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Reasons to use our Long Stratton conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Over the years Long Stratton property lawyer have developed excellent links with Long Stratton local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of dealing with your house sale or purchase in Long Stratton.
  • 2 Long Stratton property lawyers have a crucial edge when it comes to Long Stratton conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can affect your sale or purchase
  • 3 Long Stratton conveyancer are the key 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 transaction
  • 4 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these organisations are often based many miles away with little understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Long Stratton
  • 5 Notwithstanding what other lawyers tell you it could be necessary to visit your lawyer to execute contracts. Too many 3rd parties are already with an interest in a homemove without needing to include Royal Mail into the mix.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Long Stratton since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Long Stratton

Some advice if I may. My Long Stratton conveyancer is assuring me that he has toconduct Long Stratton conveyancing searches stemming from the fact thatthe firm are on the HSBCsolicitor panel. Is my lawyer correct?

You have limited options available to you. As you are obtaining a home loan with a mortgage company your lawyer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your lender’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook provisions . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Long Stratton conveyancing searches.

Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Long Stratton even if I’m not buying or selling a house, for instance where I wish to buy an office in Long Stratton with a loan from Halifax?

Our comparison service is mainly utilised to find domestic conveyancing solicitors in Long Stratton but we have set out towards the end of this page some Long Stratton commercial conveyancing firms. You should make contact with the solicitors directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Halifax

I am selling our house in Long Stratton and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed on contaminated land. A local lawyer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers used a factory type conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Long Stratton. Having lived in Long Stratton for 5 years we know of no issue. Should we get in touch with our local Authority to obtain confirmation need.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer already. Are they able to advise? You need to check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same illness)

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our home are lost. The solicitors who dealt with the conveyancing in Long Stratton 5 years ago no longer exist. What are my next steps?

As long as the title is registered the details of your ownership will be recorded by the Land Registry with a Title Number. It is possible to carry out a search at the Land Registry, find your house and secure current copies of the Registered Entries for a small fee. Where the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will in most cases hold a certified copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for twenty pounds.

I am a sole trader wishing to take an assignment of a lease of an office on a shopping parade. Can you recommend solicitors offering competitive charges for non-domestic conveyancing in Long Stratton for under 1500k?

We are happy to recommend firms who have an in-depth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Long Stratton, including the disposal and purchase of businesses as well as simply premises. Whether you are hoping to buy or sell a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a complete business we will find you the right lawyer. Regarding the charges these will vary based on the structure and complexity of the proposed transaction. Please provide us with your contact information or call us so that we may supply you with comprehensive commercial conveyancing quote.

There are only Seventy years remaining on my lease in Long Stratton. I now want to get lease extension but my freeholder is absent. What should I do?

On the basis that you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be granted an extra 90 years by the magistrate. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have done all that could be expected to find the freeholder. For most situations a specialist may be useful to carry out a search and prepare a report which can be accepted by the court as evidence that the landlord can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a property lawyer in relation to proving the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court covering Long Stratton.

I own a 1 bedroom flat in Long Stratton, conveyancing was carried out in 2011. How much will my lease extension cost? Similar properties in Long Stratton with over 90 years remaining are worth £186,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £55 levied per year. The lease ceases on 21st October 2078

You have 53 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £27,600 and £31,800 as well as professional fees.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed due diligence. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.

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Domestic conveyancing in Long Stratton almost always entails the following:

  • Lawyer instructed by the purchaser on acceptance of the offer
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Conducting Long Stratton conveyancing searches with respect to the title
  • Reviewing draft contract and other documentation supplied by the seller’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Raising queries with the owner’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Agreeing the wording of the purchase contract
  • Examining replies given by the owner to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (if relevant)
  • Drawing up and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; reporting to the purchaser on the contents of the contract pack, preliminary enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Completion of and submitting to HMRC the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the transfer of ownership and the mortgage (if applicable) at the HMLR.

Selling a home in Long Stratton is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Solicitor instructed by the owners once the offer has been accepted
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and related documents
  • Sending draft papers to the conveyancing practitioner retained by the purchaser
  • Negotiating contracts and replying to additional queries from the buyer’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Negotiating the transfer document
  • Responding to requisitions prepared by the buyer’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and sending funds to the seller, the estate agent and redeeming the home loan (where relevant)

Long Stratton commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on a variety of aspects of commercial property law

    Property finance transactions, including disposal and leaseback Land use planning and environmental issues Creating and negotiating new leases Buying, selling and leasing land for registered charities Subletting, licences and sharing occupation complex procedures concerning renewal, rent reviews, dilapidations and the many obligations encountered by Landlords and Tenants of commercial premises

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

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