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Reasons to use our Sedgefield conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Sedgefield solicitors work in partnership with Sedgefield estate agents, house builders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, helping make the process as straightforward as possible
  • 2 Sedgefield property lawyers have a crucial edge when it comes to Sedgefield conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can impact your home move
  • 3 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Sedgefield have a grasp oflocal concerns specific to Sedgefield and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and expeditious conveyancing.
  • 4 Retaining the services of a a family Solicitor on the whole means that you will receive a more personalised service. Online forums bear testimony to the idea that in selecting a an online conveyancing factory, your matter is handled by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 5 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Sedgefield is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Sedgefield since September 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Sedgefield

Much to our surprise we have been informed by our mortgage adviser that my Sedgefield lawyer is not on the lender Solicitor panel. How can I be certain if this is indeed the case?

Your first step should be to call your Sedgefield lawyer directly. You lawyer should advise you of the situation. If they are not on the panel they may be able to suggest a Sedgefield conveyancing firm that is on the approved list of lawyers for your bank.

Would the conveyancing lawyers listed on your site conduct conveyancing in Sedgefield by way of an attended exchange?

We do have a number of conveyancing specialists who can conduct 24hr exchanges. Please call us to get a conveyancing quote and details as to availability.

My grandmother passed away six months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Sedgefield. The house had a small mortgage remaining of approximately £5k. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Nationwide, pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?

Given you intend to refinance then Nationwide will require that you use a conveyancer on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Nationwide conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Nationwide mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

My colleague suggested that where I am buying in Sedgefield I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

This is a search is occasionally included in the estimate for your Sedgefield conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out important information about Sedgefield around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Sedgefield Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Sedgefield.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Sedgefield. Conveyancing is daunting 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 legal work.

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

    Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect 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. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal.

I have been sourcing a conveyancing lawyer in Sedgefield for my home move. Is there any facility to check a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?

You can read presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from inquisitions started on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For records Pre 2008, or to check a firm's history, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may recorded call for training purposes.

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What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Sedgefield?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding acquiring and selling property and cover conveyancing throughout England and Wales not just Sedgefield. When using a Licensed Conveyancer governed by the CLC, you are entitled to:
  • Be supplied with an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Receive a high standard of legal services.
  • Enjoy the benefit of your matters dealt with using care, skill and diligence.
  • Have a high standard of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Have a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the level you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your individual needs taken into account should you make a complaint.
  • Be supplied with a swift, independent and comprehensive service where making a complaint about your conveyancing in Sedgefield about your conveyancing in Sedgefield.

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

  • Lawyer instructed by the owners once the offer has been accepted
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and associated documents
  • Submitting draft papers to the property lawyer representing the buyer
  • Negotiating contracts and answering further queries from the buyer’s property lawyer
  • Agreeing the transfer deed
  • Replying to requisitions submitted by the buyer’s property lawyer
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and sending funds to the seller, the estate agent and redeeming the home loan (if applicable)

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

    Dealing with notices received or to be served pursuant to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 Property finance for investment and development loans for mortgage companies and borrowers Telecommunications and broadcast mast sites Advising landlords and tenants in respect of ancillary documentation e.g. licences to alter, assign underlet etc Land use planning and environmental issues

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

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