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Reasons to use our Maidenhead conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 No matter what any alternative solicitors say it just might be important to visit your conveyancer to sign documents. There are various parties with engaged in a homemove without having to include the postman into the mix.
  • 2 Over the years Maidenhead property lawyer have developed excellent connections with Maidenhead local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of dealing with your house sale or purchase in Maidenhead.
  • 3 Excellent communication and a wealth of experience are key benefits that you should look for when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Maidenhead conveyancing can be made a lot more complicated as a result of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 4 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Maidenhead is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.
  • 5 There is a strong possibility the other side’s conveyancers have offices in Maidenhead - if so sets of solicitors are likely to be less confrontational

Examples of recent conveyancing in Maidenhead since December 2024*

Sale

of detached residence property, High Town Road, SL6 1PA completing on 06/01/2025 at a price of £528,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

Purchase

of flat Kidwells Close SL6 8FF, at a price of £198,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, securing official copies of the title

Purchase

of flat Wallingford Way SL6 1GG, sold for £365,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Sale

of apartment Ludlow Road SL6 2RS, at the agreed price of £219,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Maidenhead

My son is about to exchange on a new build apartment in Maidenhead with a home loan from UBS. His lawyer has said that there is a delay in receiving the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. This document is news to me - what is it and who needs sight of it?

The form is intended to provide information to the main parties involved in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the UBS conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the surveyor when requested. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the UBS conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.

I used Arc property Solicitors several years ago for my conveyancing in Maidenhead. I now require my file but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Maidenhead of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

How does conveyancing in Maidenhead differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build premises in Maidenhead come to us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is built. This is because developers in Maidenhead typically purchase the real estate, 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 property lawyers 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 Maidenhead or who has acted in the same development.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. Maidenhead is the location of the property. Is there any advice you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Maidenhead are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Maidenhead you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Maidenhead may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.

In my capacity as executor for the will of my grandmother I am selling a property in Swansea but live in Maidenhead. My conveyancer (approximately 300 miles awayneeds me to sign a statutory declaration prior to completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Maidenhead to witness and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you should not be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Maidenhead based

In relation to leasehold conveyancing in Maidenhead what are the most common lease problems?

There is nothing unique about leasehold conveyancing in Maidenhead. All leases are unique and drafting errors can sometimes mean that certain sections are erroneous. The following missing provisions could result in a defective lease:

    Repairing obligations to or maintain parts of the premises

A defective lease can cause issues when trying to sell a property primarily because it impacts on the ability to obtain a mortgage on the property. HSBC Bank, The Royal Bank of Scotland, and Nottingham Building Society all have express requirements when it comes to what is expected in a lease. If a mortgage lender believes that the lease does not cover certain provisions they may refuse to provide security, forcing the buyer to pull out.

Maidenhead Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Questions you should consider before buying

    The best form of lease arrangement is where the freehold title is owned by the leaseholders. In this scenario the leaseholders have being in charge if their destiny and even though a managing agent is frequently employed where the building is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent retained by the leaseholders. Best to be warned whether changing the roof or some other significant cost is due shortly that will be shared between the leaseholders and will dramatically increase the the service charges or result in a one off payment.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Maidenhead

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Maidenhead specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on wrongful eviction

  • 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

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Maidenhead regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Maidenhead practicing in commercial conveyancing in Maidenhead. This should include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Frances Lindsay & Co, 48 Broadway, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 1LU
  • Fugler & Company, 96 Queen Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 1HT
  • 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

Purchase conveyancing in Maidenhead normally consists of the following:

  • Property lawyer instructed by the purchaser on acceptance of the offer
  • Examining the title unregistered or registered
  • Ordering Maidenhead property searches with respect to the property
  • Considering the draft sale agreement and other documentation prepared the vendor’s conveyancer
  • Submitting questions with the seller’s conveyancer
  • Negotiating the sale agreement
  • Considering the replies given by the vendor to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer document
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (where relevant)
  • Preparing and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; summarising to the buyer on the contents of the contract pack, preliminary enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Completion of and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the buyer and the mortgage (where relevant) at the Land Registry.

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

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