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Reasons to use our New Waltham conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 New Waltham property lawyers have a crucial advantage when it comes to New Waltham conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can affect your conveyancing
  • 2 Personal touch together with a wealth of local knowledge are key benefits that you should seek when choosing conveyancing solicitors. New Waltham home moves can become significantly more protracted because of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed strive to make sure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 3 Lawyer conveyancing solicitors have valuable personal connections with New Waltham estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 4 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these firms are often based many kilometers away with limited understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in New Waltham
  • 5 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in New Waltham is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.

Examples of recent conveyancing in New Waltham since January 2025*

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of flat Greenlands Avenue DN36 4YE, at purchase consideration of £49,500. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, securing official copies of the title

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Disposal

of detached residence premises, Southern Walk, DN33 2PF completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £186,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

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Sale

of terraced property, Holton Mount, DN36 5EH completing on 20/01/2025 at a price of £140,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

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Sale

of semi residence, Humberston Avenue, DN36 4JA completing on 15/01/2025 at a price of £190,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, securing official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in New Waltham

At what point will exchange of contracts happen for sale conveyancing in New Waltham and am I required to attend the conveyancers office?

If you are near to our conveyancing solicitors in New Waltham you are invited in to sign contracts. However, the firms we recommend offer a national conveyancing service and provide just as diligent and professional a job for you when dealing with you digitally. The signing of the contract is not the point of no return. Signing on the dotted line is necessary for the firm to exchange contracts when the time is right, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where a lengthy "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in New Waltham)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

My property lawyer in New Waltham is not listed on the Chelsea Building Society Conveyancing Panel. Can I still retain my family solicitor even though they are excluded from the Chelsea Building Society panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?

The limited options available to you here include:

  1. Complete the purchase with your preferred New Waltham solicitors but Chelsea Building Society will need to retain a lawyer on their list of acceptable firms. This will inevitably rack up the total conveyancing charges and cause frustration.
  2. Find an alternative practitioner to to deal with the conveyancing, not forgetting to check they are on the Chelsea Building Society panel

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in New Waltham?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in New Waltham. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in New Waltham ahead of instructing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. The surveyor advised that some banks will refuse to issue a mortgage on a flying freehold home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different requirements from Nationwide. If you call us we can check with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in New Waltham. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in New Waltham to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.

Should I be concerned by third parties that I am dealing with are suggesting an internet conveyancing firm as opposed to a local New Waltham conveyancing company?

As with lots of service providers, often recommendations from connections can be extremely useful or valuable. Nevertheless there are lots of people with a keen interest in a conveyancing deal; estate agents, mortgage brokers and mortgage companies may recommend lawyers to select. Sometimes the lawyers might be known to one of the organisations as experts in their field, but sometimes there may be a financial incentive behind the endorsement. You have the right to select your own conveyancer. Don't forget that some banks specify a panel list of conveyancers you have to use for the mortgage related work in your transaction.

As co-executor for the will of my uncle I am selling a house in Swansea but I am based in New Waltham. My solicitor (who is 235 miles from mehas requested that I execute a stat dec before the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in New Waltham to witness this legal document for me?

strictly speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are located in New Waltham

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in New Waltham regulated by the SRA

It is important to note that the listed firms do not limit their work for conveyancing in New Waltham but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.

  • Bates & Mountain, The Old Courthouse, 42 Brighowgate, Grimsby, South Humberside, DN32 0QW
  • John Barkers, 9-11 Bethlehem Street, Grimsby, South Humberside, DN31 1JN
  • Bridge Mcfarland, 19 South St. Marys Gate, Grimsby, South Humberside, DN31 1JE
  • Claire Parker Limited, New Oxford House, Osborne Street, Grimsby, South Humberside, DN31 1EY
  • Wilkin Chapman Llp, New Oxford House, Town Hall Square, Grimsby, South Humberside, DN31 1EY

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in New Waltham

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in New Waltham practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on wrongful eviction

  • Bates & Mountain, The Old Courthouse, 42 Brighowgate, Grimsby, South Humberside, DN32 0QW
  • John Barkers, 9-11 Bethlehem Street, Grimsby, South Humberside, DN31 1JN
  • Bridge Mcfarland, 19 South St. Marys Gate, Grimsby, South Humberside, DN31 1JE
  • Wilkin Chapman Llp, New Oxford House, Town Hall Square, Grimsby, South Humberside, DN31 1EY
  • Jonathan West Limited, New Oxford House, Osborne Street, Grimsby, South Humberside, DN31 1EY

New Waltham commercial property solicitors draw on a full range of commercial expertise offering advice on a variety of issues across all aspects of commercial property law

    Subletting, licences and sharing occupation Comprehensive advice on planning issues Property realisations and advice for insolvency practitioners High street shops, agricultural or development land to hotels and office blocks. Drafting and approving option agreements

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

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