IfI was to purchase a straightforward housein Ongar for cash and have no survey and no local authority searches how much could I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Ongar?
Any savings you would make will be limited to the costs for searches. The conveyancer is obliged to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, correspond with your vendors conveyancer, SDLT submission, register the ownership etc. A marginal saving might be made by not having to register a mortgage but it will not be meaningful.
Why do I have to pay up front for my conveyancing in Ongar?
Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Ongar your solicitor will request that you to provide them with funds to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. Ordinarily this is requested to cover the fees of the conveyancing searches. When the deposit is as part of the purchase price then this should be required shortly before contracts are exchanged. Any further balance that is needed will be payable shortly before completion.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Ongar. My lender is Tesco Bank
Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 5/5/2025, the requirements read as follows :
Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that may impact a commercial estate in Ongar?
Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Ongar will conduct a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Ongar. The report sets out definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Ongar.
For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Ongar it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately may result in delays to Ongar commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not carried out for domestic conveyancing in Ongar.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our house are lost. The solicitors who did the conveyancing in Ongar 5 years ago are no longer around. What are my next steps?
Assuming you have a registered title the information relating to your ownership will be documented by the Land Registry under a Title Number. It is easy to conduct a search at the Land Registry, locate your property and get current copies of the property title for less than a fiver. Where the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will also normally hold a certified duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for a small fee.
I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing practitioner in Ongar for my home move. Is there any facility to see a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?
One can search for published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from investigations commenced on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find information Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors record, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may recorded telephone calls for training purposes.