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If you have reached us by Googling ‘Conveyancing in Lightwater’ follow your intuition — you will have a better house move where you instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Lightwater.

Reasons to use our Lightwater conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Lightwater property lawyers are likely to be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 2 The Lightwater conveyancing firms that we work with are committed to providing the most cost, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and remortgagors in Lightwater
  • 3 No matter what any alternative lawyers tell you it just might be necessary to visit your solicitor to execute legal papers. There are enough parties involved in a conveyancing transaction without needing to include the postman into the equation.
  • 4 Excellent communication together with pure property experience are key benefits that you should value when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Lightwater conveyancing can be made a lot more protracted due to poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 5 Over the years Lightwater lawyer have developed valuable links with Lightwater local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of dealing with your home move in Lightwater.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Lightwater since January 2025*

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of semi premises, Lightwater Meadow, GU18 5XH completing on 28/01/2025 at a price of £430,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, preparing statement detailing charges

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Sale

of semi premises, Windmill Field, GU20 6QD completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £385,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

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Sale

of detached residence property, Guildford Road, GU24 9AD completing on 22/01/2025 at a price of £644,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

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Transfer

of apartment Blackdown Road GU16 6SH, at purchase consideration of £237,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Lightwater

After what seems like an age a mortgage offer from HSBC for the refinancing of my 3 bedroom apartment is to be issued by the end of next week. Could you recommend a low cost conveyancing solicitor in Lightwater?

You have come to the wrong site to search for the lowest fares for conveyancing solicitors in Lightwater. Our goal is to offer affordable conveyancing but our intention is not to work with the cheapest lawyers. Do not be swayed by organisations offering the bait of £100 conveyancing in Lightwater. Optimistically, in deciding on low cost conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst it will result in you invoiced for additional fees and still not receive the service expected.

We see that you have a post code search directory identifying firms on the RBS conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our own conveyancing in Lightwater?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the RBS conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Lightwater.

I am buying a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Lightwater who is on the Britannia conveyancing. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Britannia in certain locations such as Lightwater. We dont recommend any particular firm.

How does conveyancing in Lightwater differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in Lightwater approach us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is ready to move into. This is because new home sellers in Lightwater tend to acquire the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Lightwater or who has acted in the same development.

We are four weeks into a leasehold purchase having been referred to solicitors by the estate agent to do our conveyancing in Lightwater. I am am starting to be disappointed with the quality of service. Can you help me find new conveyancers?

A lawyer would need to be really bad in order to consider diss instructing them. Has the loan offer been generated? In the event that it has you need to advise them of the new contact details and have the offer are re-issued. Your conveyancer should be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid added charges and delays. So that should be your first question of the new solicitors. The find a solicitor tool will help you find a lender approved lawyer for your home move in Lightwater

If all goes to plan we aim to complete the disposal of our £450,000 flat in Lightwater next Friday. The freeholder has quoted £360 for Landlord’s certificate, insurance certificate and previous years service charge statements. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge an administration fee for a flat conveyance in Lightwater?

For most leasehold sales in Lightwater conveyancing will involve, queries regarding the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

    Completing conveyancing due diligence enquiries Where consent is required before sale in Lightwater Supplying insurance information Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Your solicitor will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Lightwater leasehold premises is £350. For Lightwater conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are obliged to supply answers.

Lightwater Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Queries Prior to buying

    The majority of Lightwater leasehold properties will be liable to pay a service bill for the upkeep of the building levied by the landlord. Should you purchase the property you will have to meet this liability, normally periodically throughout the year. This may differ from a few hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for blocks with lifts and large common areas. In all likelihood there will be a ground rent for you to pay annual, ordinarily this is not a exorbitant sum, say around £50-£100 but you need to enquire as on occasion it could be surprisingly expensive. How much is the ground rent and service charge?

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Lightwater regulated by the SRA

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

  • Neale Turk Rochfort, 12 Kings Ride, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 4JG
  • Heald Nickinson, Lansdowne House, Knoll Road, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 3SY
  • Lee & Company, 2 Princess Way, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 3SP
  • Foster Harrington Solicitors Limited, 22 Park Street, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 3PL
  • Benjamin H Dorman, Northwood House, Sunning Avenue, Sunningdale, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 9PW

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Lightwater

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Lightwater practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Neale Turk Rochfort, 12 Kings Ride, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 4JG
  • Heald Nickinson, Lansdowne House, Knoll Road, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 3SY
  • Lee & Company, 2 Princess Way, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 3SP
  • Benjamin H Dorman, Northwood House, Sunning Avenue, Sunningdale, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 9PW
  • Hyland Fitzwater Limited (incorporating C.a.g.solicitors), 44 Chertsey Road, Chobham, Woking, Surrey, GU24 8PJ

Planning law solicitors in Lightwater regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Lightwater specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including development on contaminated land
  • Neale Turk Rochfort, 12 Kings Ride, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 4JG
  • W.davies & Son Limited, Acorn House, 5 Chertsey Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 5AB

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

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