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Top reasons to use our service to assist you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Esher and Claygate

  • 1 This site is the only site that enables you the facility to ensure that your property ownership legalities in Esher and Claygate will be carried out by a law firm on your lender’s authorised panel.
  • 2 Retaining the services of a a family Solicitor usually means that you will receive a more personal touch. When using a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 3 Esher and Claygate solicitors work in conjunction with Esher and Claygate estate agents, developers, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is provided to clients every step of the way, with the intention of reducing administrative burdens and transaction times
  • 4 The Esher and Claygate conveyancing firms that are identified are dedicated to supplying value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and remortgagors in Esher and Claygate
  • 5 The accumulation of transactions means that Esher and Claygate solicitor have established very good connections with Esher and Claygate local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of undertaking your house sale or purchase in Esher and Claygate.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Esher and Claygate since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Esher and Claygate

In the event thatI was to acquire a straightforward propertyin Esher and Claygate for cash and dispense with a survey and no conveyancing searches how much should I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Esher and Claygate?

Any savings you would gain will be limited to the disbursement for searches. A solicitor still be obliged to do everything else - money laundering, correspond with your sellers solicitor, stamp duty submission, register the ownership etc. A marginal saving might be made by not having to register a mortgage but it will not be a lot.

Please explain the implications if my solicitor is suspended from the Nottingham Conveyancing panel ahead of completing my conveyancing in Esher and Claygate?

First, this is very unlikely to happen. In most cases even where a law firm is removed off of a panel the lender would allow the completion to go ahead as the lender would appreciate the difficulties that they would place you in if you have to instruct a new solicitor days before completion. In a worst case scenario where the lender insists that you instruct a new firm then it is possible for a very good lawyer to expedite the conveyancing albeit that you may pay a significant premium for this. The analogous situation is where a buyer instructs a lawyer, exchanges contracts and the law firm is shut down by a regulator such as the SRA. Again, in this situation you can find lawyers who can troubleshoot their way to bring the conveyancing to a satisfactory conclusion - albeit for a fee.

Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal planned roadworks that could impact a commercial site in Esher and Claygate?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Esher and Claygate will conduct a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers invest in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Esher and Claygate. The report sets out definitive information 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 Esher and Claygate.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Esher and Claygate 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 may result in delays to Esher and Claygate commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not carried out for domestic conveyancing in Esher and Claygate.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Esher and Claygate?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Esher and Claygate. 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 have been on the look out for a flat up to £195,000 and identified one round the corner in Esher and Claygate I like with open areas and railway links in the vicinity, however it's only got 61 years on the lease. There is not much else in Esher and Claygate suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?

If you need a home loan that many years will likely be an issue. Reduce the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for at least twenty four months you may ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.

Is it possible to switch solicitor as I have to appoint a firm on the Halifax conveyancing list. I had appointed a family conveyancing solicitor in Esher and Claygate five minutes from me but he is not accepted by Halifax

It would be our pleasure to assist you find a conveyancing solicitor in Esher and Claygate on the Halifax panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we work with do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Esher and Claygate. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this site, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Esher and Claygate.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Esher and Claygate regulated by the SRA

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

  • Hunter Peddell Property Law, Oak House, 39/41 The Parade, Claygate, Esher, Surrey, KT10 0PB
  • Atkins & Co, Thames House, 77a High Street, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9QA
  • Guillaumes Llp, The Bellbourne, 103 High Street, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9QE
  • Galloway Hughes Llp, Aissela, 46 High Street, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9QY
  • Kww, 70 Walton Road, East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 0DL

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Esher and Claygate regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Esher and Claygate but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Property Transfer Co-ordination Ptc, Corner House, KT1 2NR
  • Clay & Co Limited, First Floor, TW11 0HE

Planning law solicitors in Esher and Claygate regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Esher and Claygate specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including tree preservation orders
  • Hunter Peddell Property Law, Oak House, 39/41 The Parade, Claygate, Esher, Surrey, KT10 0PB
  • Galloway Hughes Llp, Aissela, 46 High Street, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9QY
  • Mundays Llp, Cedar House, 78 Portsmouth Road, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 1AN
  • Pegasus Solicitors Limited, 60 High Street, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 4EZ

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