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Cheap conveyancing in Shawbury does not necessarily mean low quality - but the odds are stacked against you

Top 5 reasons to use our service to assist you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Shawbury

  • 1 Our site is the only site that enables you the ability to ensure that your property ownership legalities in Shawbury will be conducted by a conveyancer on your lender’s approved panel.
  • 2 The organisations shown on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.
  • 3 The Shawbury conveyancing firms that are listed are committed to providing the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and remortgagors in Shawbury
  • 4 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Shawbury is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.
  • 5 No matter what any other solicitors may claim it could be necessary to pop into your solicitor to execute legal papers. There are various parties with involved in a house sale without having to include the postman into the equation.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Shawbury since December 2024*

Sale

of semi residence, Church Close, SY4 4JX completing on 22/01/2025 at a price of £190,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

Sale

of apartment Middlegate SY1 3XD, at purchase price of £107,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

Disposal

of house property, Meadow Farm Drive, SY1 4JY completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £230,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties

Disposal

of house premises, Roselyn, SY1 4LR completing on 20/01/2025 at a price of £225,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, securing official copies of the title

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Shawbury

I am nearing exchange of contracts for my apartment in Shawbury and the EA has just telephoned to say that the buyers are appointing a new law firm. The excuse is that the mortgage company will only deal with property lawyers on their approved list. On what basis would a leading lender only engage with specific lawyers rather the firm that they want to choose for their conveyancing in Shawbury ?

UK lenders have always had panels of law firms they are content to work with, but in the last few years big names such as Lloyds Banking Group, have reviewed and reduced their conveyancing panel– in some cases removing conveyancing firms who have worked with them for many years.

Banks blame a rise in fraud by way of justification for the cull – criteria have been stiffened as a smaller panel is easier to maintain. Banks tend not to disclose how many solicitors have been dropped, claiming the information is commercially sensitive, but the Law Society claims that it is being contacted daily by practices that have been removed from panels. Plenty of firms are unaware that they have been dropped until contacted by a borrower who has instructed them as might be the situation in your buyers' case. Your buyers are not going to have any impact on this.

Our nephew is buying a new build apartment in Shawbury with a home loan from TSB. His conveyancer has advised him of a delay in receiving the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. Who needs to receive the form?

The document is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the TSB conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the valuer when asked. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the TSB conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.

I currently have a mortgage with Skipton for my property in Shawbury. Conveyancing was finalised a year ago. If I am intending to rent out my property and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform Skipton?

You must advise Skipton before renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of Skipton’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will permit you to let out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Skipton directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a Skipton conveyancing panel solicitor.

I am due to exchange contracts on my apartment. I had a double glazing fitted in July 2008, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's lender, Principality are being difficult. The Shawbury solicitor who is on the Principality conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but Principality are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do Principality have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that Principality have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Principality may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

Having read lots of house buying guides, I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Shawbury solicitor - who is on the Principality conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. is that correct?

Principality will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Principality will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your lawyer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Shawbury postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Principality, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Shawbury.

The deeds to my property can not be found. The lawyers who handled the conveyancing in Shawbury 10 years ago have long since closed. Will I be able to sell the house?

Assuming the title is registered the information relating to your proprietorship will be documented by HMLR under a Title Number. It is easy to perform a search at the Land Registry, locate your house and secure up to date copies of the property title for less than a fiver. Where the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will in most cases hold a file copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for a small fee.

I am purchasing my first flat in Shawbury with a loan from Lloyds TSB Bank. The sellers would not budge the price so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The property agent advised me not to tell my lawyer about the deal as it could jeopardize my loan with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

Completion is due on the sale of our £225,000 maisonette in Shawbury next week. The management company has quoted £312 for Landlord’s certificate, insurance certificate and 3 years service charge statements. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge an administration fee for a leasehold conveyance in Shawbury?

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

    Completing conveyancing due diligence questions Where consent is required before sale in Shawbury Copies of the building insurance and schedule Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Your lawyer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Shawbury leasehold premises is £350. For Shawbury 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 obliged to supply answers.

I purchased a studio flat in Shawbury, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Similar properties in Shawbury with over 90 years remaining are worth £265,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 invoiced every year. The lease expires on 21st October 2100

You have 75 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension 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 extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more detailed investigations. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Shawbury regulated by the SRA

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

  • Hooper Burrowes Legal Limited, 11 Yeomanry Road, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 3EH
  • Paul F. Harfitt & Co, The Old Bank, 20 High Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 5AA

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Shawbury

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Shawbury with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Hooper Burrowes Legal Limited, 11 Yeomanry Road, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 3EH

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

Licensed Conveyancers assist with the transfer of the legal title of a property from one person to another and cover conveyancing countrywide not just Shawbury. If appointed a Licensed Conveyancer governed by the CLC, you can expect:
  • Enjoy the benefit of an honest and lawful service.
  • Receive a high standard of legal services.
  • Enjoy the benefit of your transaction dealt with using care, skill and legal competence.
  • Be supplied with a high quality 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.
  • You should not consider yourself 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.
  • Ensure your specific needs taken into account should you make a complaint.
  • Receive a timeous, impartial and comprehensive service if if a complaint is made about your conveyancing in Shawbury.

Neighboring Locations

Wem
Shawbury
Shrewsbury
Admaston
Leegomery
Dawley and Lawley

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

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