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Logical reasons to let us help you choose a local conveyancing solicitor in Hoddesdon

  • 1 Hoddesdon conveyancers will be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 2 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these companies are often located many kilometers away with little appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Hoddesdon
  • 3 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Hoddesdon regularly deal withlocal concerns peculiar to Hoddesdon and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and faster conveyancing.
  • 4 We are the UKs most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory service identifying lender approved law practices delivering conveyancing in Hoddesdon governed by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 5 Regardless other companies say it may be important to visit your conveyancer to execute documents. There are various parties with involved in a house sale without having to add the postman into the mix.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Hoddesdon since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Hoddesdon

I require conveyancing for a flat in a relatively new development (6 years old) in Hoddesdon. Almost all the properties have already been sold. Is it really necessary to order local searches for my conveyancing in Hoddesdon?

A big part of the Hoddesdon legal transfer of property is the conveyancing searches. There are numerous companies who offer Hoddesdon conveyancing searches, as well straight from the local authority. These are usually referred to as personal search organisation due to them carrying out, personal searches. Nevertheless, all Local Authority Search conveyancing products have one thing in common - they must secure their data from the local authoritative source.

Finally the sale completed on my house in Hoddesdon last July yet the purchaser is calling daily complaining that her solicitor needs to hear from mylawyer. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?

After completion of your disposal your lawyer is duty bound to send the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. If applicable, your solicitor must also send confirmation that the home loan has been redeemed to the buyers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion procedures unique to conveyancing in Hoddesdon.

Are the BSA intent on creating a online directory to list firms on the Earl Shilton BS conveyancing panel for example in Hoddesdon?

We have not been informed any plans on the part of the BSA to develop such a search facility.

Am I better off to appoint a Hoddesdon conveyancing lawyer who is local to the property I am buying? I have an old university friend who can perform the legal work but they are based 400miles drive away.

The primary upside of using a local Hoddesdon conveyancing firm is that you can attend the office to sign documents, hand in your ID and apply pressure on them if necessary. They will also have local intelligence which is a benefit. That being said it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If if people you trust used your friend and they were happy that must surpass using an unfamiliar Hoddesdon conveyancing lawyer just because they are Hoddesdon based.

Back In 2008, I bought a leasehold flat in Hoddesdon. Conveyancing and Alliance & Leicester mortgage organised. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1994. The conveyancing solicitor in Hoddesdon who acted for me is not around. Any advice?

First contact HMLR to be sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. It is not necessary to instruct a Hoddesdon conveyancing firm to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. You should note that in any event, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

I bought a garden flat in Hoddesdon, conveyancing formalities finalised November 1996. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Comparable flats in Hoddesdon with over 90 years remaining are worth £211,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 yearly. The lease terminates on 21st October 2093

With just 68 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to range between £9,500 and £11,000 plus professional fees.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to provide a more accurate figure without more detailed due diligence. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.

What are the distinct advantages to using a local solicitor in Hoddesdon

Many purchasers and sellers in Hoddesdon select a nearby high street property lawyer so that they can attend the firm’s offices in the event that they have concerns, and to execute paperwork without using the Royal Mail.

There is a slight benefit in opting for a property lawyer nearby to a property you are purchasing, due to the knowledge of the region and possible local issues - yet this is debatable. Most conveyancers conduct their work over the web and may be any place in the world.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Hoddesdon

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Hoddesdon specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on wrongful eviction

  • Duffield Harrison Llp, Rathmore House, 56 High Street, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 8EX
  • Williams Hortor Law And Mediation, 9b Roydon Road, Stanstead Abbotts, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 8HQ
  • Breeze & Wyles Solicitors Limited, 2nd Floor, Stag House, Old London Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 7LA
  • Pdc Legal Limited, 2 Centrus, Mead Lane, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 7GX
  • Attwaters Jameson Hill, 72-74 Fore Street, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 1BY

Planning law solicitors in Hoddesdon regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Hoddesdon with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including planning applications and appeals
  • Duffield Harrison Llp, Rathmore House, 56 High Street, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 8EX
  • Attwaters Jameson Hill, 72-74 Fore Street, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 1BY
  • Mclellans, Old Cross House, Old Cross, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 1RB
  • Djk Solicitors, 46 Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey, En9 1bs, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1XE

Hoddesdon commercial property solicitors draw on a full range of commercial expertise offering advice on a variety of aspects of commercial property law

    Offices, shops or industrial units Offices, shops, public houses, off licenses, factories, nursing homes and warehouses Development, including options, overage agreements, JCT building contracts Land use planning and environmental matters Dealing with notices received or to be served pursuant to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

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

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