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Leighton Buzzard Conveyancing Statistics*

Percentage of leasehold conveyancing cases in Leighton Buzzard with service charge retention of 10%
Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £270
Percentage of leasehold conveyancing purchases in Leighton Buzzard is 36% where there is a share in the management company or freehold company
Percentage of cases in Leighton Buzzard that are buy to let is 8%
87% freehold and 13% leasehold conveyancing in Leighton Buzzard for this year to date

Examples of recent conveyancing in Leighton Buzzard since December 2024*

Sale

of house property, Plantation Road, LU7 3HJ completing on 03/01/2025 at a price of £845,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

Transfer

of semi-detached property, Churchill Road, LU7 3EA completing on 15/01/2025 at a price of £295,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion

Acquisition

of apartment The Wharf LU7 2LA, sold for £245,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, obtaining official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Sale

of detached residence premises, Church Road, LU7 2LR completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £355,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Leighton Buzzard

Completed the sale of my flat in Leighton Buzzard last April yet the purchaser is whats apping daily to moan that their conveyancer needs to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?

Following your disposal your solicitor is committed to forward the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer must also evidence that the mortgage has been discharged to the purchasers solicitors. There are no post completion procedures specific conveyancing in Leighton Buzzard.

We just had an offer accepted to buy with Loughborough BS. I called into a few high street practices but am struggling to find a Leighton Buzzard conveyancing firm on the Loughborough BS approved list. Can you help?

You should take advantage of the search tool on this page. Pick the lender and type Leighton Buzzard or your preferred area and you will be presented with a number of lawyer located in Leighton Buzzard or near you.

My wife and I purchased a 4 bedroom Edwardian house in Leighton Buzzard. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and The Royal Bank of Scotland. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold with the matching address. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?

You should read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Leighton Buzzard and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also question the position with your conveyancing lawyer who carried out the work.

What does commercial conveyancing in Leighton Buzzard cover?

Commercial conveyancing in Leighton Buzzard covers a broad array of services, supplied by regulated solicitors, relating to business premises. For instance, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the assignment of existing business tenancies or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of tenancies.

My brother has recommend that I appoint his conveyancing solicitors in Leighton Buzzard. Should I find my own solicitor?

There are no two ways about it it’s preferable to select a conveyancing lawyer is to get feedback from friends or family who have used the solicitor you're are thinking of instructing.

Back In 2009, I bought a leasehold flat in Leighton Buzzard. Conveyancing and Britannia mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1992. The conveyancing solicitor in Leighton Buzzard who acted for me is not around. What should I do?

The first thing you should do is contact HMLR to be sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. There is no need to incur the fees of a Leighton Buzzard conveyancing firm to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. You should note that regardless, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

Leighton Buzzard Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Queries before Purchasing

Does the lease have in excess of 80 years remaining?

For most Leighton Buzzard leaseholds the outlay for major works are not wrapped into the service charges, albeit that there some managing agents in Leighton Buzzard require tenants to contribute towards a sinking fund created for the specific intention of establishing a fund for major repairs or maintenance.

What restrictions exist in the Leighton Buzzard Lease?

Last updated 31/03/2025

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Leighton Buzzard

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Leighton Buzzard specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

Austin & Carnley, Albion Chambers, High Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1DP
Gc&a Limited, Bridge House, Bridge Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1EB
Ray Nixon Brown, 4-6 Church Square, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1AE
Franklins Law, Church House, 11 Church Square, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1AE
Beesons, 196 Queensway, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK2 2ST

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Leighton Buzzard regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Leighton Buzzard specialising in commercial conveyancing in Leighton Buzzard. This will likely include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954

Osborne Morris & Morgan, Danbury House, West Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1EP
Austin & Carnley, Albion Chambers, High Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1DP
Gc&a Limited, Bridge House, Bridge Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1EB
Franklins Law, Church House, 11 Church Square, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1AE
Ray Nixon Brown, 4-6 Church Square, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1AE

Typically, Leighton Buzzard conveyancing for a sale includes some of the following tasks

Lawyer instructed by the seller on acceptance of the offer
Investigating the title to the property
Preparing contract and related papers
Sending draft papers to the lawyer acting for the purchaser
Finalising the wording for contracts and replying to supplemental questions from the purchaser’s lawyer
Agreeing the transfer document
Replying to requisitions raised by the buyer’s lawyer
Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
Accepting the sale proceeds and sending funds to the owner, the estate agent and other relevant parties (if appropriate)

Neighboring Locations

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Linslade


	Leighton Buzzard

Eaton Bray

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