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Reasons to use our Kendal conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 You can rest easier when select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Kendal has a number to select from, but for a truly dependable and dependable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 2 This site is the first site offering you the ability to check that your conveyancing in Kendal will be carried out by a law firm on your mortgage lender’s authorised panel.
  • 3 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s solicitors are located in Kendal - if so both parties are likely to be on good working terms
  • 4 Kendal conveyancer are the linchpin to a successful Kendal conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 5 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often based many kilometers away with little appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Kendal

Examples of recent conveyancing in Kendal since January 2025*

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of detached residence residence, Park Street, LA9 5QP completing on 28/01/2025 at a price of £255,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

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of flat Maple Drive LA9 5BN, at buying consideration of £367,500. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, securing official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

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of terraced premises, , LA8 8NZ completing on 31/01/2025 at a price of £290,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Kendal

The Kendal conveyancing firm handling our Kendal conveyancing has discovered a discrepancy between the surveyor’s assumptions in the valuation survey and what is in the conveyancing documents. My lawyer has advised that he is duty bound to check that the lender is OK with this discrepancy and is still content to lend. Is my lawyer’s course or action legitimate?

Your lawyer must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.

There is lots of information on this site concerning conveyancing in Kendal but what is your top tip for selecting the right conveyancer in Kendal

We would encourage you not to go for the lowest Kendal conveyancing quote. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.

I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Skipton. I assume I don't need a Kendal conveyancing practitioner on the Skipton panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?

If you have finished paying off your Skipton mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Skipton mortgage from the register. Skipton, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where Skipton has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Skipton has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Skipton mortgage has been paid off.

It is unclear whether my lender obliges me to make sure the lease term for the flat is extended prior to the completion date. I have called my Kendal bank branch on various occasions and was told it does not affect the mortgage offer and they will lend. My Kendal conveyancing solicitor - who is on the lender conveyancing panel- called and was told they would not lend in accordance with their UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook minimum lease term requirements. Who do I believe?

Provided that the solicitor is on the bank panel, they must comply with the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook specifications for the bank. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the lender will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the lender to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years remaining.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Kendal. 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 questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Kendal

    Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Please supply a car parking plan.

I am looking for a flat up to £245,000 and found one close by in Kendal I like with open areas and transport links in the vicinity, however it's only got 52 years on the lease. There is not much else in Kendal in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a short lease?

If you need a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term may be problematic. Discount the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.

I have been recommended by numerous property agents in Kendal to choose a solicitor on your site. What’s the financial advantage for Estate Agents to recommend your lawyers rather than alternative conveyancing organisations?

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

What can I expect to pay for conveyancing in Kendal?

The amount you are charged for conveyancing in Kendal are likely to be calculated at:

  1. a fixed fee; or
  2. on a time spent basis (i.e. the time spent on the particular case).

These days very few Kendal conveyancing solicitors charge by the clock

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Kendal regulated by the SRA

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

  • Renshaws, 28a Finkle Street, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4AB
  • Arnold Greenwood Solicitors Limited, Exchange Chambers, 8-10 Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4SX
  • Temple Heelis D R Limited, 1 Kent View, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4DZ
  • Pearson & Pearson, 98 Stricklandgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4PU
  • Holdens Solicitors, Grosvenor House, 60 Stramongate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4BD

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Kendal

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Kendal specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • Arnold Greenwood Solicitors Limited, Exchange Chambers, 8-10 Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4SX
  • Temple Heelis D R Limited, 1 Kent View, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4DZ
  • Pearson & Pearson, 98 Stricklandgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4PU
  • Holdens Solicitors, Grosvenor House, 60 Stramongate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4BD
  • Thomson Hayton Winkley Limited, 114-116 Stricklandgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4QA

Typically, Kendal conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Examining the title to the premises
  • Undertaking Kendal searches with respect to the title
  • Assessing draft contract and other papers supplied by the vendor’s lawyer
  • Raising questions with the owner’s lawyer
  • Agreeing the wording of the purchase agreement
  • Analysing replies given by the owner to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer document
  • Guiding the purchasing in respect of the mortgage offer: (where applicable)
  • Drafting and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; summarising to the buyer on the contents of the contract pack, pre-contract enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Completion of and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the purchase and the mortgage (if 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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