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Reasons to use our Staines conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Staines solicitor are the linchpin to a successful Staines home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 2 Experience means that Staines property lawyer have developed excellent connections with Staines 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 home move in Staines.
  • 3 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Staines are familiar with the local issues specific to Staines and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and expeditious conveyancing.
  • 4 The Staines conveyancing practitioners that we work with are committed to providing value for money, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and investors in Staines
  • 5 Lawyer conveyancing firms have extremely good personal links with Staines estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Staines since December 2024*

Disposal

of house residence, Laleham Road, TW18 2EA completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £500,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Disposal

of flat High Street TW18 4EQ, at buying sum of £355,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of terraced property, Park Avenue, TW18 2EF completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £810,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

Transfer

of house premises, Wraysbury Road, TW18 4UA completing on 13/01/2025 at a price of £587,500. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, ordering official copies of the title, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Staines

In the event thatI were to acquire a straightforward homein Staines mortgage fee and have no survey and no local authority searches how much should I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Staines?

Any savings you would achieve would be limited to the Staines conveyancing searches. A conveyancing practitioner still be obliged to do everything else - money laundering, correspond with your sellers lawyer, SDLT return, register the title etc. You might save a bit for them not needing to register a mortgage however it will not be significant.

My apartment in Staines is up for sale and I have a buyer. Does my solicitor have to be on the Barclays conveyancing panel in order to deal with paying off my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Barclays 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 at the moment.

Me and my brother have a renovated Victorian house in Staines. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Britannia. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold with the exact same address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??

You should read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for 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 Staines 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 the conveyancing practitioner who completed the work.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Staines is the location of the property. Is there any guidance you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Staines are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Staines you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Staines may determine 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.

Am I best advised to appoint a Staines conveyancing lawyer in close proximity to the house I am purchasing? We have a good friend who can perform the legal formalities however they are based approximately 350kilometers away.

The benefit of a local Staines conveyancing practice is that you can attend the office to sign paperwork, deliver your ID and pester them where appropriate. Having local Staines know how is a plus. However it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who used your friend and in the main were happy that must trump using an unknown Staines conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being local.

Is there a distinction between surveying and conveyancing in Staines?

Conveyancing - in Staines or elsewhere - is the legal term given to transferring legal title of property from one person to another. It therefore includes the checking of the title. Whether buying or selling, you should be aware of anything affecting the property such as proposals by government departments, illegal buildings, or outstanding rates. The conveyancer should conduct the appropriate searches and inquiries on the property. Surveying relates to the structure of a property itself. A surveyor will look at a house, flat and any outbuildings you’re purchasing and will help you find out about the condition of the building and, if there are problems, give you a powerful reason for negotiating the purchase price down or asking the seller to remedy the defects prior to you complete your move.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Staines

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Staines with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Horne Engall And Freeman Llp, 47a High Street, Egham, Surrey, TW20 9ES
  • Julian Philip & Co, Unit 3 Shepperton Business Park, Govett Avenue, Shepperton, Middlesex, TW17 8BA
  • Sethi & Co, 79 Staines Road West, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex, TW16 7AH
  • Owen White & Catlin Llp, Gavel House, 90-92 High Street, Feltham, Middlesex, TW13 4ES
  • Prime Solicitors, 26a The Centre, Feltham, Middlesex, TW13 4AU

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Staines regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Staines with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Staines. This will likely include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Dale And Newbery Llp, Clarence House, 31 Clarence Street, Staines, Middlesex, TW18 4SY
  • Horne Engall And Freeman Llp, 47a High Street, Egham, Surrey, TW20 9ES
  • Seakens Solicitors, 18 Station Approach, Virginia Water, Surrey, GU25 4DW
  • Julian Philip & Co, Unit 3 Shepperton Business Park, Govett Avenue, Shepperton, Middlesex, TW17 8BA
  • Sethi & Co, 79 Staines Road West, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex, TW16 7AH

Domestic in Staines 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 parties involved
  • Checking the title unregistered or registered
  • Ordering Staines conveyancing searches for the property
  • Reviewing draft sale agreement and other papers collated by the seller’s lawyer
  • Raising queries with the owner’s lawyer
  • Negotiating the sale agreement
  • Reviewing replies supplied by the seller to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer document
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (if appropriate)
  • Preparing and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; summarising to the purchaser on the contents of the contract pack, preliminary enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Completion of and submitting to HMRC the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the new ownership and the home loan (if relevant) at the HMLR.

Neighboring Locations

Stanwell
Egham
Staines
Virginia Water
Laleham

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

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