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Reasons to use our Gerrards Cross and Chalfont conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Gerrards Cross and Chalfont lawyers have a crucial edge when it comes to Gerrards Cross and Chalfont conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that will impact your conveyancing
  • 2 Gerrards Cross and Chalfont conveyancers will be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 3 Conveyancer conveyancing lawyers have valuable personal links with Gerrards Cross and Chalfont estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 4 Gerrards Cross and Chalfont conveyancer are the key to a successful Gerrards Cross and Chalfont home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 5 The companies identified on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Gerrards Cross and Chalfont since January 2025*

Disposal

of house residence, West Common, SL9 7QS completing on 08/01/2025 at a price of £2,000,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Disposal

of detached residence premises, School Lane, SL9 9AZ completing on 03/01/2025 at a price of £1,000,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

Transfer

of terraced property, Hill Rise, SL9 9BN completing on 20/01/2025 at a price of £542,500. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of semi-detached residence, Lincoln Road, SL9 9TQ completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £2,160,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: ordering official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Gerrards Cross and Chalfont

I am expecting a mortgage with Halifax. I would like to use a Licensed Conveyancer in Gerrards Cross and Chalfont. Does the Halifax Solicitor panel exclude Licensed Conveyancers?

The Halifax conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, represented by the Council or Mortgage Lenders or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what was supposed to be a simple, no chain conveyancing. Gerrards Cross and Chalfont is the location of the property. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Gerrards Cross and Chalfont are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Gerrards Cross and Chalfont 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 Gerrards Cross and Chalfont 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 premises.

In what way does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my commercial property in Gerrards Cross and Chalfont and how can you help?

The 1954 Act affords a safeguard to commercial leaseholders, granting the right to apply to court for a new lease and continue in occupation when the lease comes to an end. There are limited grounds that a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing firms who use the act for protection and assist with commercial conveyancing in Gerrards Cross and Chalfont

I am using a search engine for the phrase conveyancing in Gerrards Cross and Chalfont it reveals numerous conveyancersin the vicinity. With so much choice what is the best way to find the right conveyancing solicitor for my move?

The best way of seeking a suitable conveyancer is via trusted testimonial, so enquire of friends and family who have acquired a property in Gerrards Cross and Chalfont or a respected estate agent or financial adviser. Costs for conveyancing in Gerrards Cross and Chalfont vary, so it's advisable to request at least three fee calculations from different law firms. Make sure that you know that the charges are assured not to escalate.

Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Gerrards Cross and Chalfont. Before I set the wheels in motion I would like to find out the unexpired term of the lease.

Assuming the lease is recorded at the land registry - and 99.9% are in Gerrards Cross and Chalfont - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

After years of correspondence we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Gerrards Cross and Chalfont. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?

Absolutely. We can put you in touch with a Gerrards Cross and Chalfont conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Gerrards Cross and Chalfont flat is Flats 8, 11 and 15 Craigmore Court 46 Murray Road in December 2013. The tribunal held that the price payable by the Applicant tenant of Flat 8 to acquire an extended lease shall be £26,438 plus £1 to the intermediate lessee . The tribunal held that the price payable by the Applicant tenants of Flat 11 to acquire an extended lease shall be £26,791 plus £1 to the intermediate lessee. The tribunal held that the price payable by the Applicant tenant of Flat 15 to acquire an extended lease shall be £26,638 plus £1 to the intermediate lessee . This case affected 3 flats. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 71 years.

Why can I not complete our conveyancing in Gerrards Cross and Chalfont on a public holiday?

Because on completion the money needs to pass between the banks of the purchaser and owner’s lawyer and at present this can only take place on a business day. So you can't complete on a weekend either.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Gerrards Cross and Chalfont regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Gerrards Cross and Chalfont specialising in commercial conveyancing in Gerrards Cross and Chalfont. This will likely include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • B P Collins Llp, Collins House, 32-38 Station Road, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8EL
  • B P Collins Trust Corporation Limited, Collins House, 32-38 Station Road, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8EL
  • Frazine Johnson, Old Bank Chambers, 32 Station Parade, Denham, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB9 5ET
  • Hilary Johnston, 7 Manor Farm Way, Seer Green, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2YD
  • Hine Solicitors, 51 Amersham Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2HB

Planning law solicitors in Gerrards Cross and Chalfont regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Gerrards Cross and Chalfont specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including planning applications and appeals
  • Turbervilles, Hill House, 118 High Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1JT
  • Iliffes Booth Bennett, Capital Court, 30 Windsor Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1AB

Typically, Gerrards Cross and Chalfont conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Conveyancing practitioner instructed by the purchaser once the offer has been accepted
  • Checking the title to the premises
  • Conducting Gerrards Cross and Chalfont conveyancing searches with respect to the property
  • Reviewing draft contract and other papers forwarded by the owner’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Submitting questions with the seller’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Negotiating the purchase contract
  • Analysing replies provided by the owner to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer document
  • Advising the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (where relevant)
  • Drawing up and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Completion of and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the buyer and the home loan (if relevant) at the HMLR.

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

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