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

Reasons to use our Long Melford conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Long Melford property lawyers have a significant advantage when it comes to Long Melford conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can impact your conveyancing
  • 2 Property lawyer conveyancing firms have very good personal links with Long Melford selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 3 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s lawyers have offices in Long Melford - if so both parties are likely to be familiar
  • 4 Personal touch together with a wealth of local knowledge are key benefits that you should value when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Long Melford home moves can be made a lot more stressful as a result of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed endeavour to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 5 Notwithstanding what alternative sites may claim it may be important to attend your lawyer to sign legal papers. There are various parties with engaged in a house sale without having to include Royal Mail into the pot.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Long Melford since November 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Long Melford

I am obtaining a mortgage offer from Nat West. I would like to instruct a Licensed Conveyancer in Long Melford. Does the Nat West Solicitor panel include conveyancers regulated by the CLC?

The Nat West conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, associated to the CML or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.

Can your site be used to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Long Melford even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for example if I wish to acquire an office in Long Melford with a loan from Alliance & Leicester ?

Our search tool is predominantly used to help choose domestic conveyancing solicitors in Long Melford but we have listed at the end of this page a selection of Long Melford commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to speak with the company directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Alliance & Leicester

I am assisting my sister sell her flat in Long Melford. Does the conveyancer order the energy assessment or it is for the seller to coordinate?

Following the demise of HIPs, energy assessments remained a mandatory element of moving house. An EPC must be commissioned in advance of the property being placed on the market. This is not as aspect of the sale process that conveyancers ordinarily arrange. If you are instructing a Long Melford conveyancing solicitor they may be able to arrange energy performance certificates given their contacts with long established local providers

I just acquired a house at auction in Long Melford. Conveyancing is needed. What happens now?

Now that you are for in every practical sense signed on the dotted line you now have to instruct a conveyancing practitioner as a matter of priority as you now have a fast approaching a fixed date to complete the deal. All auction property will have a corresponding auction set of papers. This will likely include the copy title deeds, local authority and drainage searches. If you have purchased leasehold property the conveyancing papers may contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing paperwork pertinent to a leasehold property. You need to hand this to the conveyancer working for you as soon as possible. Do make sure that you have funds organised to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

I'm spending time viewing houses in Long Melford and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it premature to have a solicitor in place? I will be getting a mortgage with Santander.

It would be prudent to commence your search sooner rather than later. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on to the selling agent. Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with Santander, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Santander conveyancing panel.

In what way can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial offices in Long Melford and how can your lawyers assist?

The particular law that you refer to affords a safeguard to business lessees, giving them the a statutory right to make a request to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of an expired lease. There are certain specified grounds where a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are involved. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing solicitors who use the act to your advantage and handle your commercial conveyancing in Long Melford

As co-executor for the estate of my grandmother I am disposing of a residence in Newport but live in Long Melford. My solicitor (based 300 kilometers from merequires that I execute a statutory declaration before completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Long Melford who can attest this legal document for me?

Technically speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are based in Long Melford

What are your top tips when it comes to finding a Long Melford conveyancing practice to deal with our lease extension?

If you are instructing a conveyancer for your lease extension (regardless if they are a Long Melford conveyancing practice) it is imperative that he or she should be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We recommend that you talk with two or three firms including non Long Melford conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. If the firm is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions could be useful:

    What are the costs for lease extension conveyancing? How familiar is the firm with lease extension legislation?

Long Melford Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Questions you should consider before buying

    How much is the maintenance charge and ground rent on the property? The best form of lease arrangement is a share of the freehold. In this arrangement the tenants enjoy control and although a managing agent is often employed if it is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent retained by the leaseholders. Who manages the block?

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Long Melford regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Long Melford specialising in commercial conveyancing in Long Melford. This should include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Steed & Steed Llp, 6 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2ET
  • Bates Wells & Braithwaite Limited, 27 Friars Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2AD
  • Wayman & Long, 27 High Street, Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 8NZ

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Long Melford regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Long Melford but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Peter Mallender & Company, Eatanswill House, CO10 2DL

Domestic conveyancing in Long Melford usually includes the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and associated documents
  • Submitting draft papers to the conveyancer representing the buyer
  • Negotiating contracts and replying to further questions from the buyer’s conveyancer
  • Finalising the transfer document
  • Answering requisitions raised by the purchaser’s conveyancer
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Receiving sale proceeds and wiring funds to the seller, the estate agent and other relevant parties (if applicable)

Neighboring Locations

Lavenham
Clare
Long Melford
Halstead
Bures
Nayland

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

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