downham Market local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of dealing with your conveyancing in Downham Market.
  • 5 Personal touch together with a wealth of local knowledge are key benefits that you should look for when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Downham Market property deals can become significantly more complicated because of lack of transparency 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 expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Downham Market since June 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Downham Market

As I am unsure how the conveyancing process works what is the most important piece of guidance you can impart about purchase conveyancing in Downham Market?

Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Downham Market or throughout England and Wales is often a confrontational experience. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists lots of opportunity for friction between you and others involved in the home moving process. For instance, the vendor, estate agent and on occasion your mortgage company. Choosing a lawyer for your conveyancing in Downham Market should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE party in the process whose role it is to look after your best interests and to protect you.

We are witnessing a definite ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone must be blamed for the process being so protracted. You your first instinct should be to trust your solicitor ahead of the other parties in the conveyancing process.

Will commercial conveyancing searches disclose proposed roadworks that may affect a commercial property in Downham Market?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Downham Market will perform a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Downham Market. The search result provides definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Downham Market.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Downham Market it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can result in delays to Downham Market commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for residential conveyancing in Downham Market.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Downham Market?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Downham Market. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I opted to have a survey completed on a house in Downham Market in advance of appointing solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. The surveyor has said that some lenders tend not grant a loan on a flying freehold house.

It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different instructions for example to Nationwide. If you e-mail us we can look into this further with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Downham Market. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

I'm refinancing my current house to a BTL mortgage with Platform Home Loans Ltd and I will use the rest of the raised equity as a deposit on another house. The area we are interested in is Downham Market. Will your lawyers be able to act for the two banks and tie in the conveyances?

Make use of our comparison tool on this page to ensure that the conveyancers are on the relevant lender panels. Assuming that they are your conveyancer will be able to simultaneously deal with the two conveyancing matters but you should have a chat with you lawyer and make apparent your desired outcome and needs.

Am I better off to use a Downham Market conveyancing practitioner in close proximity to the house I am buying? We have a good friend who can perform the legal work but they are based a couple of hundredkilometers away.

The primary upside of using a high street Downham Market conveyancing practice is that you can drop in to execute paperwork, deliver your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. They will also have local insight which is a benefit. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust instructed your friend and on the whole were content that must surpass using an unfamiliar Downham Market conveyancing solicitor just because they are based in the area.

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Sale conveyancing in Downham Market almost always includes the following:

  • Lawyer instructed by the seller once the offer has been accepted
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drafting contract and associated documents
  • Forwarding draft papers to the solicitor acting for the buyer
  • Negotiating contracts and answering supplemental enquires from the purchaser’s solicitor
  • Finalising the transfer deed
  • Replying to requisitions prepared by the purchaser’s solicitor
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Receiving sale proceeds and sending funds to the vendor, the estate agent and redeeming the home loan (if applicable)

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Downham Market normally involves the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Representing mortgage company (if relevant)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Preparing the Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Agreeing amendments to the the Transfer deed
  • Corresponding with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring monies to relevant parties
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the new ownership and the mortgage (where relevant) at the HMLR.

Downham Market commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on a variety of aspects of commercial property law

    Telecommunications and broadcast mast sites Dealing with notices received or to be served pursuant to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 Drafting and approving option agreements Commercial finance including remortgages Buying, selling and leasing land for registered charities Sale or acquisition of commercial property investments, including at auction

Neighboring Locations

Kings Lynn
Downham Market
Littleport
Feltwell

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

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