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Reading Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average time from start to moving day was 79 days for conveyancing in Reading
  • 2 Average time frame of 62 days for registration of title in Reading
  • 3 The most common indemnity insurance policies for Reading conveyancing is Restrictive Covenant
  • 4 Median Service Charge Retention of £250.00
  • 5 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £12,846

Examples of recent conveyancing in Reading since December 2024*

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Disposal

of semi premises, Southend Road, RG7 6ES completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £650,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

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Sale

of terraced residence, Mallard Way, RG7 4US completing on 07/01/2025 at a price of £305,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion, setting up the completion formalities

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Transfer

of semi premises, Bluebell Way, RG18 4BX completing on 27/01/2025 at a price of £445,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion

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Sale

of semi property, Yarrow Close, RG18 4BQ completing on 07/01/2025 at a price of £630,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, ordering official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Reading

Do the conveyancing lawyers indexed on your site conduct right to buy conveyancing in Reading?

We do have numerous conveyancing specialists carrying out right to buy conveyancing work Please get in touch with us to get a costs calculation.

I own a freehold property in Reading but nevertheless invoiced for rent, why is this and what is this?

It’s unusual for properties in Reading and has limited impact for conveyancing in Reading 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 have existed for hundreds of years, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the establishment 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 dispensed with completely.

I own a semi-detached Victorian property in Reading. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and Coventry Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw two entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold under the exact same address. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?

You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Reading and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also question the situation with your conveyancing lawyer who conducted the conveyancing.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Reading. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Reading

    Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease.

As co-executor for the estate of my father I am selling a property in Newport but live in Reading. My lawyer (who is 260 kilometers from mehas requested that I sign a statutory declaration prior to completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Reading to attest and place their company stamp on the document?

Technically speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Reading based

I am hoping to sign contracts shortly on a basement flat in Reading. Conveyancing lawyers assured me that they report fully tomorrow. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Reading should include some of the following:

    What options are open to you if another tenant in the building is in violation of a provision in their lease? Repair and maintenance of the property Does the lease require carpeting throughout thus preventing wood flooring? What options are available to the landlord where you are in breach of your lease terms? if lease has a provision for a reserve fund for major works?
For a comprehensive list of information to be included in your report on your leasehold property in Reading please ask your lawyer in advance of your conveyancing in Reading.

I am the registered owner of a basement flat in Reading, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Similar flats in Reading with over 90 years remaining are worth £260,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 charged once a year. The lease ceases on 21st October 2100

With 75 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to span between £8,600 and £9,800 as well as legals.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to advice on a more accurate figure without more comprehensive investigations. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other concerns that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Reading regulated by the SRA

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

  • Lesley A Clay Solicitor, Wayside Cottage, The Slade, Bucklebury, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 6TE
  • John L Banky Solicitors, 18a High Street, Theale, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 5AN

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Reading regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Reading practicing in commercial conveyancing in Reading. This may include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • John L Banky Solicitors, 18a High Street, Theale, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 5AN

Typically, Reading conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Checking the title to the property
  • Carrying out Reading property searches with respect to the property
  • Reviewing draft contract pack and other documentation supplied by the owner’s solicitor
  • Submitting enquiries with the owner’s solicitor
  • Agreeing the wording of the sale agreement
  • Examining replies given by the seller to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer document
  • Guiding the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (if appropriate)
  • Drawing up and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the new ownership and the home loan (if relevant) at the Land Registry.

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

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