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Logical reasons to use our service to help you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in Kettering

  • 1 Excellent communication and pure property expertise are key benefits that you should look for when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Kettering property deals can be made a lot more stressful as a result of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.
  • 2 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Kettering is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.
  • 3 Our site is the first site that enables you the ability to check that your conveyancing in Kettering will be carried out by a conveyancer on your lender’s member panel.
  • 4 There is a distinct possibility the other side’s lawyers are located in Kettering - if so sets of conveyancers will have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
  • 5 Property lawyer conveyancing firms have excellent personal connections with Kettering estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Kettering since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Kettering

Why do I have to pay up front when it comes to conveyancing in Kettering?

If you are buying a property in Kettering your solicitor will ask you place them with funds to cover the search fees. This will be the total of the cost of the conveyancing searches. When the down payment is payable against the sale price then this should be asked for immediately prior to contracts are exchanged. The closing balance that is due will be payable shortly before completion.

I understand that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I need chancel insurance when buying a residence in Kettering? or Apparently there is historic law that could mean that house owners residing in a parish church boundary will be compelled to pay for maintenance towards the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this relevant for conveyancing in Kettering?

Unless a prior purchase of the property took place post 12 October 2013 you could assume that solicitors delivering conveyancing in Kettering to remain recommending a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.

five months have elapsed following my purchase conveyancing in Kettering took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

How simple is it to swap firm as I have to choose a firm on the Santander conveyancing panel. I hired a high street conveyancing solicitor in Kettering five minutes from me but he is not approved by Santander

It would be our pleasure to help you find a conveyancing solicitor in Kettering on the Santander panel. Please note that the solicitors that we list do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are under regulation of the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Kettering. In utilising search facility on this site, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Kettering.

I want to let out my leasehold apartment in Kettering. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask her. Is permission from the freeholder required?

A small minority of properties in Kettering do contain a provision to say that subletting is only permitted with prior consent from the landlord. The landlord is not entitled to unreasonably refuse but, in such cases, they would need to review references. Experience suggests that problems are usually caused by unsatisfactory tenants rather than owner-occupiers and for that reason you can expect the freeholder to take up the references and consider them carefully before granting consent.

Kettering Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Questions you should ask before Purchasing

    For many Kettering leaseholds the outlay for major works tend not to be included within maintenance charges, albeit that some managing agents in Kettering obliged tenants to pay into a reserve fund created for the specific intention of building a fund for larger works. What restrictions exist in the Kettering Lease? The answer will be helpful as a) areas can result in problems for the building as the common areas may begin to deteriorate if services remain unpaid b) if the tenants have a dispute with the running of the building you will want to have complete disclosure

I would be grateful if you would explain what options are available to me where my Kettering conveyancing searches reveals negative entries?

Normally, most issues arising from Kettering conveyancing search results can be handled prior to completion or indemnity insurance may be put in place. It is important to note that regardless of the fact that you may be buying the premises and might be willing to accept the search results, your lender may not, and ultimately the decision rests with them.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Kettering regulated by the SRA

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

  • Lamb & Holmes, 2 West Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 0AZ
  • Isis Legal Ltd, 1a Horsemarket, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 0DG
  • Crofts, 4 School Lane, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 0DH
  • Andrew Boddy Solicitors, The Old Fire Station, School Lane, Rothwell, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 6HZ
  • Fl Law Limited, 19 Medlicott Close, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 9NF

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Kettering?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding buying and selling property and cover conveyancing throughout England and Wales as well as Kettering. If appointed a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you are entitled to:
  • Enjoy the benefit of an honest and lawful service.
  • Have a high standard of legal services.
  • Enjoy the benefit of your matters dealt with using care, skill and legal know-how.
  • Be supplied with a high standard of service due to your lawyer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a service which is accessible and responsive to your specific requirements.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the standard you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Ensure your specific needs taken into account should a complaint be made.
  • Be provided with a swift, independent and comprehensive service if making a complaint about your conveyancing in Kettering about your conveyancing in Kettering.

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Kettering is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process:

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Following instructions from the bank (where relevant)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Negotiating amendments to the draft Transfer
  • Communicating with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing funds to relevant parties
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the change in proprietorship and the home loan (where relevant) 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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