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You can try and find the cheapest conveyancing solicitors in Oadby but be careful as you may get what you pay for.

Top reasons to use our service to help you choose a local conveyancing solicitor in Oadby

  • 1 Oadby conveyancer are the key to a successful Oadby home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 2 The Oadby conveyancing firms that are identified are committed to supplying value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and investors in Oadby
  • 3 Using a high street Solicitor on the whole results in a more bespoke service. Sometimes when dealing with a an online conveyancing factory, your transaction is dealt with by a team of people who who update you by reading from their computer screens.
  • 4 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these organisations are often located many kilometers away with limited understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Oadby
  • 5 Our site is the first site offering you the ability to ensure that your conveyancing in Oadby will be carried out by a solicitor on your lender’s authorised panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Oadby since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Oadby

Should conveyancers ask for an advanced payment when it comes to conveyancing in Oadby?

Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Oadby your solicitor will ask you to provide them with funds to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. This will be the total of the cost of the Local Authority Search. When the deposit is payable against the purchase price then this will be needed immediately prior to contracts are exchanged. Any further balance that is due will be payable a few days ahead of the day of completion.

There are plenty of conveyancing solicitors in Oadby but how do I know who's good?

Do not opt for the lowest Oadby conveyancing fees. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to property lawyers. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.

I had a mortgage agreed in principle with UBS. Oadby conveyancing solicitors are selected. How long does it take for UBS to send the offer to the conveyancer?

There is no definitive answer here. Have UBS done the survey? Have you informed UBS as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the UBS conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.

I'm in the process of looking at apartments in Oadby and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it too early to have a solicitor in place? I am planning to take a home loan with Barclays.

You should start requesting conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their contact information on to the estate agent. As you are obtaining a mortgage with Barclays, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Barclays conveyancing panel.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Oadby?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Oadby. 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…’

I am buying my first flat in Oadby with a loan from Barnsley Building Society. The sellers refused to budge the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep told me not disclose to my conveyancer about this deal as it could put at risk my mortgage with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.

I have been sourcing a conveyancing practitioner in Oadby for my house move. Can I see a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?

Members of the public can review presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from investigations commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors history, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. International callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may recorded call for training purposes.

Do online conveyancing companies undertake everything a local Oadby solicitor does or do I still need to retain a solicitor for the final stages for my conveyancing in Oadby?

Where you instruct an online conveyancer they should undertake all the work your Oadby solicitor will cover.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Oadby regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Oadby with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Oadby. This may include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Idris & Co, First Floor, 186 Evington Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 1HN
  • Tannas Solicitors, 7 Hardwick Road, 7 Hardwick Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 6NA
  • David Curtis & Co, 425 Welford Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 6BL
  • Skr Legal Limited, 131a Evington Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 1QJ
  • Chetty & Patel, 117 Evington Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 1QH

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Oadby regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Oadby but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Iy (leicester) Limited, 8 Uppingham Road, LE5 0QD
  • Bingham & Co Property Lawyers Limited, 1st Floor, 19 Halford Street, LE1 1JA
  • The Conveyancing Shop Limited, 23-25 Friar Lane, LE1 5QQ
  • Roberts Rose Partnership, 10 Peacock Lane, LE1 5PX
  • Premier Property Lawyers Ltd, 1 Frances Way, LE19 1SH

Planning law solicitors in Oadby regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Oadby practicing in planning law. This could include advice on planning applications and appeals
  • Lawson West Solicitors Limited, 241 Uppingham Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 4DG
  • Zms Legal Limited, 11 Bowling Green Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 6AS
  • Spearing Waite Llp, 34 Pocklingtons Walk, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 6BU
  • Bhw Commercial Solicitors, 5 Grove Court, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 1SA
  • Julie White Limited, 5 Grove Court, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 1SA

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

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