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You can try and find the cheapest conveyancing solicitors in Shenfield but be careful as you may get what you pay for.

Reasons to use our Shenfield conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often based hundreds of kilometers away with little understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Shenfield
  • 2 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in Shenfield regularly deal withlocal concerns specific to Shenfield and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and expeditious conveyancing.
  • 3 On the balance of probabilities the the lawyers for the other party are based in Shenfield - if so both parties will have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
  • 4 Personal touch and pure property local knowledge are key benefits that you should seek when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Shenfield conveyancing can become significantly more stressful due to poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with strive to make sure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 5 The Shenfield conveyancing firms that are identified are dedicated to supplying value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and remortgagors in Shenfield

Examples of recent conveyancing in Shenfield since November 2025*

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of terraced property, Crossways, CM15 8QX completing on 15/12/2025 at a price of £945,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, securing official copies of the title, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

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Sale

of house residence, Friars Avenue, CM15 8HU completing on 10/12/2025 at a price of £820,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

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Sale

of semi property, Sebastian Avenue, CM15 8PN completing on 05/12/2025 at a price of £870,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, securing official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

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Transfer

of house property, Hunter Avenue, CM15 8PE completing on 05/12/2025 at a price of £535,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, ordering official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Shenfield

My wife and I are planning to purchase a property in Shenfield and have instructed a Shenfield conveyancing firm. Within the last couple of days our lawyer has sent a preliminary report and documents to look through with the expectation that exchange is imminent. Bank of Scotland have this afternoon contacted us to advise us that there is now an issue as our Shenfield solicitor is not on their approved list of lawyers. What do we do from here?

If you are buying a property with the assistance of a mortgage it is normal for the purchasers' solicitors to also act for the mortgage company. In order to act for a bank or building society a law firm has to be on that lender's conveyancing panel. An application has to be made by the law firm to the lender to become a member of the lender's panel and there are increasingly strict criteria which the firm has to satisfy and indeed some lenders now require their panel members to be part of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Accreditation Scheme. Your solicitor should contact your bank and see if they can apply for membership of their conveyancing panel, but if that is not viable they will instruct their own solicitors to act. You are not legally obliged to appoint a law firm on the bank's conveyancing panel and you may continue to use your own Shenfield solicitors, in which case it will likely add costs, and it may delay matters as you have another set of people involved.

We were just about to exchange contracts for a ground floor flat in Shenfield. We encountered a problem. Our mortgage offer with Nottingham Building Society runs out on 20/4/2026 but the owners are insisting on a completion date of 22/4/2026. Can one prolong the loan offer?

The best person to deal with your concern is your conveyancer who is in a position to assess whether they better off negotiating with the bank, seller’s conveyancers, selling agents or possibly all parties based on the history of your transaction to date.

How do I find out if the solicitor handling my conveyancing in Shenfield is on the lender’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Godiva Mortgages Ltd thus paying £187.00 plus VAT in further conveyancing invoice.

Please do take advantage of the search tool on this web page. Pick the lender and type ‘Shenfield’ or your location and you will be presented with numerous solicitors based in Shenfield or nearest you.

I'm purchasing a new build house in Shenfield with a mortgage from Clydesdale. The sellers would not budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The property agent advised me not reveal to my conveyancer about this extras as it may adversely affect my mortgage with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on last month in what was supposed to be a quick, no chain conveyancing. Shenfield is the location of the property. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Shenfield are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Shenfield you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Shenfield may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.

Are there any apps to help locate a Shenfield solicitor on the Barclays conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am happy to travel upto 10miles to meet the solicitor.

You can use the facility on this website. Please select a bank and your location and you will see a number of Shenfield conveyancing lawyers locally. We have detailed some Shenfield conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can contact them to verify if they are on the Barclays panel

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Shenfield

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Shenfield specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

  • Rainer Hughes, Oak House, 46 Crossways, Shenfield, Essex, CM15 8QY
  • Landons Solicitors Limited, Landon House, 9 Shenfield Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 8AH
  • Wortley Byers Llp, Cathedral Place, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 4ES
  • Sanders Witherspoon Llp, Knight Court, 51 Crown Street, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 4BE
  • Bowling & Co (and) S. B. Goodman, The Red House, 8 Red Road, Warley, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5JE

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Shenfield regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Shenfield specialising in commercial conveyancing in Shenfield. This could include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Rainer Hughes, Oak House, 46 Crossways, Shenfield, Essex, CM15 8QY
  • Landons Solicitors Limited, Landon House, 9 Shenfield Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 8AH
  • Wortley Byers Llp, Cathedral Place, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 4ES
  • Sanders Witherspoon Llp, Knight Court, 51 Crown Street, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 4BE
  • Bowling & Co (and) S. B. Goodman, The Red House, 8 Red Road, Warley, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5JE

Planning law solicitors in Shenfield regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Shenfield with expertise in planning law. This may include advice on making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • Pure Law Llp, Lutea House, Warley Hill Business Park, The Drive, Great Warley, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 3BE
  • Dadds Llp, 51 High Street, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9AX

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

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