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Examples of recent conveyancing in Sunningdale since June 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Sunningdale

My lender has recommended a law firm on their panel based in Sunningdale but I would rather choose a conveyancing lawyer in Sunningdale or nearer to where I live. Are you able to assist?

The minority of Sunningdale conveyancing practitioners are listed all lender’s conveyancing panel. Please make the most of our search tool to identify a Sunningdale conveyancing conveyancer on the on the bank panel.

Will my lawyer be making enquiries regarding flooding during the conveyancing in Sunningdale.

Flooding is a growing risk for conveyancers carrying out conveyancing in Sunningdale. There are those who purchase a house in Sunningdale, completely expectant that at some time, it may be flooded. However, aside from the physical destruction, if a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, satisfactory insurance cover, or dispose of the property. Steps can be carried out as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the purchaser.

Conveyancers are not best placed to impart advice on flood risk, but there are a various searches that can be carried out by the purchaser or by their lawyers which will figure out the risks in Sunningdale. The standard information given to a purchaser’s conveyancer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) incorporates a standard question of the vendor to discover whether the premises has historically flooded. If flooding has previously occurred which is not disclosed by the vendor, then a buyer could issue a compensation claim as a result of such an misleading answer. The buyer’s solicitors will also conduct an enviro search. This will higlight if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, more detailed inquiries should be conducted.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Sunningdale. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Sunningdale

    Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision.

I was pointed in your direction by a number of selling agents in Sunningdale to locate a solicitor using your seach tool. Is there a financial incentive for Estate Agents to market your site over alternative conveyancing organisations?

We refuse to make any commission for pointing buyers and sellers to this site. We found it would be just too difficult to pay a commission as a client could think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

All being well we will complete our sale of a £450,000 flat in Sunningdale on Tuesday in a week. The landlords agents has quoted £384 for Landlord’s certificate, insurance certificate and previous years service charge statements. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge an administration fee for a leasehold conveyance in Sunningdale?

For the majority of leasehold sales in Sunningdale conveyancing will involve, queries regarding the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

    Completing conveyancing due diligence enquiries Where consent is required before sale in Sunningdale Copies of the building insurance and schedule Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Your lawyer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Sunningdale leasehold property is £350. For Sunningdale conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are required to provide answers.

I acquired a studio flat in Sunningdale, conveyancing having been completed half a dozen years ago. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Comparable flats in Sunningdale with an extended lease are worth £211,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 invoiced annually. The lease runs out on 21st October 2093

You have 68 years unexpired we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £9,500 and £11,000 as well as professional fees.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to provide a more accurate figure without more detailed due diligence. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward based on this information without first getting professional advice.

Midway through the sale of a leasehold flat in Sunningdale. Conveyancing is fine but we are being charged a fortune by the freeholder. To date we have issued a cheque for £250 for a leasehold management information and then another £117.20 for additional questions raised by the purchaser's solicitor.

Your conveyancing practitioner will unlikely have any control over the extent of the charges for this information but the typical costs for the information for Sunningdale leasehold property is £380. When it comes to Sunningdale conveyancing transactions it is conventional for the seller to pay for these charges. The freeholder or their agents are not duty bound to address these questions although many will be willing to do so - albeit often at high prices out of proportion to the work involved. Regretfully there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. There is no set time frame by which they are obliged to issue the information.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Sunningdale regulated by the SRA

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

  • Campbell Hooper & Co Llp, Apex House, 116 London Road, Sunningdale, Sunningdale, Berkshire, SL5 0DJ
  • Benjamin H Dorman, Northwood House, Sunning Avenue, Sunningdale, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 9PW
  • Ascot Lawyers Ltd, Ascentia House, Lyndhurst Road, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 9ED
  • Seakens Solicitors, 18 Station Approach, Virginia Water, Surrey, GU25 4DW
  • Hyland Fitzwater Limited (incorporating C.a.g.solicitors), 44 Chertsey Road, Chobham, Woking, Surrey, GU24 8PJ

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Sunningdale

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Sunningdale practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Benjamin H Dorman, Northwood House, Sunning Avenue, Sunningdale, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 9PW
  • Ascot Lawyers Ltd, Ascentia House, Lyndhurst Road, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 9ED
  • Hyland Fitzwater Limited (incorporating C.a.g.solicitors), 44 Chertsey Road, Chobham, Woking, Surrey, GU24 8PJ
  • Horne Engall And Freeman Llp, 47a High Street, Egham, Surrey, TW20 9ES
  • Artington Services Limited, Damar House, Coach Road, Ottershaw, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 0PA

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Sunningdale?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding buying and selling property and cover conveyancing throughout England and Wales not just Sunningdale. When instructing a Licensed Conveyancer governed by the CLC, you are entitled to:
  • Receive an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a high standard of legal services.
  • Be supplied with your conveyancing dealt with using care, skill and diligence.
  • Be supplied with a high standard of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Be supplied with a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive the standard you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Ensure your specific needs taken into account should you make a complaint.
  • Receive a speedy, impartial and comprehensive service where making a complaint about your conveyancing in Sunningdale about your conveyancing in Sunningdale.

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