The solicitor who assisted with my previous purchase has quoted £1350 for leasehold conveyancing in Strawberry Hill. I am hoping to sell a Georgian house for £250,000. Are these estimated fees excessive? Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Strawberry Hill?
The costs illustration is fractionally on the steep side. If you shop around you could decrease the fees slightly by say £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you couldcome to rue opting for an an unknown solicitor. Remember to be sure that the conveyancer can act for your lender. Do make use of our comparison tool to find a Strawberry Hill conveyancing practice on the lender’s conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Strawberry Hill.
I purchased a freehold property in Strawberry Hill but still invoiced for rent, why is this and what is this?
It is rare for properties in Strawberry Hill and has limited impact for conveyancing in Strawberry Hill but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.
Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges have existed for hundreds of years, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the creation of fresh rentcharges post 1977.
Old rentcharges can now be extinguished by making a lump sum payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence in 2037 will be dispensed with completely.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Strawberry Hill. My lender is Nationwide Building Society
Nationwide Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 17/1/2026, the requirements read as follows :
I am buying a house and the conveyancer has referenced Chancel Repair to which the house may be obligated to contribute to given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. She has mentioned insurance. Is this strictly appropriate for conveyancing in Strawberry Hill
Unless a previous acquisition of the premises completed after 12 October 2013 you may assume that lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Strawberry Hill to continue to propose a a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
I used Action Conveyancing several years past for my conveyancing in Strawberry Hill. I now require my papers but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Strawberry Hill of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I am looking for a flat up to £305k and found one round the corner in Strawberry Hill I like with open areas and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 52 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Strawberry Hill suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?
Should you require a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term will likely be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you can request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this.