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Reasons to use our Little Oakley conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The organisations listed on our directory have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 2 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Little Oakley 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 would hope for.
  • 3 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often based many miles away with little understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Little Oakley
  • 4 Over the years Little Oakley property lawyer have developed excellent connections with Little Oakley local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of dealing with your home move in Little Oakley.
  • 5 Solicitor conveyancing solicitors have valuable personal connections with Little Oakley estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Little Oakley since January 2025*

Disposal

of apartment Robin Road NN18 8FH, at the agreed consideration of £129,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, securing official copies of the title

Transfer

of house property, Starling Close, NN18 8FL completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £244,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: obtaining official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Sale

of semi premises, Buttercup Close, NN18 8LB completing on 20/01/2025 at a price of £245,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, setting up the completion formalities

Transfer

of semi residence, Thirsk Road, NN18 0PN completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £208,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Little Oakley

In the event thatI were to purchase a straightforward homein Little Oakley mortgage fee and have no survey and no conveyancing searches how much could I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Little Oakley?

The only reduction in fees you would make on is the Little Oakley conveyancing searches. Your conveyancer is required to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, communicating with your vendors lawyer, SDLT submission, register the ownership etc. A slight saving might be made by not having to register a mortgage however it will not be significant.

I own a freehold house in Little Oakley but nevertheless pay rent, why is this and what is this?

It’s unusual for properties in Little Oakley and has limited impact for conveyancing in Little Oakley but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.

Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges have existed for hundreds of years, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the establishment of new rentcharges post 1977.

Previous rentcharges can now be redeemed by making a one off payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence in 2037 will be extinguished.

We wanted to use a property lawyer in Little Oakley for our home move. Our financial adviser has since advised us that our bank Bank of Scotland won't deal with them. Why is this not regarded as unduly restrictive?

Pre- 2008 most mortgage companies had a different appetite for risk. Almost all Little Oakley conveyancing firms would have been on most lender panels. The financial services regulator in 2010 conducted a thematic review into mortgage fraud which concluded: know the conveyancing solicitors dealt with. Consequently, mortgage companies are increasingly seeing more data from law firms relating to their operations and the individuals who work for them and set certain criteria such a completing on a minimum amount of transactions. Many Little Oakley conveyancing firms that have been excluded from lender panels have Unblemished track record, no complaints and no claims and didn't just 'dabble' in conveyancing. Little Oakley is amongst the many locations where the lawyers we list are members of the panel for Bank of Scotland.

Will our solicitor be making enquiries regarding flooding during the conveyancing in Little Oakley.

The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for lawyers dealing with homes in Little Oakley. There are those who purchase a house in Little Oakley, completely expectant that at some time, it may be flooded. However, aside from the physical damage, where a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, satisfactory insurance cover, or sell the property. There are steps that can be taken as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the purchaser.

Solicitors are not best placed to offer advice on flood risk, however there are a number of checks that may be initiated by the purchaser or by their conveyancers which can give them a better understanding of the risks in Little Oakley. The conventional set of completed inquiry forms sent to a purchaser’s conveyancer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) contains a usual inquiry of the seller to find out whether the premises has suffered from flooding. In the event that the property has been flooded in past which is not notified by the vendor, then a buyer could issue a claim for damages as a result of such an inaccurate response. A purchaser’s solicitors may also commission an enviro search. This should disclose whether there is a recorded flood risk. If so, additional inquiries will need to be initiated.

I am looking for a flat up to £305k and found one round the corner in Little Oakley I like with amenity areas and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 52 years on the lease. There is not much else in Little Oakley suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?

If you require a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term will be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you can ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor about this matter.

Me and my husband have recently had an offer agreed on a house and had meeting on Wednesday with Nationwide for the mortgage. They warned us that when it comes to selecting a conveyancer that if they are not on their approved list of solicitors then we will incur an extra fee of £200. This is is due to the fact that they will then have to select a solicitor to act on their behalf as well as the one we select for ourselves and we assume responsibility for their costs. I have asked Nationwide to provide me with a list so I can obtain quotes only from their approved lawyers but was told that I need to check with each individual lawyer to see if they are on the panel. What would be the best way of going about this?

You can enquire of Nationwide what their criteria for panel membership is for a solicitor.Thereafter ask the conveyancer of your choice whether they fit that criteria and have they acted on mortgages for Nationwide in the past. Where the answer to those is yes, then just clarify this with Nationwide. Another option is to use our search facility and we may be able to locate a property lawyer in Little Oakley on the panel for Nationwide.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Little Oakley

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Little Oakley practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • Fl Law Limited, 19 Medlicott Close, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 9NF
  • Lamb & Holmes, 2 West Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 0AZ

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Little Oakley regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Little Oakley with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Little Oakley. This could include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Fl Law Limited, 19 Medlicott Close, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 9NF
  • Seatons Law Limited, 1 Alexandra Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 1PE
  • Tollers Nominees Limited, 2 Exchange Court, Cottingham Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 1TY
  • Crofts, 4 School Lane, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 0DH
  • Lamb & Holmes, 2 West Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 0AZ

Sale in Little Oakley 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
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drafting contract and associated documents
  • Forwarding draft papers to the conveyancer acting for the purchaser
  • Negotiating contracts and answering supplemental questions from the buyer’s conveyancer
  • Finalising the transfer deed
  • Responding to requisitions raised by the buyer’s conveyancer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Receiving sale proceeds and wiring funds to the seller, the estate agent and other relevant parties (where appropriate)

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

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