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Nuneaton Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 was the busiest month and was the next busiest month while was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Nuneaton
  • 2 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £270
  • 3 91% freehold and 9% leasehold conveyancing in Nuneaton for this year to date
  • 4 Average time from start to completion was 35 days for conveyancing in Nuneaton
  • 5 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £3,350

Examples of recent conveyancing in Nuneaton since November 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Nuneaton

My friend's brother is a conveyancer. I anticipate that I'll be able to get preferential pricing for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of costs would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Nuneaton?

It’s sensible to seek two or three conveyancing quotes. Do use our comparison tool on this site. You will notice that fees may contrast greatly but service levels do differ between conveyancers as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.

Some advice if I may. My Nuneaton conveyancer is informing me me that she is duty bound toapply for Nuneaton conveyancing searches due to the fact thatthe firm are on the Nat Westapproved lawyer panel. Is my solicitor right?

Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. Given that you are taking out a loan with a lender your conveyancer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your conveyancing practitioner would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your bank’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to comply with the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook conditions . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Nuneaton conveyancing searches.

My husband and I are purchasing a newbuild apartment in Nuneaton with a residential mortgage from Clydesdale.We like our Nuneaton conveyancing solicitor but Clydesdale advised that he's not listed on their "panel". we are left little option but to use a Clydesdale panel solicitor or keep our preferred solicitor and fork out for a Clydesdale panel lawyer to act for them. This seems very unfair; Can we not simply insist that Clydesdale use our lawyer?

Unfortunately,no. The loan offered to you is subject to its various provisions, a common one being that lawyers will be on the Clydesdale approved list. Until recently, most banks had large numbers of solicitors on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your solicitors to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for Clydesdale

My conveyancer has informed me that restrictive coveneant insurance is necessary on my purchase. What is the level of cover for Nuneaton conveyancing?

The appropriate level of restrictive coveneant indemnity insurance depends on your lender. It would differ for example between Nationwide Building Society and Virgin Money. Conveyancing lawyers as opposed to borrowers take out such policies.

We have agreed to purchase a house in Nuneaton. A rare aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender Nottingham be concerned?

Given that your lender is Nottingham your lawyer must check the formal instructions set out in Part 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Nottingham. The CML Handbook stipulates minimum conditions for solar panel roof-space leases, and conveyancers are required to report to Nottingham where a lease fails to satisfy these provisions. The conditions relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales and is not limited to Nuneaton.

Planning on purchasing a flat in Nuneaton. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Clydesdale 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 Nuneaton property lawyer is on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel.

I completed on my house on 9 October and my personal details is yet to be registered. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Nuneaton said it will be recorded inside ten days. Are transfers in Nuneaton particularly slow to register?

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Nuneaton registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can vary depending on the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry must send notices to any 3rd parties. Currently roughly three quarters of such applications are fully addressed within 12 days but some can be subject to protracted delays. Registration is effected once the purchaser is living at the premises thus an expedited registration is not always an essential issue yet if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor can communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

I am purchasing a garden maisonette in Nuneaton. Conveyancing lawyer is waiting for, from the owner, building insurance schedule. This afternoon I was advised that the vendor must send the insurance schedule for the flat above also. Why does my conveyancing practitioner want to check the insurance for the flat above? Is it really required? We have been stalled for the last fortnight…

It is not impossible in leasehold conveyancing in Nuneaton to discover Conveyancing in Nuneaton in a minority of cases reveals that the lease requires the leasehold owners to insure their individual flats rather than the freeholder insuring the whole property - which is definitely preferable. Do check with your conveyancing practitioner but it would appear that your lawyer is attempting to verify that the complete building is insured. Insuring your apartment is no help when it comes to rebuilding after a fire if the 1st floor cannot be rebuilt due to lack of insurance.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Nuneaton regulated by the SRA

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

  • Cocks Lloyd, Riversley House, Coton Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 5TX
  • Ldj Solicitors, 29 Dugdale Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 5QN
  • Ldj Ltd, 29 Dugdale Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 5QN
  • John Bromfield & Company Limited, 120 Abbey Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 5BY
  • Tustain Jones & Co, 18 Ptarmigan Place, Off Townsend Drive, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 6RX

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Nuneaton

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Nuneaton specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • Cocks Lloyd, Riversley House, Coton Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 5TX
  • Ldj Solicitors, 29 Dugdale Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 5QN
  • Tustain Jones & Co, 18 Ptarmigan Place, Off Townsend Drive, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 6RX
  • Antony Baker Carey, 92b King Street, Bedworth, Warwickshire, CV12 8JF
  • John Mohamed & Co Limited, Elliott House, Rye Piece Ringway, Bedworth, Warwickshire, CV12 8JH

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Nuneaton is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process:

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Representing mortgage company (where applicable)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Agreeing amendments to the the Transfer deed
  • Corresponding with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing funds to the appropriate parties
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Registering the transfer of ownership and the mortgage (where appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

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

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