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Mitcham Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Percentage of leasehold conveyancing purchases in Mitcham is 5% where there is a share in the management company or freehold company
  • 2 Percentage of cases in Mitcham that are buy to let is 23%
  • 3 Average time frame of 146 days for registration of title in Mitcham
  • 4 85% freehold and 15% leasehold conveyancing in Mitcham for this year to date
  • 5 Average time from start to completion was 66 days for conveyancing in Mitcham

Examples of recent conveyancing in Mitcham since December 2024*

Disposal

of semi property, St Georges Road, CR4 1EB completing on 23/01/2025 at a price of £485,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Transfer

of terraced premises, Elmfield Avenue, CR4 2HL completing on 03/01/2025 at a price of £550,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, securing official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

Acquisition

of flat Summerhill Way CR4 2NJ, sold for £225,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

Transfer

of house residence, Fieldend Road, SW16 5SR completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £610,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Mitcham

Are you able to vouch for a Clydesdale approved Mitcham conveyancing lawyer finish our home move within a very limited time frame? Am I best advised to choose a local Mitcham firm or a factory type conveyancer?

We would be happy to suggest some excellent Mitcham conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the high street in Mitcham. Visit two or three law practices and ask to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a fee estimate. Explain your deadline together with the reasons and ask for an assurance on your deadline. Select the one that appears most efficient.

The Mitcham conveyancing firm that I recently instructed on my house acquisition in Mitcham have without warning shut down. I chose them because I had to have a lawyer on the UBS conveyancing panel and my previous Mitcham lawyer was not. I sent them a cheque for two hundred pounds in advance. What do I do now?

If you have an estate agent involved then let them know straight away so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the UBS 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.

We expect to receive a AIP from Virgin Money this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Virgin Money recommend any Mitcham solicitors on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint Mitcham solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Virgin Money through the process.

I am selling my house. I had a double glazing fitted in December 2010, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s lender, Nottingham are being problematic. The Mitcham solicitor who is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but Nottingham are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do Nottingham have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that Nottingham have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Nottingham may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

Intending to buy a maisonette in Mitcham. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Skipton conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Mitcham conveyancer is on the Skipton conveyancing panel.

I require expedited conveyancing in Mitcham as I am faced with pressure to exchange contracts inside one month. Fortunately I do not require a mortgage. Is it possible to decline from having conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

If.Given you are not taking a home loan you have the choice not to have searches conducted although no law firm would recommend that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in Mitcham the following are instances of issues that can appear and adversely impact future saleability: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Fees, Outstanding Grants, Railway Schemes,...

I'm buying my first flat in Mitcham with the aid of help to buy. The builders would not reduce the price so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The estate agent suggested that I not to tell my lawyer about this deal as it may affect my loan with Halifax. Is this normal?.

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.

At what stage do I incur stamp duty due for my conveyancing in Mitcham?

The majority of conveyancing practitioners will fill out a stamp duty return on your behalf as part of your Mitcham conveyancing transaction for signature. After completion your lawyer will submit your Land Transaction application to the Tax Authorities and - as long as they have the funds - pay any Stamp Duty due on your behalf.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Mitcham

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Mitcham with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • Rest Harrow Solicitors Llp, 207 London Road, Mitcham, Surrey, CR4 2JD
  • Alaga & Co, 305 Northborough Road, London, SW16 4TR
  • Dean Manson Llp, 243 Mitcham Road, London, SW17 9JQ
  • Surrey Solicitors, 1417-1419 London Road, Norbury, London, SW16 4AH
  • Thirus Solicitors, 114 Runnymede, London, SW19 2PH

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Mitcham regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Mitcham practicing in commercial conveyancing in Mitcham. This will likely include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Rest Harrow Solicitors Llp, 207 London Road, Mitcham, Surrey, CR4 2JD
  • Preuveneers Llp, 103-105 London Road, Mitcham, Surrey, CR4 2JA
  • Vas & Co Solicitors, 156 London Road, Mitcham, Surrey, CR4 3LD
  • Strasons, 260 Mitcham Lane, London, SW16 6NU
  • Thirus Solicitors, 114 Runnymede, London, SW19 2PH

Planning law solicitors in Mitcham regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Mitcham practicing 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
  • Crescent Law, 81 London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5HP
  • Jeremy Marozzi & Co Solicitors, 12 Merton Park Parade, Wimbledon, London, SW19 3NT
  • Capsticks Solicitors Llp, 1 St. Georges Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 4DR
  • Ashworths Solicitors Llp, The Old Exchange, 12 Compton Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 7QD
  • Gregsons, St Christophers House, 19 Tabor Grove, London, SW19 4EX

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

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