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Top reasons to let us assist you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Harwich

  • 1 Over the years Harwich lawyer have established very good links with Harwich 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 Harwich.
  • 2 The Harwich conveyancing practitioners that we work with are committed to supplying the most cost, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and remortgagors in Harwich
  • 3 No matter what any alternative lawyers advise it may be important to visit your solicitor to sign documents. Too many 3rd parties are already engaged in a house sale without having to include Royal Mail into the mix.
  • 4 Excellent communication together with pure property experience are key benefits that you should seek when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Harwich property deals can be made a lot more complicated because of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 5 Harwich lawyers work in partnership with Harwich estate agents, house builders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, ensuring the smoothest, most stress-free process possible

Examples of recent conveyancing in Harwich since December 2024*

Sale

of detached residence property, Manor Lane, CO12 4EA completing on 31/01/2025 at a price of £198,500. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

Disposal

of semi residence, The Vineway, CO12 4AX completing on 27/01/2025 at a price of £340,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, ordering official copies of the title, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

Sale

of semi premises, Shaftesbury Avenue, CO12 4BT completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £212,500. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

Disposal

of semi residence, Princess Street, CO12 4PF completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £170,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Harwich

Me and my wife are purchasing residence in Harwich. My Conveyancer is not on the mortgage company solicitor panel. Is it possible for me to use my Harwich conveyancing solicitor even though they are excluded from the bank list of approved lawyers?

You have a couple of choices available to you here

  • Proceed with your preferred Harwich conveyancer but your lender will need to appoint a property lawyer on their approved panel. The net result is additional charges together with potential frustration.
  • Get a fresh property lawyer to conduct the conveyancing, ensuring that they are on the mortgage company conveyancing panel.
  • Convince your property lawyer to do everything possible to get listed on the bank’s conveyancing panel

We are getting a further advance on our home loan from Yorkshire BS as we intend to carry out improvements to our house in Harwich. Are we obliged to appoint a nearby Harwich solicitor on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel to handle the paperwork?

Yorkshire BS do not ordinarily appoint firms on their approved list of lawyers to deal with the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Yorkshire BS panel.

About to purchase house in Harwich. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Harwich lawyer is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel.

Our sealed bid on a house in Harwich has been agreed to, the sellers do nevertheless have a connected purchase. The vendors have offered on somewhere, however it’s not yet agreed to, and have viewings of other properties in the pipeline. I have selected a high street conveyancing solicitor in Harwich. What should be my next step? At what point should I apply for the mortgage with RBS?

It is usual to have anxieties where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses prematurely (home loan application is in the region of £1k, then survey, Harwich conveyancing search costs, etc). First, you must ensure that your lawyer is on the RBS approved list. Regarding the next phase this very much depends on the uniqueness of your transaction, desire for this property and on the state of the market. During a hot market the majority of purchasers would apply for a home loan with RBS and arrange for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they pay their conveyancing practitioner to proceed with the conveyancing in Harwich.

I have been told that property searches are the primary reason for hinderance in Harwich conveyancing transactions. Is there any truth in this?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the common causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Local searches are unlikely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Harwich.

I have justfound out that Action Conveyancing have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Harwich for a purchase of a leasehold flat 12 months ago. How can I check that my home is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?

The quickest way to see if the property is registered to you, you can make 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 Harwich conveyancing specialists.

How does conveyancing in Harwich differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in Harwich come to us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is completed. This is because house builders in Harwich usually acquire the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Harwich or who has acted in the same development.

Should I be suspicious that estate agents that I am dealing with are suggesting a national conveyancing firm as opposed to a local Harwich conveyancing company?

As is the case with lots of professional services, often suggestions from connections can be most helpful. Yet there are many people with a keen interest in a conveyancing transaction; estate agents, mortgage brokers and mortgage companies might all recommend solicitors to choose. Sometimes the lawyers might be known to one of the organisations as one of the best in their field, but sometimes there might be a financial incentive behind the recommendation. You are at liberty to select your own lawyer. You need to be aware that many banks operate an approved list of solicitors you must use for the mortgage related work in your conveyancing.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Harwich

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Harwich practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Terms and conditions of tenancy agreements

  • Aquabridge Law Llp, 1 Gainsborough Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 7HT
  • Fairstep Solicitors, 174-176 Hamilton Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 7DU
  • Creans Solicitors, Highrow House, High Rd East, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 9PU

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Harwich regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Harwich specialising in commercial conveyancing in Harwich. This could include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Aquabridge Law Llp, 1 Gainsborough Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 7HT
  • Fairstep Solicitors, 174-176 Hamilton Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 7DU
  • Creans Solicitors, Highrow House, High Rd East, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 9PU
  • Powells Walton Solicitors, 21 New Pier Street, Walton On The Naze, Essex, CO14 8ED

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Harwich regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Harwich but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Hanslip Ward & Co Ltd, Hill Crest, CO12 3PH

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

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