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Choosing the right solicitor is the most important decision when it comes to your Hartford house move

Main reasons to use our service to assist you choose a local conveyancing solicitor in Hartford

  • 1 Hartford conveyancers are likely to have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 2 Personal touch and a wealth of local knowledge are key benefits that you should seek when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Hartford property deals can be made a lot more stressful as a result of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed strive to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 3 Experience means that Hartford lawyer have established very good working relationships with Hartford local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your house sale or purchase in Hartford.
  • 4 Retaining the services of a high street Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more personal touch. Sometimes when dealing with a an online conveyancing factory, 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.
  • 5 Regardless alternative sites may claim it just might be important to pop into your conveyancer to sign documents. There are various parties with involved in a house sale without having to add Royal Mail into the pot.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Hartford since December 2024*

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Disposal

of house premises, Beach Road, CW8 3AB completing on 06/01/2025 at a price of £535,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

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Sale

of house property, Sandfield Lane, CW8 1PU completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £410,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

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Disposal

of terraced property, Manor Street, CW8 4AJ completing on 20/12/2024 at a price of £160,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

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Sale

of detached residence premises, Violet Grove, CW8 4FG completing on 23/01/2025 at a price of £250,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Hartford

My best friend’s sister is a conveyancer. I expect that I will receive mate’s rates for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of figure should I be paying for conveyancing in Hartford?

Do contrast pricing. Make use of our search tool on this page. The quotes will be different but service levels do are distinct between conveyancers as is true with the vast majority of professional services.

My husband and I are buying a brand new flat in Hartford and my lawyer is informing me that she is duty bound to the mortgage company to reveal incentives from the seller. The Estate Agents are hassling me to exchange contracts and I would rather not delay matters. is my lawyer playing by the book?

You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your lawyer. A precondition to being on a mortgage company panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook provisions. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.

I am planning to acquire a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Hartford who is on the Accord Mortgages Ltd conveyancing. Can you recommend a local solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Accord Mortgages Ltd in certain locations such as Hartford. We dont recommend any particular firm.

Are all Hartford Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Barclays conveyancing panel?

It is true that some lenders now make use of the accreditation scheme as the kick off point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. CQS membership however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitor practices wishing to remain on their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.

When it comes to lenders such as Yorkshire BS, do Hartford solicitors incur a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?

We are not aware of any lender fees to register on their panel, although some do charge an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.

We have a mortgage agreed in principle with Skipton. Hartford conveyancing lawyers are appointed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Skipton?

There is no definitive answer here. Have Skipton completed the valuation? Have you advised Skipton as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Skipton conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.

I used Stirling Law a few years ago for my conveyancing in Hartford. I now require my papers but the law firm has closed. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Hartford of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

What advice can you give us when it comes to finding a Hartford conveyancing practice to deal with our lease extension?

If you are instructing a solicitor for your lease extension (regardless if they are a Hartford conveyancing firm) it is essential that he or she should be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of work. We suggest that you speak with several firms including non Hartford conveyancing practices prior to instructing a firm. If the firm is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions could be helpful:

    If they are not ALEP accredited then why not? How many lease extensions have they completed in Hartford in the last 12 months?

Hartford Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Queries before Purchasing

    How much is the yearly maintenance fee and ground rent? This question is useful as a) areas may cause problems in the building as the communal areas may start to deteriorate if repairs remain unpaid b) if the leasehold owners have an issue with the running of the building you will want to have full disclosure How many years remain on the lease?

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Hartford regulated by the SRA

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

  • Personal Injury Practice Limited, Citadel House, Solvay Road, Winnington, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 4DP
  • Accident Advice Solicitors Limited, 150 London Road, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 5HH
  • Moss Law Limited, 2 Castle Street, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1AB
  • Cf Law Limited, 20 Winnington Street, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1AF
  • Susan Howarth & Co Solicitors Ltd, 41 Chester Way, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 5JE

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Hartford

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Hartford specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Cf Law Limited, 20 Winnington Street, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1AF
  • Susan Howarth & Co Solicitors Ltd, 41 Chester Way, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 5JE

Typically, Hartford conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Conveyancing practitioner instructed by the purchaser once the offer has been accepted
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Ordering Hartford property searches for the property
  • Reviewing draft contract and other papers prepared the seller’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Raising queries with the seller’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Negotiating the sale contract
  • Going through replies prepared by the owner to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (if relevant)
  • Drawing up and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the transfer of ownership and the home loan (if relevant) at the Land Registry.

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

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