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Logical reasons to use our service to help you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Ongar

  • 1 Ongar property lawyers work in partnership with Ongar estate agents, property finders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is offered to home movers every step of the way, to ensure you’re kept informed as to progress throughout
  • 2 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in Ongar are familiar with the local concerns peculiar to Ongar and therefore you may benefit from better advice and expeditious conveyancing.
  • 3 Our site offers most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory listing bank approved property lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Ongar who are regulated by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 4 Excellent communication together with pure property experience are key benefits that you should seek when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Ongar home moves can be made significantly more stressful because of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
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Examples of recent conveyancing in Ongar since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Ongar

Do the conveyancing solicitors revealed through your ’find a lawyer’ app conduct right to buy conveyancing in Ongar?

We work with a number of conveyancing specialists who can handle right to buy transactions You should contact the lawyers listed to secure a costs calculation.

I am the registered owner of a freehold house in Ongar but nevertheless charged rent, why is this and what is this?

It is rare for properties in Ongar and has limited impact for conveyancing in Ongar but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.

Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges date back hundreds of years, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the creation of new rentcharges post 1977.

Previous rentcharges can now be redeemed by making a one off payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence in 2037 will be extinguished.

I have been told that property searches are a common reason for obstruction in Ongar house deals. Is there any truth in this?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the conclusions of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the top 10 causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Searches are not likely to feature in any holding up conveyancing in Ongar.

Is it possible to transfer to a new solicitor as I have to appoint one who is on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd conveyancing panel. I was using a local conveyancing solicitor in Ongar five minutes from me but she is not accepted by Godiva Mortgages Ltd

It would be our pleasure to help you select a conveyancing solicitor in Ongar on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd panel. Please note that the law firms that we work with do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Ongar. In making use of the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can compare charges for conveyancing solicitors in Ongar and throughout England and Wales.

Completion is due on the sale of our £225,000 maisonette in Ongar in nine days. The managing agents has quoted £336 for Certificate of Compliance, building insurance schedule and 3 years statements of service charge. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge an administration fee for a flat conveyance in Ongar?

For most leasehold sales in Ongar conveyancing will involve, questions about the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

    Answering pre-contract questions Where consent is required before sale in Ongar Supplying insurance information Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Your conveyancer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Ongar leasehold property is £350. For Ongar conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are required to provide answers.

Ongar Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Questions you should ask before buying

    The prefered form of lease structure is a share of the freehold. In this scenario the tenants enjoy being in charge if their destiny and notwithstanding that a managing agent is often retained if the building is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent acts for the leaseholders themselves. Is the freehold reversion owned collectively by the leaseholders? Does the lease contain onerous restrictions?

Is there a reason that Ongar conveyancing charges are more expensive for leasehold and freehold properties?

When acquiring a leasehold property there is more work involved purely due to the fact that usually there are further parties involved in the form of the freeholder and/or Management Agents. As part of a lawyers enquiries they will check that all ground rent and service charges are paid up to date amongst other general leasehold matters. For this reason, the Sellers lawyers usually have to refer to the freeholder or Managing Agent for their replies to our questions. This may be time consuming and beyond the lawyers control

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Ongar

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Ongar specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Terms and conditions of tenancy agreements

  • Foskett Marr Gadsby & Head Llp, 181 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BQ
  • Rainer Hughes, Oak House, 46 Crossways, Shenfield, Essex, CM15 8QY
  • Kennard Wells Solicitors, 84a High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4AE

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Ongar regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Ongar but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Pcs Legal , 38 High Street, CM5 9EA
  • Alex Symeon Limited, 95A Beamish Close, CM16 6JW

Planning law solicitors in Ongar regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Ongar specialising in planning law. This could include advice on development on contaminated land
  • Foskett Marr Gadsby & Head Llp, 181 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BQ

Neighboring Locations

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