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Reasons to use our Tickton conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Tickton conveyancing lawyers will acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 2 Tickton lawyers have a significant edge when it comes to Tickton conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will impact your sale or purchase
  • 3 Tickton solicitor are the key to a successful Tickton conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 4 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these companies are often based hundreds of miles away with limited appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Tickton
  • 5 Excellent communication and pure property expertise are key benefits that you should value when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Tickton conveyancing can become a lot more complicated due to lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with endeavour to make sure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Tickton since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Tickton

Why would I instruct a Tickton conveyancing practice when online alternatives are less expensive?

To take your time to find contrast conveyancing costs in Tickton and you should seek an affordable fee calculation but don’t be focused with searching for the cheapest Tickton conveyancer. Finding the right conveyancer can be the difference between a seamless and a frustrating house move. It is important that you ensure that you have expert guidance from a specialist solicitor. An e-mail can never take the place of a phone discussion and are no substitute for a one to one meeting. Our partner firms will allocate you a qualified and experienced conveyancing solicitor that will deal with your conveyancing from start to finish, providing a level of continuity that you are unlikely to received from an internet conveyancer. He or She will contact you regularly to update you on any developments making sure that you are ensuring that you are updated at regular intervals. Should it ever be necessary to phone the office you will be sure who you need to speak to and they will endeavour to make sure that you are kept fully informed.

My wife and I purchasing a 3 bedroom semi in Tickton. Our aim is to convert the garage to a playroom at the property.Will legal due diligence on the property include checks to see if these alterations are prohibited?

Your property lawyer will check the deeds as conveyancing in Tickton will on occasion identify restrictions in the title documents which prevent certain changes or require the consent of another owner. Many additions need local authority planning consent and approval under the building regulations. Many areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. You should check these issues with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

Is it the case that all Tickton solicitor practices on the HSBC conveyancing panel are governed by the SRA?

As solicitors, in order to be on the HSBC conveyancing panel they would need to be overseen by the SRA. Some banks do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the practice would be overseen by the CLC.

I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment in Tickton. My mortgage broker suggested a conveyancing practitioner. I paid an on account payment of £200. A few days later, the conveyancing practitioner contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Coventry BS panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Tickton. I now require my file but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Tickton of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £195,000 and found one near me in Tickton I like with amenity areas and railway links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 52 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Tickton for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a short lease?

Should you require a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term may be problematic. Reduce the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this.

Am I better off to use a Tickton conveyancing practitioner based in the vicinity that I am purchasing? An old friend can carry out the legal formalities but his firm is located 200miles away.

The primary upside of using a local Tickton conveyancing practice is that you can attend the office to sign paperwork, hand in your ID and apply pressure on them if necessary. They will also have local knowledge which is a plus. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who instructed your friend and on the whole were impressed that should trump using an unfamiliar Tickton conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being based in the area.

Completion is due on our sale of a £375,000 garden flat in Tickton next week. The managing agents has quoted £384 for Landlord’s certificate, building insurance schedule and previous years service charge statements. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge such fees for a leasehold conveyance in Tickton?

Tickton conveyancing on leasehold apartments nine out of ten times necessitates fees being invoiced by management companies :

    Answering pre-contract questions Where consent is required before sale in Tickton Supplying insurance information 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 Tickton leasehold property is £350. For Tickton 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 the information.

Tickton Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Questions you should consider Prior to buying

    You should want to find out as much as possible about the managing agents as they will affect your use and enjoyment of the property. Being a leasehold owner you are often in the clutches of the managing agents from a financial perspective and when it comes to every day issues such as the cleanliness of the common parts. Enquire of other tenants what they think of their management. In conclusion, investigate as to the dates that the service fees are due to the managing agents and precisely what you get for your money. This question is important as a) areas could cause problems in the block as the common areas may start to deteriorate where maintenance are not paid for b) if the leasehold owners have an issue with the managing agents you will want to know about it How long is the Lease?

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

Licensed Conveyancers deal with the transfer of the legal title of a property from one person to another and cover conveyancing nationwide as well as Tickton. If appointed a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you should:
  • Enjoy the benefit of an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Be supplied with a high standard of legal services.
  • Be supplied with your conveyancing dealt with using care, skill and legal competence.
  • Have a high quality of service due to your lawyer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Receive a service which is accessible and responsive to your specific requirements.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the standard you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your individual needs taken into account should a complaint be made.
  • Be provided with a speedy, independent and comprehensive service if making a complaint about your conveyancing in Tickton about your conveyancing in Tickton.

Home buying conveyancing in Tickton ordinarily includes the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Examining the title unregistered or registered
  • Carrying out Tickton searches for the title
  • Reviewing draft contract pack and other papers collated by the seller’s lawyer
  • Submitting enquiries with the seller’s lawyer
  • Negotiating the sale agreement
  • Assessing replies prepared by the owner to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (where applicable)
  • Drafting and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; reporting to the purchaser on the contents of the contract pack, preliminary enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Completion of and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the change in ownership and the mortgage (if appropriate) at the HMLR.

Whether you are going through a divorce or separation or simply wish to transfer your property to someone else, transfer of equity conveyancing in Tickton has some of the following tasks:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Following instructions from the mortgage company (where relevant)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Negotiating adjustments to the draft Transfer
  • Communicating with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring funds to relevant parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the change in proprietorship and the home loan (where relevant) at the Land Registry.

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

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