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  • 1 Our site offers largest domestic conveyancing directory service identifying lender approved property lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Kelsall regulated and authorised by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
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  • 5 The companies listed on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Kelsall since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Kelsall

We were just about to sign contracts for a leasehold flat in Kelsall. We have hit a stumbling block. The loan offer with Platform Home Loans Ltd expires on 25/7/2025 but the vendors are insisting on a completion date of 29/7/2025. Can one prolong the loan expiry date?

The person best placed to address this question is your lawyer who should determine if they should be discussing with the mortgage broker, owner’s solicitors, property agents or indeed all parties given the history of your transaction to date.

I am purchasing a house and the lawyer has identified Chancel Repair for which the house may be obligated to pay as it falls into the area of such a church. He has suggested insurance. Is this really appropriate for conveyancing in Kelsall

Unless a prior acquisition of the premises took place after 12 October 2013 you can expect conveyancing practitioners delivering conveyancing in Kelsall to remain encouraging a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I used Stirling Law several years ago for my conveyancing in Kelsall. Now, I need the files however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Kelsall of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Kelsall. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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 legal work.

Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Kelsall

    Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. 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. Please supply a car parking plan.

Should I use a Kelsall conveyancing lawyer based in the area that I am buying? I have an old university friend who can handle the legal work but his firm is located a couple of hundredmiles drive away.

The benefit of a high street Kelsall conveyancing practice is that you can visit the firm to sign paperwork, hand in your identification documents 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 you know people who instructed your friend and on the whole were content that should outweigh using an unknown Kelsall conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being Kelsall based.

I am attracted to a two apartments in Kelsall which have about forty five years remaining on the lease term. Should I regard a short lease as a deal breaker?

There are plenty of short leases in Kelsall. The lease is a legal document that entitles you to use the premises for a prescribed time frame. As a lease gets shorter the marketability of the lease decreases and it becomes more costly to acquire a lease extension. This is why it is generally wise to extend the lease term. It is often difficulties arise selling premises with a short lease as mortgage companies less inclined to grant a loan on such properties. Lease enfranchisement can be a protracted process. We recommend you get professional assistance from a conveyancer and surveyor with experience in this arena.

Kelsall Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Queries Prior to buying

    The answer will be useful as a) areas may cause problems in the block as the communal areas may start to deteriorate if repairs are not paid for b) if the tenants have a dispute with the running of the building you will want to have all the details Who takes responsibility for maintaining and repairing the building? In the main the outlay for major works are not incorporated into the service charges, although some managing agents in Kelsall ask tenants to contribute towards a reserve fund and this is used to offset against major repairs or maintenance.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Kelsall regulated by the SRA

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

  • Lebreton Towell Solicitors, 4 Clemley Close, Kelsall, Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 0RD
  • Hodgkinson Legal, Middleheath, Brown Heath Road, Christleton, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 7PN
  • Rowlinsons Solicitors Limited, 9 Church Street, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 7DN

Planning law solicitors in Kelsall regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Kelsall with expertise in planning law. This may include advice on development on contaminated land
  • Hodgkinson Legal, Middleheath, Brown Heath Road, Christleton, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 7PN
  • Mackenzie Solicitors Limited, The Drift, Moor Lane, Rowton, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 7QW

Purchase in Kelsall 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 the appropriate parties
  • Examining the title to the property
  • Ordering Kelsall property searches for the title
  • Reviewing draft sale agreement and other documentation collated by the seller’s property lawyer
  • Raising questions with the seller’s property lawyer
  • Negotiating the purchase contract
  • Analysing replies provided by the seller to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer document
  • Advising the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (where appropriate)
  • Drawing up and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the transfer of ownership and the home loan (if applicable) 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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