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Top reasons to let us assist you find a local conveyancing solicitor in Haslemere

  • 1 This site is the only site offering you the facility to check that your property ownership legalities in Haslemere will be carried out by a property lawyer on your lender’s member panel.
  • 2 Haslemere conveyancing lawyers are likely to have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 3 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Haslemere is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 4 Using a local Solicitor on the whole results in a more personal touch. Online forums often suggest that in choosing a an online conveyancing factory, your matter is handled by a team of people who who progress matters by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 5 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Haslemere regularly deal withlocal concerns specific to Haslemere and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and expeditious conveyancing.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Haslemere since December 2024*

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Disposal

of terraced premises, Tanners Lane, GU27 1BL completing on 15/01/2025 at a price of £1,500,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, obtaining official copies of the title

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Disposal

of terraced premises, St Andrews Close, GU27 2FE completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £510,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

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Transfer

of house property, Longdene Road, GU27 2PQ completing on 15/01/2025 at a price of £1,250,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: ordering official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

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Purchase

of flat Wey Hill GU27 1BG, purchased for £269,500. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Haslemere

It has come to my attention via my estate agent that my Haslemere solicitor is not on the bank Solicitor panel. What can I do to be sure whether this is correct?

The sensible course of action for you to take is to contact your Haslemere conveyancer. You lawyer should notify you what has happened. Where they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the approved list of lawyers for your bank.

Do lawyers ask for money on account for my conveyancing in Haslemere?

Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Haslemere your solicitor will ask you to provide them with funds to cover the search fees. This will be the total of the cost of the Local Authority Search. When the down payment is as part of the purchase price then this will be needed immediately prior to exchange of contracts. The final balance that is needed should be transferred a couple of days prior to the completion date.

A friend advised me that if I am buying in Haslemere I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

This is a search is usually quoted for as part of the standard Haslemere conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about Haslemere around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Haslemere Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Haslemere.

How difficult is it to change solicitor as I need to find one who is on the Birmingham Midshires conveyancing panel. I instructed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Haslemere five minutes from me but she is not approved by Birmingham Midshires

It would be our pleasure to assist you find a conveyancing solicitor in Haslemere on the Birmingham Midshires panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we work with do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Haslemere. In making use of search facility on this site, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Haslemere.

I am intending to sublet my leasehold flat in Haslemere. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask her. Is permission from the freeholder required?

Notwithstanding that your previous Haslemere conveyancing solicitor is no longer available you can check your lease to see if it allows you to sublet the apartment. The rule is that if the deeds are non-specific, subletting is permitted. There may be a precondition that you need to seek permission from your landlord or other appropriate person in advance of subletting. This means that you cannot sublet without first obtaining permission. The consent must not not be unreasonably refused ore delayed. If the lease does not allow you to sublet you will need to ask your landlord for their consent.

I invested in buying a split level flat in Haslemere, conveyancing was carried out August 1998. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Similar properties in Haslemere with an extended lease are worth £179,000. The ground rent is £65 per annum. The lease finishes on 21st October 2082

With 57 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £26,600 and £30,800 as well as plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to advice on a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed due diligence. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional concerns that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

Is it true that a Haslemere conveyancing practice taken to court by a client for failing to conduct comprehensive conveyancing searches?

Our attention has not be brought to such a Haslemere conveyancing matter but it has been reported that, clients buying a property elsewhere in England successfully sued their lawyer due to development plans to erect a wind farm not being picked up in conveyancing searches.

Where you are buying in Haslemere It is essential that your property lawyer purchase all Haslemere conveyancing searches necessary making sure that you have relevant and up to date information before acquiring a home in Haslemere.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Haslemere

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Haslemere with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

  • Gardner Thorpe, 72 High Street, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 2LA
  • Brown-hovelt Veale Nelson, Stewart House, Crossways Road, Grayshott, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6HF

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Haslemere regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Haslemere with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Haslemere. This will likely include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Potter Owtram & Peck, 42 West Street, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 2AN
  • Gardner Thorpe, 72 High Street, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 2LA
  • Brown-hovelt Veale Nelson, Stewart House, Crossways Road, Grayshott, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6HF

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Haslemere almost always entails the following:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Representing mortgage company (where applicable)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Agreeing adjustments to the draft Transfer
  • Corresponding with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing funds to relevant parties
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the change in proprietorship and the home loan (where appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

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

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