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If you have reached us by Googling ‘Conveyancing in Fenstanton’ follow your intuition — you will have a better house move where you instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Fenstanton.

Reasons to use our Fenstanton conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Fenstanton is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) often falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.
  • 2 Notwithstanding what other solicitors tell you it may be necessary to attend your solicitor to execute documents. There are various parties with engaged in a house sale without needing to include the postman into the pot.
  • 3 Experience means that Fenstanton lawyer have developed valuable connections with Fenstanton local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your house sale or purchase in Fenstanton.
  • 4 The practices listed on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 5 This site is the first site that enables you the facility to check that your conveyancing in Fenstanton will be conducted by a conveyancer on your mortgage lender’s authorised panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Fenstanton since October 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Fenstanton

Having been suggested to visit your company we were going to use a conveyancing solicitor in Fenstanton found on your site but have come across some other estimates via the web look less expensive – how come?

There are numerous websites advertising supposedly cut-price conveyancing, unfortunately it’s common in such cases for supplementalcharges end up with the closing bill being inflated. According to the Legal Ombudsman fees set out in terms of engagement should be equitable and be applied The solicitors that we list for conveyancing in Fenstanton set out all legal fees for the property you intend tobuy.

Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Fenstanton even where I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for example where I intend to acquire a shop in Fenstanton with a mortgage from Yorkshire Building Society?

Our search tool is mainly utilised to select residential conveyancing solicitors in Fenstanton but we have set out at the end of this page some Fenstanton commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to speak with the solicitors directly to see if they can also act for Yorkshire Building Society

Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal planned roadworks that could affect a commercial land in Fenstanton?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Fenstanton will execute a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers invest in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Fenstanton. 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 Fenstanton.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Fenstanton it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately can cause delays to Fenstanton commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not carried out for residential conveyancing in Fenstanton.

I opted to have a survey done on a property in Fenstanton ahead of instructing lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. Our surveyor has said that some lenders may not issue a mortgage on such a home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different requirements for example to Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to call us we can look into this further with the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Fenstanton. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Fenstanton to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.

I have recently realised that I have Seventy years unexpired on my flat in Fenstanton. I am keen to get lease extension but my freeholder is missing. What should I do?

If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be extended by the Court. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you have used your best endeavours to locate the landlord. For most situations a specialist may be useful to conduct investigations and to produce an expert document to be accepted by the court as evidence that the landlord can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a solicitor both on proving the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court covering Fenstanton.

I own a studio flat in Fenstanton, conveyancing formalities finalised half a dozen years ago. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Similar properties in Fenstanton with an extended lease are worth £180,000. The ground rent is £65 invoiced annually. The lease expires on 21st October 2084

With 59 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to range between £20,900 and £24,200 as well as costs.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed investigations. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information before getting professional advice.

Should one as executor remove a departed person's name from the title register for a property in Fenstanton?

If a Fenstanton property is jointly owned and one of the proprietors passes away, their name will not automatically be removed from the Land Registry title. You are not required to remove their name as in the event of a sale your lawyer would simply be asked to evidence as to the reason the co owner is not a party to the contract, typically this is in the form of the probate documents.

With a view to making things more straight forward for the sale of the property you may arrange to have the deceased name removed from the title by submitting an application to HMLR with evidence of the death. There is no land registry fee payable.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Fenstanton regulated by the SRA

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

  • Copleys Solicitors Llp, Red House, 10 Market Hill, St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5AW
  • Winters Legal Llp, 3 Sheep Market, St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5AJ
  • Warrens Boyes & Archer, 20 Hartford Road, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 3QH
  • Leeds Day, Godwin House, George Street, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 3BD

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Fenstanton regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Fenstanton but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Dorling Cottrell Limited, Grant Hall, PE27 4AA

Planning law solicitors in Fenstanton regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Fenstanton practicing 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
  • Copleys Solicitors Llp, Red House, 10 Market Hill, St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5AW

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