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  • 2 The Sedgefield conveyancing practitioners that we work with are dedicated to providing value for money, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and investors in Sedgefield
  • 3 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Sedgefield are familiar with the local issues specific to Sedgefield and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and faster conveyancing.
  • 4 Chances are that the the conveyancers for the other party are based in Sedgefield - if so sets of solicitors will be familiar
  • 5 The firms identified on our directory have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Sedgefield since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Sedgefield

Finally, a mortgage agreement from HSBC for the remortgage of my 4 bedroom apartment is due imminently. Are you able to put forward a cheap conveyancing solicitor in Sedgefield?

This site is not designed to aid those in their quest for the cheapest conveyancing in Sedgefield. Our aim is to provide cost effective conveyancing but our intention is not to work with the cheapest lawyers. Avoid the trap of appointing organisations seducing you with £100 conveyancing in Sedgefield. At best, in choosing a lawyer for low cost conveyancing, you will receive what you pay for and at worst it will result in you spending a lot in extras and still not get the service you were hoping for.

We are nearing an exchange on a property in Sedgefield and my mum and dad have sent the ten percent deposit to my lawyer. I am now informed that as the deposit has been received from someone other than me my conveyancer needs to make a notification to my bank. I am advised that, in also acting for the bank he must advise them that the balance of the purchase price is not just from me. I advised the bank regarding my parents' contribution when I applied for the home loan, so is it really appropriate for him to raise this?

Your lawyer is legally required to clarify with mortgage company to make sure that they know that the balance of the purchase price is not from your own resources. The solicitor can only report this to your lender if you agree, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.

My flat in Sedgefield is up for sale and I have accepted an offer. Does the property lawyer need to be required to be on the Nationwide conveyancing panel in order to deal with redeeming my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Nationwide conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their specifications fairly frequently in recent years.

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

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Sedgefield. 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 a new build flat in Sedgefield. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Sedgefield

    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. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. 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. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company?

Taking into account that I will soon spend 450k on a property in Sedgefield I would like to talk to a solicitor concerning thehome move in advance of appointing the firm. Can this be arranged?

This is something that we encourage - we would be pleased to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the conveyancer due to be doing your conveyancing in Sedgefield.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is unique individual, not a matter reference. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for residential conveyancing in Sedgefield should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.

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

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Checking the title to the premises
  • Ordering Sedgefield property searches for the title
  • Considering the draft contract pack and other papers supplied by the owner’s conveyancer
  • Submitting enquiries with the owner’s conveyancer
  • Agreeing the wording of the purchase agreement
  • Examining replies supplied by the owner to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (where appropriate)
  • Drafting 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 completion formalities
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the buyer and the mortgage (if applicable) at the HMLR.

Whether you are going through a divorce or breakup or simply wish to transfer your property to someone else, transfer of equity conveyancing in Sedgefield has some of the following tasks:

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Following instructions from the mortgage company (where applicable)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Agreeing amendments to the the Transfer deed
  • Communicating with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring monies to relevant parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the new ownership and the home loan (if appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

Sedgefield commercial property solicitors draw on a full range of commercial expertise offering advice on a variety of issues across all aspects of commercial property law

    Advice on commercial mortgages Subletting, licences and sharing occupation Options and guarantees Buying, selling and leasing land for registered charities Acquisitions and disposals of property portfolios at commercial auctions

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

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