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Main reasons to let us help you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in St Albans

  • 1 St Albans conveyancers have a crucial advantage when it comes to St Albans conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that will affect your home move
  • 2 Personal touch together with pure property expertise are key benefits that you should seek when choosing conveyancing solicitors. St Albans property deals can be made a lot more protracted because of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers listed endeavour to make sure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.
  • 3 There is a distinct possibility the the conveyancers for the other party are located in St Albans - if so both parties will be on good working terms
  • 4 Our site is the only site offering you the facility to check that your property ownership legalities in St Albans will be conducted by a law firm on your mortgage lender’s approved panel.
  • 5 Solicitor conveyancing solicitors have extremely good personal links with St Albans estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in St Albans since August 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in St Albans

I am under pressure from the seller of a property in St Albans to complete within four weeks. What can I do to speed up matters?

First, If the seller is applying time constraints to exchange it is advisable to make sure that your conveyancer is familiar with the location as they will benefit local connections and knowledge. It is even conceivable that they would have conducted otherhouses in the same neighbourhood. You would be best advised to use a St Albans conveyancing lawyer. In addition, ensure that the lawyer is on the lender panel. It is believed that 18% of St Albans conveyancing transactions are delayed or derailed after discovering a purchaser’s lawyer was not on their mortgage lender’s member panel. This can often result in the home move being frustrated by as much as three weeks. It is estimated that this issue impacts approximately one hundred thousand home moves annually. Almost all St Albans conveyancing firms can not represent certain lenders so do check as early as possible.

Do banks and building societies provide you with an approved list of St Albans conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the HSBC conveyancing panel?

St Albans conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the HSBC conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from HSBC directly.

My wife and I purchasing a victorian detached house in St Albans. The intention is to carry out an extension to the side at the property.Will the conveyancing process include enquiries to ascertain if these works were previously refused?

Your property lawyer will check the registered title as conveyancing in St Albans can sometimes reveal restrictions in the title deeds which restrict categories of changes or require the permission of a 3rd party. Certain additions call for local authority planning permissions and approval under the building regulations. Some areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. It would be sensible to check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

Can you point me to a directory of Bank of Ireland panel conveyancers in St Albans on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s Website?

No. There is no such facility on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association sites. A small selection of banks make their panel listings viewable online. Where you are in need of a St Albans solicitor on the Bank of Ireland please use our tool.

How can we tell if a St Albans conveyancing solicitor on the Lloyds panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in St Albans seeking recommendations is a good start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always advise that you speak with the solicitor conducting your conveyancing.

Should commercial conveyancing searches disclose planned roadworks that could affect a commercial land in St Albans?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in St Albans will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in sourcing accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in St Albans. The search result sets out definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in St Albans.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in St Albans it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately may result in delays to St Albans commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in St Albans.

I am a sole trader planning to lease a unit on a shopping parade. Can you recommend solicitors offering no-move-no charges for commercial conveyancing in St Albans for under 2k?

We can recommend firms who have well rounded knowledge of commercial conveyancing in St Albans, including the sale and purchase of businesses as well as simply property. If you are intending to acquire or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a complete business we can put you in touch with the right solicitor. Regarding the costs these will vary based on the structure and nuances of the proposed transaction. Let us have your details or call so as to enable us to provide you with a detailed commercial conveyancing quote.

I am due to review quotes for conveyancing in St Albans from three conveyancing practitioner and choose one. Should I get them to hold tight until I have found somewhere to acquire.

We suggest that you only get your conveyancing practitioner to commence work and order searches after the offer has been accepted on the property particularly as St Albans conveyancing searches are costly.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in St Albans

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in St Albans with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • Sa Law Llp, Gladstone Place, 36-38 Upper Marlborough Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3UU
  • Debenhams Ottaway Llp, Ivy House, 107 St. Peters Street, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3EW
  • Sherrards Solicitors Llp, 45 Grosvenor Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3AW
  • Radius Law Limited, 5 The Old Dairy Mews, Castle Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 5FJ
  • Rexton Law Llp, The Old Post Office, 38 South Riding, Bricket Wood, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL2 3NE

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in St Albans regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in St Albans specialising in commercial conveyancing in St Albans. This could include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Bretherton Law Ltd, Alban Row, 27-31 Verulam Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 4DG
  • Sony Sadaf Haroon Solicitors, 1st and 2nd Floor, 6 Victoria Street, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3JB
  • Photiades Solicitors Ltd, Longmire House, 36-38 London Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 1NG
  • Sa Law Llp, Gladstone Place, 36-38 Upper Marlborough Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3UU
  • Debenhams Ottaway Llp, Ivy House, 107 St. Peters Street, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3EW

Planning law solicitors in St Albans regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in St Albans practicing in planning law. This could include advice on compulsory purchases in St Albans
  • Debenhams Ottaway Llp, Ivy House, 107 St. Peters Street, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3EW
  • Perrins Solicitors Llp, 10 Waterside, Station Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4US
  • Alban Perrin Limited, 10 Waterside, Station Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4US

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

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