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Reasons to use our Long Stratton conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Long Stratton solicitor are the linchpin to a successful Long Stratton home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 2 The practices shown on our directory have a mix of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 3 Long Stratton solicitors have a significant advantage when it comes to Long Stratton conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that will impact your conveyancing
  • 4 Experience means that Long Stratton solicitor have developed very good working relationships with Long Stratton local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of handling your conveyancing in Long Stratton.
  • 5 Using a a family Solicitor usually results in a more personal touch. Online forums often suggest that in appointing a an online conveyancing factory, your matter is dealt with by a team of people who who progress matters by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Long Stratton since June 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Long Stratton

We opted for a high street lawyer for my conveyancing in Long Stratton recently. Reviewing the Terms and Conditions I seewe are liable for charges even if our purchase aborts. Would I be best advised to choose a web based conveyancing company advertising no completion no charge conveyancing in Long Stratton?

It is usually a trade off in that if "No Sale No Fee" is available then the conveyancing charges will tend to be be more expensive to cover the transactions that fail to complete. Please beware that such promotions rarely cover disbursements such as Long Stratton conveyancing search expenses.

Having sold my house in Long Stratton last January yet the purchaser is e-mailing me to say her solicitor needs to hear from mysolicitor. What should have happened now that I have sold?

After completion of your house sale your lawyer is duty bound to deliver the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Where appropriate, your solicitor should also evidence that the mortgage has been paid off to the buyers lawyers. There are no post completion procedures peculiar conveyancing in Long Stratton.

The Long Stratton conveyancing lawyers that just started acting on my house acquisition in Long Stratton have without warning closed. I only went with them because I had to have a solicitor on the Co-operative conveyancing panel and my family Long Stratton lawyer was not. I gave my credit card details for them to take £195 for searches. What are my options?

If you have an estate agent involved then inform them straight away so that they advise the vendors that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the Co-operative conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers may be able to assist.

I appreciate that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I require this when buying a residence in Long Stratton? or Apparently there is historic law that could mean that homeowners living in a parish church boundary will be compelled to contribute towards maintenance towards the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this appropriate for conveyancing in Long Stratton?

Unless a previous purchase of the premises completed after 12 October 2013 you can take it that solicitors carrying out conveyancing in Long Stratton to remain recommending a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.

I have recentlybecome aware that Action Conveyancing have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Long Stratton for a purchase of a freehold house 18 months ago. How can I establish that the property is in my name in the name of the previous owner?

The quickest way to check if the premises is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Long Stratton conveyancing specialists.

Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Long Stratton ahead of instructing solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. The surveyor has said that some mortgage companies tend refuse to give a mortgage on this type of premises.

It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different requirements for example to Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can investigate further via the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Long Stratton. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Long Stratton to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

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What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Long Stratton?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding purchasing and selling property and cover conveyancing throughout England and Wales as well as Long Stratton. If instructing a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you should:
  • Receive an honest and lawful service.
  • Have a high standard of legal services.
  • Enjoy the benefit of your transaction dealt with using care, skill and legal know-how.
  • Receive a high standard of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Be provided with a service which is accessible and responsive to your specific requirements.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive the standard you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Ensure your specific needs taken into account should you make a complaint.
  • Be provided with a speedy, impartial and comprehensive service when making a complaint about your conveyancing in Long Stratton about your conveyancing in Long Stratton.

Typically, Long Stratton conveyancing for a sale has some of the following tasks

  • Solicitor instructed by the owners once the offer has been accepted
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drafting contract and associated documents
  • Sending draft papers to the solicitor retained by the buyer
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and answering additional queries from the purchaser’s solicitor
  • Negotiating the transfer deed
  • Answering requisitions prepared by the buyer’s solicitor
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and transferring funds to the owner, the estate agent and paying off the mortgage (where applicable)

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Long Stratton usually entails the following:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the lender (if relevant)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Agreeing adjustments to the the Transfer deed
  • Corresponding with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing monies to relevant parties
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the transfer of ownership and the mortgage (where relevant) at the HM Land Registry.

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

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