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Hitchin Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Percentage of cases in Hitchin that are buy to let is 1%
  • 2 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £270
  • 3 December was the busiest month and January was the next busiest month while October was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Hitchin
  • 4 82% freehold and 18% leasehold conveyancing in Hitchin for this year to date
  • 5 112 is the median number of years remaining on leases in Hitchin

Examples of recent conveyancing in Hitchin since January 2025*

Conveyance

of apartment Highbury Road SG4 9SA, at a price of £235,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, obtaining official copies of the title

Disposal

of terraced residence, Old Hale Way, SG5 1XL completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £760,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, setting up the completion formalities

Purchase

of apartment Millstream Close SG4 0DA, purchased for £52,500. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, ordering official copies of the title

Transfer

of terraced residence, Mermaid Close, SG4 0ET completing on 21/01/2025 at a price of £495,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Hitchin

My mortgage broker has asked me for my Hitchin law firm’s panel reference for the Santander conveyancing panel. Can you suggest how I find this out. I have contacted my local Hitchin office but they cant find it on their system.

The sensible thing to do is ask for this information from your Hitchin lawyer . They should have a central record lender panel numbers.

Do the conveyancing lawyers that you recommend handle attended exchange conveyancing in Hitchin?

We do have a number of conveyancing specialists carrying out attended exchanges. Please contact us to receive a fee calculation and details as to dates.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Hitchin?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Hitchin. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Hitchin. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Hitchin

    There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Please supply a car parking plan. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.

I have been recommended by a few selling agents in Hitchin to locate a property lawyer on your site. What’s the financial inducement for Estate Agents to promote your services over and above another?

We refuse to give any commission for sending work our way. We found it would be just too difficult a fee because home movers will think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

My wife and I have instructed a Hitchin conveyancing solicitor for our home move (first time buyers) and have picked up in the Ts and Cs that they are not regulated by the FCA. Need I be concerned or is that standard with conveyancing practitioner?

We can't see why they should be. Most conveyancer don't lend money. You should check that they are governed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, who set stringent rules regulating funds deposited in their bank.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Hitchin

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

  • Ross Williams, Victoria House, 26 Tilehouse Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 2DY
  • Law Brand Limited, 8 Tilehouse Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 2DU
  • Law Brand, 8 Tilehouse Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 2DU
  • Foreman Laws Llp, 25 Bancroft, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1JW
  • Chamberlins, 47 Bancroft, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1LA

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Hitchin regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Hitchin with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Hitchin. This will likely include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Ross Williams, Victoria House, 26 Tilehouse Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 2DY
  • Law Brand Limited, 8 Tilehouse Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 2DU
  • Law Brand, 8 Tilehouse Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 2DU
  • Foreman Laws Llp, 25 Bancroft, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1JW
  • Neves And Dyer Solicitors, 4 Tilehouse Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 2DW

Planning law solicitors in Hitchin regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Hitchin with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including development on contaminated land
  • Foreman Laws Llp, 25 Bancroft, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1JW
  • Hamilton Davies, 28 High Street, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3HF

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

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