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Reasons to use our Shipston on Stour conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these organisations are often based hundreds of kilometers away with limited understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Shipston on Stour
  • 2 Excellent communication together with a wealth of expertise are key benefits that you should value when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Shipston on Stour property deals can become a lot more complicated because of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers listed endeavour to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 3 Conveyancer conveyancing solicitors have excellent personal links with Shipston on Stour selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 4 Over the years Shipston on Stour property lawyer have developed very good links with Shipston on Stour local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of handling your home move in Shipston on Stour.
  • 5 The organisations listed on our directory have a mix of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Shipston on Stour since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Shipston on Stour

I own a renovated Edwardian property in Shipston on Stour. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and TSB. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are two entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the matching property. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You need to assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Shipston on Stour and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also question the position with your conveyancing practitioner who conducted the purchase.

I am purchasing a new build house in Shipston on Stour with a loan from Yorkshire Building Society. The builders refused to move on the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The estate agent advised me not disclose to my conveyancer about this deal as it will affect my mortgage with Yorkshire Building Society. 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.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. Shipston on Stour is where the house is located. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Shipston on Stour are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Shipston on Stour you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Shipston on Stour may decide 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 property.

I am downsizing from my house. My former conveyancers has retired. I would be grateful for any recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Shipston on Stour if that makes things easier.

Please use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Shipston on Stour. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move runs smoothly.

I am using a search engine for the words conveyancing in Shipston on Stour it shows results of many solicitorsin the area. How do I determine which is the right conveyancer for the sale of my house?

The ideal way of seeking the right conveyancer is via trusted referral, so ask friends and relatives who have purchased a property in Shipston on Stour or a respected estate agent or financial adviser. Costs for conveyancing in Shipston on Stour vary, so it's a good idea to obtain at least four quotes from varying types of solicitors. Dont forget to clarify that the charges are assured not to rise.

I'm purchasing a property in Shipston on Stour. I can find my conveyancer's company on the CLC list, but I can't locate my lawyer's name as listed on the regulator's website. Should I be concerned?

Not all staff in the company must be listed by the regulator. As long there is someone qualified to 'oversee' the work, the actual day-to-day activity can be conducted by unqualified staff.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Shipston on Stour regulated by the SRA

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

  • Brooks Law, 11 Sheep Street, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, CV36 4AE
  • T S Barkes & Son, Barklays House, High Street, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 0AX

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

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the premises
  • Undertaking Shipston on Stour searches for the title
  • Reviewing draft sale agreement and other documentation prepared the vendor’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Raising enquiries with the seller’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Agreeing the wording of the purchase agreement
  • Considering the replies provided by the seller to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer document
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (where appropriate)
  • Preparing and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; summarising to the buyer on the contents of the contract pack, preliminary enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the new ownership and the mortgage (if applicable) at the HM Land Registry.

Shipston on Stour commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on a variety of aspects of commercial property law

    Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 procedures, including serving section 25 and 26 notices Formation of commercial management companies Options and guarantees High street shops, agricultural or development land to hotels and office blocks. Land use planning and environmental issues Subletting, licences and sharing occupation

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

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