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Examples of recent conveyancing in Melbourn since December 2024*

Sale

of semi premises, Bramley Avenue, SG8 6HG completing on 09/01/2025 at a price of £386,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: obtaining official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of semi property, Cambridge Road, SG8 6EY completing on 09/01/2025 at a price of £570,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: securing official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Transfer

of terraced residence, West Way, SG8 6LL completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £427,500. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of terraced premises, Docwras Close, SG8 6QQ completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £630,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion, ordering official copies of the title

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Melbourn

I was told recently by my broker that my Melbourn lawyer is not on the bank Conveyancing panel. How can I be certain if this is indeed the case?

The first thing you need to do is to call your Melbourn lawyer directly. You lawyer should notify you what has happened. Where they are not on the panel they may recommend you to a Melbourn conveyancing practice that is on the approved list of lawyers for your bank.

I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and must leave my let out flat in Melbourn by 16/5/2025. Conveyancing on my purchase has just started. Can I complete in six weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?

The normal practice is not to give notice on a rental until you have exchanged. If you have not already done so, contact to your lawyer and ask them to they apply pressure on the sellers solicitors, try to get a realistic time scale from them that all parties will look towards

Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Melbourn prior to appointing lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. My surveyor advised that some mortgage companies will refuse to give a loan on a flying freehold house.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different instructions from Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can check via the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Melbourn. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Melbourn to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.

Hoping to buy a property located in Melbourn and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Melbourn. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Melbourn area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Melbourn. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

As co-executor for the estate of my aunt I am selling a property in Cardiff but live in Melbourn. My lawyer (approximately 300 kilometers from mehas requested that I execute a stat dec ahead of the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Melbourn who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?

Technically speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are based in Melbourn

Do you have any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Melbourn from the point of view of speeding up the sale process?

  • Much of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in Melbourn can be reduced if you instruct lawyers the minute your agents start marketing the property and request that they start to put together the leasehold documentation which will be required by the buyers’ representatives.
  • If you are supposed to have a share in the freehold, you should make sure that you hold the original share certificate. Obtaining a new share certificate can be a lengthy formality and frustrates many a Melbourn conveyancing deal. Where a reissued share is needed, you should approach the company officers or managing agents (where applicable) for this sooner rather than later. You believe that you know the number of years left on your lease but it would be advisable verify this by asking your solicitors. A purchaser's conveyancer will be unlikely to recommend their client to to exchange contracts if the remaining number of years is under 75 years. In the circumstances it is essential at an as soon as possible that you identify whether the lease for your property needs extending. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your premises on the market for sale. If you have carried out any alterations to the premises would they have required Landlord’s permission? Have you, for example installed wooden flooring? Most leases in Melbourn state that internal structural changes or installing wooden flooring necessitate a licence from the Landlord approving such works. If you dont have the paperwork to hand you should not contact the landlord without checking with your conveyancer before hand. Many freeholders or managing agents in Melbourn levy fees for supplying management packs for a leasehold home. You or your lawyers should enquire as to the fee that they propose to charge. The management information can be applied for on or before finding a buyer, thus accelerating the process. The typical amount of time it takes to receive management information is three weeks. It is the most frequent cause of frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Melbourn.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Melbourn - A selection of Queries Prior to Purchasing

    If a Melbourn lease has less than eighty years it will impact the salability of the flat. Check with your mortgage company that they are happy with remaining years on the lease. A short lease means that you will almost definitely have to extend the lease sooner rather than later and it is worth discovering what this would cost. Remember, in most cases you will need to own the premises for 24 months in order to be entitled to extend the lease. How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their service charge payments? Who is in charge of the building?

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Melbourn

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Melbourn practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Purdys Solicitors Limited, 26 Pepperslade, Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 4XT

Purchase conveyancing in Melbourn usually involves the following:

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Examining the title to the premises
  • Undertaking Melbourn searches with respect to the property
  • Considering the draft contract pack and other papers collated by the seller’s property lawyer
  • Submitting questions with the owner’s property lawyer
  • Negotiating the sale contract
  • Considering the replies given by the owner to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (if relevant)
  • Drafting and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the new ownership and the mortgage (where applicable) at the HM Land Registry.

Typically, Melbourn conveyancing for a sale includes some of the following tasks

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and associated papers
  • Supplying draft papers to the solicitor acting for the buyer
  • Negotiating contracts and replying to additional questions from the buyer’s solicitor
  • Agreeing the transfer document
  • Replying to requisitions submitted by the purchaser’s solicitor
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and sending funds to the seller, the estate agent and redeeming the home loan (if appropriate)

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

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