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You can try and find the cheapest conveyancing solicitors in Houghton Regis but be careful as you may get what you pay for.

Main reasons to use our service to help you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Houghton Regis

  • 1 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Houghton Regis is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.
  • 2 You can gain comfort when you choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Houghton Regis has a number to pick from, but for a truly professional and dependable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 3 Solicitor conveyancing lawyers have valuable personal connections with Houghton Regis selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 4 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Houghton Regis have a grasp oflocal issues specific to Houghton Regis and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and expeditious conveyancing.
  • 5 Personal touch together with pure property local knowledge are key benefits that you should seek when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Houghton Regis home moves can be made a lot more protracted as a result 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.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Houghton Regis since November 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Houghton Regis

It has taken forever and a day but a mortgage agreement from HSBC for the remortgage of my 4 room flat is to be issued within the next few days. Are you able to suggest a cheap conveyancing practitioner in Houghton Regis?

You have come to the wrong place to search for a cheap conveyancing in Houghton Regis. Our goal is to offer excellent value conveyancing but our intention is not to advertise as being the cheapest. Do not be seduced by brokers teasing you with £100 conveyancing in Houghton Regis. At best, in deciding on low cost conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst you will end up invoiced for additional fees and still not receive the service expected.

We are looking to buy a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Houghton Regis who is on the Lloyds approved panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Lloyds . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Houghton Regis.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our home can not be found. The lawyers who handled the conveyancing in Houghton Regis 5 years ago no longer exist. What are my next steps?

Assuming you have a registered title the details of your proprietorship will be recorded by the Land Registry under a Title Number. It is easy to conduct a search at the Land Registry, find your house and get current copies of the Registered Entries for less than a fiver. Where the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will also normally hold a file duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be ordered for twenty pounds.

I'm buying my first flat in Houghton Regis with the aid of help to buy. The developers would not budge the amount so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not inform my conveyancer about this side-deal as it will put at risk my mortgage with the lender. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I am selling my home. My former solicitors closed down. I would be grateful for any recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Houghton Regis if that makes things easier.

Do use our search tool to help you choose a solicitor for your conveyancing in Houghton Regis. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move runs smoothly.

I today plan to offer on a house that seems to tick a lot of boxes, at a reasonable figure which is making it all the more appealing. I have since discovered that it's a leasehold as opposed to freehold. I would have thought that there are particular concerns purchasing a leasehold house in Houghton Regis. Conveyancing advisers have are about to be instructed. Will my lawyers set out the risks of buying a leasehold house in Houghton Regis ?

Most houses in Houghton Regis are freehold and not leasehold. This is one of the situations where having a local solicitor who is familiar with the area who can help the conveyancing process. We note that you are buying in Houghton Regis in which case you should be looking for a Houghton Regis conveyancing solicitor and be sure that they are used to advising on leasehold houses. As a matter of priority you will need to check the unexpired lease term. Being a tenant you will not be entirely free to do whatever you want with the house. The lease comes with conditions such as obtaining the landlord’sconsent to conduct changes to the property. You may also be required to pay a maintenance charge towards the maintenance of the estate where the house is located on an estate. Your conveyancer will advise you fully on all the issues.

I am the registered owner of a leasehold flat in Houghton Regis, conveyancing formalities finalised half a dozen years ago. How much will my lease extension cost? Similar flats in Houghton Regis with a long lease are worth £171,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 per annum. The lease runs out on 21st October 2104

You have 79 years unexpired we estimate the price of your lease extension to range between £8,600 and £9,800 plus legals.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of detailed investigations. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other concerns that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Houghton Regis regulated by the SRA

It is important to note that the listed firms do not limit their work for conveyancing in Houghton Regis but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.

  • Knowles Benning Llp, 24 West Street, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 1SN
  • Byron Fearn, Scotson Chambers, 80 High Street South, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 3HD
  • Woolfe & Co Solicitors Ltd, Britannia House, Leagrave Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 1RJ
  • Abs Solicitors Llp, Britannia House, Leagrave Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 1RJ
  • Eton Law Solicitors, 110-112 Leagrave Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 8HX

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Houghton Regis

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Houghton Regis 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

  • Knowles Benning Llp, 24 West Street, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 1SN
  • Byron Fearn, Scotson Chambers, 80 High Street South, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 3HD
  • Abs Solicitors Llp, Britannia House, Leagrave Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 1RJ
  • Eton Law Solicitors, 110-112 Leagrave Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 8HX
  • Beds Law Firm Limited, 47a, Crystal House, New Bedford Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 1HS

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Houghton Regis regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Houghton Regis practicing in commercial conveyancing in Houghton Regis. This could include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Knowles Benning Llp, 24 West Street, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 1SN
  • Byron Fearn, Scotson Chambers, 80 High Street South, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 3HD
  • Abs Solicitors Llp, Britannia House, Leagrave Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 1RJ
  • Eton Law Solicitors, 110-112 Leagrave Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 8HX
  • Pictons Solicitors Llp, 28 Dunstable Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 1DY

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

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