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Reasons to use our Harwich conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s conveyancers have offices in Harwich - if so both parties are likely to be less confrontational
  • 2 Regardless alternative sites advise it could be important to visit your conveyancer to sign legal papers. There are various parties with involved in a house sale without needing to add the postman into the mix.
  • 3 Solicitor conveyancing firms have very good personal connections with Harwich selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 4 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these organisations are often based many miles away with little understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Harwich
  • 5 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Harwich is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Harwich since November 2025*

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Sale

of semi premises, The Close, CO12 4NS completing on 12/12/2025 at a price of £223,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

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Disposal

of detached residence premises, Norway Crescent, CO12 4LD completing on 28/11/2025 at a price of £230,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

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Sale

of semi premises, Williamsburg Avenue, CO12 4FF completing on 21/11/2025 at a price of £240,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

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Sale

of terraced residence, Abbott Road, CO12 4UU completing on 24/11/2025 at a price of £285,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Harwich

My wife and I are refinancing our penthouse in Harwich with Nationwide. We have a son 18 who lives with us. Our solicitor requested us to identify anyone over the age of 17 other than ourselves who reside at the property. The solicitor has now sent a form for our son to sign, waiving any legal rights in the event that the apartment is repossessed. I have a couple of concerns (1) Is this document specific to the Nationwide conveyancing panel as he did not need to sign this form when we purchased 5 years ago (2) In signing this form is our son in any way compromising his right to inherit the property?

On the face of it your lawyer has done nothing wrong as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Nationwide. This is solely used to protect Nationwide if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Nationwide had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.

My wife and I are buying a flat in Harwich. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a conveyancer? On completion day we will need to deposit funds into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our money?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

I am due to exchange contracts on my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in December 2008, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's mortgage company, Nationwide are being difficult. The Harwich solicitor who is on the Nationwide conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but Nationwide are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Nationwide have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that Nationwide have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Nationwide may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

Co-operative have agreed my mortgage in principle, my bid on a house in Harwich has been agreed to, what are the next steps?

Your property agent will want to know who your solicitors are (make sure the property lawyers are on the lender’s approved list). Call up Co-operative or the financial adviser and complete any appropriate documentation. Co-operative will instruct a valuer who will get in touch with the selling agent or owners to book a time for the valuation to happen. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes about ten days for the mortgage offer to be issued. Co-operative will send the offer to you and your conveyancers. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Harwich.

I have been told that property searches are the main reason for delay in Harwich house deals. Is that correct?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the top 10 causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Searches are not likely to be the root cause of delay in conveyancing in Harwich.

My husband and I are one month into a residential purchase having been referred to conveyancers by the local agent to handle our conveyancing in Harwich. We are not happy. Could you help me find new conveyancers?

They would need to be very poor in order to consider replacing them. Has your mortgage offer been generated? In the event that it has you must advise them of the new solicitor and have the mortgage documents are re-issued. The solicitor ideally needs to be on the lenders approved list to avoid supplemental charges and frustration. That should be your first question of the new solicitors. Our search tool can help you find a bank approved conveyancer for your conveyancing in Harwich

I am employed by a reputable estate agency in Harwich where we have experienced a number of flat sales derailed due to short leases. I have received contradictory information from local Harwich conveyancing solicitors. Could you confirm whether the vendor of a flat can commence the lease extension formalities for the buyer?

As long as the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the proposed purchaser can avoid having to wait 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done prior to, or at the same time as completion of the disposal of the property.

An alternative approach is to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.

Harwich Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Questions you should consider Prior to Purchasing

    It is important to be aware if changing the roof or some other major work is due shortly that will be shared amongst the tenants and will materially increase the the service charges or necessitate a specific payment. What is the the remaining lease term?

Can a conveyancer remove a person from the title of my home in Harwich ?

Extracting or adding someone to the title of your property is relatively straightforward. You’ll need to appoint a solicitor to discuss your legal rights before you can proceed with a transfer of property. Contact us to book a free consultation with one a lawyer

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Harwich

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Harwich specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • 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

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Harwich regulated by the CLC

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

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Harwich is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Following instructions from the bank (where appropriate)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Preparing the Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Negotiating amendments to the the Transfer deed
  • Corresponding with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing funds to the appropriate parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the buyer and the mortgage (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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