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Maidenhead Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average time from start to moving day was 53 days for conveyancing in Maidenhead
  • 2 Percentage of leasehold conveyancing purchases in Maidenhead is 47% where there is a share in the management company or freehold company
  • 3 Percentage of cases in Maidenhead that are buy to let is 10%
  • 4 76% freehold and 24% leasehold conveyancing in Maidenhead for this year to date
  • 5 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £17,261

Examples of recent conveyancing in Maidenhead since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Maidenhead

We see that you have a post code search directory identifying firms on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I instruct them for our own conveyancing in Maidenhead?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Maidenhead.

I am helping my aunt sell her flat in Maidenhead. Will the conveyancing solicitor arrange an energy performance certificate or do I organise this?

Following the demise of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates became a mandatory element of selling a property. An energy performance certificate should be commissioned before the property is advertised. This is not something that law firms ordinarily arrange. Where you are instructing a Maidenhead conveyancing lawyer they may be able to arrange energy performance certificates due to their contacts with long established Maidenhead energy assessors

I am planning to move property in June. Will my conveyancing solicitor liaise with the removal company on the day of completion. Incidentally, can you suggest a removal company in Maidenhead. Conveyancing firm was chosen prior to coming across this website.

On the afternoon of completion you will need to collect the keys from your selling agent but this should only happen after the sellers conveyancers confirm to the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be passed over. Subsequently you will need to advise the removal company that they can start moving you in. As a matter of policy we do not suggest a particular removal organisation but can assist you in locating a conveyancing in Maidenhead or a legal practice with expertise in conveyancing in Maidenhead.

I was told three weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Clydesdale. Is it usual for Clydesdale to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Maidenhead is approved on their conveyancing panel? Clydesdale have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule.

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Clydesdale to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal planned roadworks that may affect a commercial estate in Maidenhead?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Maidenhead will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers invest in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Maidenhead. The search result provides definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Maidenhead.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Maidenhead it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can result in delays to Maidenhead commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not ordered for domestic conveyancing in Maidenhead.

It has been 3 months following my purchase conveyancing in Maidenhead concluded. I have checked the Land Registry site 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.

I am buying my first flat in Maidenhead with a loan from Barnsley Building Society. The builders refused to budge the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not inform my lawyer about this side-deal as it would adversely affect my loan with Barnsley Building Society. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I am using a search engine for the words on line conveyancing in Maidenhead it shows results of numerous solicitorsin the area. With so much choice what is the best way to find the right solicitor for purchase transaction?

The best method of choosing the right conveyancer is through a trusted referral, so ask friends and family who have purchased a property in Maidenhead or the reputable estate agent or financial adviser. Charges for conveyancing in Maidenhead vary, so it's sensible to request at least four fee calculations from varying types of solicitors. Dont forget to clarify that the fees are fixed.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Maidenhead

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Maidenhead specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • Mason-apps Smallmans & Co, The Old Post Office, Old Post Office Lane, High Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 1QY
  • Maher & Co, 19 York Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 1SQ
  • Colemans Solicitors Llp, 21 Marlow Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 7AA
  • Bayer Solicitors, First Floor, 5 High Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 1JN
  • Gordons Property Lawyers Limited, S C House, Vanwall Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 4UB

Planning law solicitors in Maidenhead regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Maidenhead specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • Colemans Solicitors Llp, 21 Marlow Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 7AA
  • Louise Greer, 43 Switchback Road North, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 7QX
  • Clifford Joseph, Gatehouse Tiggers, Hall Place Lane, Burchetts Green, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 6QY
  • Gordons Solicitors Limited, Winter Hill House, Marlow Reach, Station Approach, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 1NT

Maidenhead commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on a number of issues across all aspects of commercial property law

    Land use planning and environmental issues Drafting and approving option agreements Commercial development (from overage and options through to site acquisitions and construction) Telecommunications and broadcast mast sites Subletting, licences and sharing occupation

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

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