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Reasons to use our Godmanchester conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these firms are often located many kilometers away with limited appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Godmanchester
  • 2 Godmanchester property lawyer are the linchpin to a successful Godmanchester home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 3 The accumulation of transactions means that Godmanchester lawyer have developed valuable links with Godmanchester 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 Godmanchester.
  • 4 Godmanchester conveyancers are likely to acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 5 Using a a family Solicitor on the whole results in a more personal touch. When using a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by reading from their computer screens.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Godmanchester since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Godmanchester

Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Godmanchester even where I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for example where I want to buy a shop in Godmanchester with a mortgage from Barclays ?

The service is predominantly there to select residential conveyancing solicitors in Godmanchester but we have recorded towards the bottom of this page some Godmanchester commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the firm directly to establish if they are also authorised to represent Barclays

We're in Godmanchester, FTBs purchasing with a mortgage (lender is UBS , and our lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancing practitioner should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £195,000 and identified one near me in Godmanchester I like with a park and railway links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 52 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Godmanchester suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?

If you need a mortgage that many years will be an issue. Discount the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.

Are there any apps to assist me to search for a Godmanchester solicitor on the Skipton Building Society conveyancing panel? I have a car and am willing to travel upto 10miles to meet the lawyer.

You can use the facility on this page. Please pick a mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Godmanchester conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have listed some Godmanchester conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can contact them to see whether they are on the Skipton Building Society approved list

My husband and I may need to rent out our Godmanchester 1st floor flat for a while due to taking a sabbatical. We used a Godmanchester conveyancing firm in 2001 but they have closed and we did not think at the time seek any guidance as to whether the lease permits subletting. How do we find out?

Even though your previous Godmanchester conveyancing lawyer is no longer available you can review your lease to check if you are permitted to let out the apartment. The accepted inference is that if the lease is non-specific, subletting is permitted. Quite often there is a prerequisite that you need to seek consent from your landlord or some other party before subletting. This means that you cannot sublet in the absence of prior consent. The consent should not be unreasonably withheld. If your lease does not allow you to sublet you should ask your landlord if they are willing to waive this restriction.

I own a split level flat in Godmanchester, conveyancing having been completed 8 years ago. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Comparable properties in Godmanchester with a long lease are worth £265,000. The ground rent is £50 per annum. The lease expires on 21st October 2101

You have 76 years unexpired we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £8,600 and £9,800 as well as legals.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of detailed due diligence. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional concerns that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.

Should one as executor remove a deceased person's name from the title deeds for a house in Godmanchester?

Where a Godmanchester property is co-owned and one of the owners dies, their name will not immediately be removed from the title deeds. You are not required to remove their name as when it comes to a disposal you would just need to supply proof as to the reason the co proprietor is not a party to the contract, such as the probate documents.

With a view to making things simpler in the future you may apply to have the deceased party erased from the title entries by applying to HMLR with evidence of the death. There is no land registry fee payable.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Godmanchester regulated by the SRA

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

  • Warrens Boyes & Archer, 20 Hartford Road, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 3QH
  • Leeds Day, Godwin House, George Street, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 3BD
  • Copleys Solicitors Llp, Red House, 10 Market Hill, St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5AW
  • Winters Legal Llp, 3 Sheep Market, St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5AJ
  • Simon Merchant Property Solicitors, The Old Stables, Highfield Farm, Perry, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 0BN

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Godmanchester

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Godmanchester practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on wrongful eviction

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

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

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

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