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Reasons to use our Littleover conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Excellent communication and pure property local knowledge are key benefits that you should seek when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Littleover conveyancing can be made significantly more complicated because of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 2 Using a a family Solicitor on the whole results in a more bespoke service. Sometimes when dealing with a an online conveyancing factory, your transaction is dealt with by a team of people who who progress matters by reading from their computer screens.
  • 3 No matter what any other on-line conveyancers tell you it just might be important to visit your solicitor to sign documents. There are various parties with engaged in a house sale without needing to include Royal Mail into the equation.
  • 4 This site is the only site offering you the facility to check that your property ownership legalities in Littleover will be carried out by a solicitor on your mortgage lender’s approved panel.
  • 5 Littleover lawyer are the linchpin to a successful Littleover home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing

Examples of recent conveyancing in Littleover since January 2025*

Purchase

of apartment Warwick Avenue DE23 6LH, sold for £52,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: securing official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of semi residence, Burton Road, DE23 6AF completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £280,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

Transfer

of flat Stenson Road DE23 1QW, at the agreed sum of £57,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, setting up the completion formalities

Disposal

of detached residence property, Cromwell Road, DE23 6TS completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £78,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, securing official copies of the title

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Littleover

Willretaining a Littleover conveyancing firm make my purchase more efficient?

Generally conveyancing lawyers in your location will enjoy excellent alliances with your local authority, which can assist with your Littleover conveyancing searches that your lawyer will need to carry out. It also helps if they have good connections with the Land Registry in your area Littleover, other property lawyers in the neighbourhood and Littleover property agents.

My husband and I intend to remortgage our apartment in Littleover with Santander. We have a son 18 who lives at home. Our solicitor has asked us to disclose anyone over the age of 17 other than ourselves who lives in the flat. Our lawyer has now e-mailed a document for our son to sign, waiving any legal rights in the event that the property is repossessed. I have a couple of questions (1) Is this form unique to the Santander conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we purchased 4 years ago (2) In signing this form is our son in any way compromising his right to inherit the property?

On the face of it your lawyer has done nothing wrong as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Santander. This is solely used to protect Santander if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Santander had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.

What is the first thing I need to know regarding purchase conveyancing in Littleover?

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Littleover and elsewhere in England and Wales is often a confrontational experience. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is an abundance of opportunity for conflict between you and others involved in the house moving process. E.g., the vendor, property agent and on occasion your mortgage company. Appointing a solicitor for your conveyancing in Littleover is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE person in the transaction whose responsibility is to act in your legal interests and to protect you.

We are witnessing a worrying increase of a "blame" culture- someone has to be blamed for the process being so protracted. You your first instinct should be to trust your lawyer ahead of the other parties when it comes to the legal assignment of property.

four months have gone by since my purchase conveyancing in Littleover took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £170,000. 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 premises 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 does conveyancing in Littleover differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in Littleover come to us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is ready to move into. This is because house builders in Littleover typically purchase the site, 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 conveyancers 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 used to new build conveyancing in Littleover or who has acted in the same development.

I decided to have a survey completed on a property in Littleover ahead of instructing lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. The surveyor has said that some banks may not issue a mortgage on this type of house.

It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different requirements from Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can investigate further with the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Littleover. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Littleover especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Littleover.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Littleover regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Littleover with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Littleover. This will likely include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Kash Tutter & Co, 34 Stenson Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE23 1JB
  • Irvings Solicitors, 21 Ashbourne Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 3FQ
  • Smith Partnership, Celtic House, Heritage Gate, Friary Street, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 1LS
  • Bradley And Jefferies Solicitors Limited, 58 Friar Gate, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 1DF
  • Eddowes Waldron, 12 St Peter's Churchyard, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 1TZ

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Littleover regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Littleover but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • John M Lewis & Co Ltd, 92 St Peter's Street, DE1 1SR

Planning law solicitors in Littleover regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Littleover specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including applications about listed buildings and conservation areas
  • Beightons Solicitors, 4 Victoria Street, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 1EQ
  • Underwood Vinecombe Llp, Telford House, Outrams Wharf, Little Eaton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE21 5EL

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

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