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Reasons to use our Towcester conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Conveyancer conveyancing solicitors have excellent personal links with Towcester selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 There is a distinct possibility the the solicitors for the other party are located in Towcester - if so sets of lawyers are likely to be less confrontational
  • 3 Towcester conveyancers are likely to acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 4 The Towcester conveyancing firms that we work with are dedicated to supplying the most cost, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and remortgagors in Towcester
  • 5 We are the UKs largest domestic conveyancing directory listing mortgage company approved property lawyers conducting conveyancing in Towcester registered with the SRA or CLC.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Towcester since September 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Towcester

A relative recommended that if I am buying in Towcester I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

A search of this type is usually included in the estimate for your Towcester conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about Towcester around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Towcester Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Towcester.

I bought my home on 14 April and my personal details is not yet registered. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Towcester said it should be recorded inside ten days. Are transfers in Towcester uniquely lengthy to register?

As far as conveyancing in Towcester is concerned, registration is no faster or slower than the rest of England and Wales. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can adjust subject to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry have to notify any third persons or bodies. As of today in the region of 80% of submission are completed within 12 days but occasionally there can be extensive delays. Historically registration takes place once the purchaser has moved in to the premises thus an expedited registration is not always primary concern but if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your solicitor must communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

I'm buying my first flat in Towcester with a loan from Britannia. The sellers refused to reduce the price so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The sale representative advised me not disclose to my conveyancer about the side-deal as it may adversely affect my mortgage with Britannia. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on last month in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Towcester is where the house is located. Is there any guidance you can impart?

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

I need to appoint a conveyancing solicitor for leasehold conveyancing in Towcester. I've stumble upon a web site which appears to be the ideal solution If it is possible to get all this stuff completed via email that would be ideal. Do I need to be wary? What should out be looking out for?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

My brother-in-law has suggested I instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Towcester. I need to find out if they are listed on the bank's conveyancing panel. Could you or the lender confirm if they are on the panel?

One option is to phone the solicitor to check if they are on the bank's panel. If that does not help get in touch with us and we can investigate and revert. If they are not on the bank panel we we can help find a quality conveyancing solicitor in Towcester on the panel for your lender.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Towcester regulated by the SRA

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

  • Shepherd & Co, 184 Watling Street East, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 6DB
  • Guellec-digby &co Limited, Malsor House, Gayton Road, Milton Malsor, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 3AB

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Towcester regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Towcester but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Andrew Gordon & Co, 183 Watling Street West, NN12 6BX

Typically, Towcester conveyancing for a sale includes some of the following tasks

  • Conveyancing practitioner instructed by the owners once the offer has been accepted
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drafting contract and associated papers
  • Forwarding draft papers to the conveyancing practitioner acting for the purchaser
  • Negotiating contracts and answering additional queries from the purchaser’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Agreeing the transfer deed
  • Answering requisitions submitted by the purchaser’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and transferring funds to the owner, the estate agent and paying off the mortgage (if relevant)

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

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