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Grantham Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £3,372
  • 2 135 is the median number of years remaining on leases in Grantham
  • 3 100% freehold and 0% leasehold conveyancing in Grantham for this year to date
  • 4 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £270
  • 5 Percentage of cases in Grantham that are buy to let is 16%

Examples of recent conveyancing in Grantham since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Grantham

I am in the market for a low cost conveyancer. Should I go for for a web based conveyancer as opposed to a local Grantham conveyancing lawyer?

On the whole conveyancing solicitors in your area will benefit from good connections with your local authority, which can help with the Grantham conveyancing searches that your solicitor will require. It also helps if they enjoy strong rapport with the Local Land Registry Office your area Grantham, other conveyancers in the neighbourhood and Grantham Estate Agents.

I am need of leasehold conveyancing for a flat in a fairly new development (five years built) in Grantham. 95% of the flats are already sold. Is it really necessary to order neighbourhood searches as part of conveyancing in Grantham?

A big part of the Grantham conveyancing process is the conveyancing searches. There are hundreds companies delivering Grantham conveyancing searches, as well direct from the local authority. These are generally termed personal search companies and they produce, not surprisingly, personal searches. Nevertheless, all Local Authority Search conveyancing products have one thing in common - they must secure their information from the local authoritative source.

I am buying a garden flat in Grantham. Conveyancing solicitors are said to be ‘a necessary evil’ but can I do it myself?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Grantham you will have to appoint a solicitor on your mortgage company's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Grantham.

I have recentlydiscovered that Wolstenholmes have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Grantham for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 10 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?

The easiest way to check if the property is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Grantham conveyancing specialists.

Should I be wary about estate agents that I am dealing with are recommending a national conveyancing firm as opposed to a local Grantham conveyancing company?

As is the case with lots of service providers, often suggestions from family and friends can be very helpful. Yet there are numerous players in a conveyancing transaction; estate agents, mortgage brokers and mortgage companies might all suggest lawyers to appoint. On occasion these solicitors might be known to one of the organisations as experts in their field, but sometimes there may be a financial incentive behind the recommendation. You are free to choose your preferred lawyer. Don't forget that many lenders specify a panel list of lawyers you must use for the mortgage related work in your conveyancing.

As co-executor for the estate of my aunt I am disposing of a residence in Neath but live in Grantham. My lawyer (based 200 miles awayrequires that I sign a statutory declaration prior to completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Grantham to witness and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Grantham based

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Grantham

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Grantham specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • Bird & Co Solicitors Llp, 15 Castlegate, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6SE
  • The Ringrose Law Group (incorporating Nortons), 4 St. Peters Hill, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6QD
  • The J M Practice Limited, Autumn Park Business Centre, Dysart Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 7EU

Purchase conveyancing in Grantham ordinarily involves the following:

  • Solicitor instructed by the buyer once the offer has been accepted
  • Examining the title unregistered or registered
  • Carrying out Grantham searches for the property
  • Reviewing draft sale agreement and other papers supplied by the owner’s lawyer
  • Submitting queries with the seller’s lawyer
  • Negotiating the purchase contract
  • Examining replies provided by the vendor to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (if appropriate)
  • Drafting and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; reporting to the purchaser on the contents of the contract pack, preliminary enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the new ownership and the home loan (where appropriate) at the HMLR.

Grantham commercial property solicitors draw on a full range of commercial expertise offering advice on a number of aspects of commercial property law

    Sale or acquisition of commercial property investments, including at auction Buying, selling and leasing land for registered charities Formation of commercial management companies Offices, retail or industrial units Advice on commercial mortgages Shops,offices,barn conversions, industrial units, commercial trading estates, retail and leisure developments and large residential estates

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

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