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Reasons to use our Sedgefield conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Sedgefield lawyer are the linchpin to a successful Sedgefield home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 2 Experience means that Sedgefield solicitor have developed very good working relationships with Sedgefield local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your conveyancing in Sedgefield.
  • 3 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Sedgefield are familiar with the local concerns specific to Sedgefield and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and faster conveyancing.
  • 4 No matter what any alternative lawyers advise it just might be necessary to pop into your conveyancer to sign documents. There are various parties with involved in a homemove without needing to add the postman into the pot.
  • 5 There is a strong possibility the the lawyers for the other party are located in Sedgefield - if so both parties are likely to have worked on conveyancing matters in the past

Examples of recent conveyancing in Sedgefield since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Sedgefield

Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Sedgefield is more expensive?

Sedgefield leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving relevant notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.

I am selling my apartment in Sedgefield. Does the conveyancer need to be on the Santander conveyancing panel in order to deal with the discharge of my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Santander 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 panel criteria fairly frequently in recent years.

When it comes to mortgage companies such as RBS, do Sedgefield conveyancing practitioners have to pay a yearly amount to be on the list of approved solicitors?

We are unaware of any mortgage company fees to be on their list of approved firms, although some do levy an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.

Intending to buy a maisonette in Sedgefield. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Sedgefield conveyancer is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel.

Coventry BS have agreed my home loan in principle, my bid on a apartment in Sedgefield has been accepted, now what?

Your property agent will need to know who your solicitors are (ensure that the solicitors are on the bank’s panel). Contact Coventry BS or your broker and finish off any outstanding documentation. Coventry BS will sellect a valuer who will get in touch with the estate agent or vendor to arrange an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes approximately ten days for the mortgage offer to be issued. Coventry BS will send the offer to you and your conveyancing practitioners. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Sedgefield.

Is it necessary to take out insurance to protect me from financial exposure to chancel repairs when purchasing a house in Sedgefield?

Unless a previous purchase of the house took place after 12 October 2013 you may expect solicitors delivering conveyancing in Sedgefield to continue to advocate a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I have been sourcing a conveyancing lawyer in Sedgefield for my home move. Can I see a firm’s complaints history with the legal regulator?

You can review documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from inquisitions commenced on or after 1 January 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. International callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could monitor telephone calls for training reasons.

Back In 2002, I bought a leasehold house in Sedgefield. Conveyancing and The Mortgage Works mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1994. The conveyancing solicitor in Sedgefield who acted for me is not around. What should I do?

The first thing you should do is contact HMLR to be sure that this person is indeed the new freeholder. You do not need to instruct a Sedgefield conveyancing practitioner to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. You should note that in any event, even if this is the legitimate freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Sedgefield - A selection of Queries before Purchasing

    How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their service charge payments? Best to be warned whether window replacement or some other significant cost is due shortly that will be shared between the leaseholders and will materially impact the level of the service fees or necessitate a one off payment. How much is the annual service fee and ground rent?

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Residential in Sedgefield is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Solicitor instructed by the purchaser on acceptance of the offer
  • Checking the title unregistered or registered
  • Conducting Sedgefield property searches for the property
  • Considering the draft contract pack and other papers prepared the seller’s conveyancer
  • Raising enquiries with the seller’s conveyancer
  • Negotiating the sale contract
  • Reviewing replies provided by the vendor to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (where applicable)
  • Drafting and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the transfer of ownership and the home loan (where relevant) at the Land Registry.

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

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drafting contract and associated papers
  • Sending draft papers to the conveyancing practitioner retained by the buyer
  • Negotiating contracts and responding to further queries from the buyer’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Agreeing the transfer document
  • Answering requisitions raised by the buyer’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Receiving sale proceeds and sending funds to the owner, the estate agent and other relevant parties (where appropriate)

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

    Telecommunications and broadcast mast sites Subletting, licences and sharing occupation Property realisations and advice for insolvency practitioners Acquisitions and disposals of property portfolios at commercial auctions Advising landlords and tenants in respect of ancillary documentation e.g. licences to alter, assign underlet etc Buying, selling and leasing land for registered charities

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

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