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If you have reached us by Googling ‘Conveyancing in Uppingham’ follow your intuition — you will have a better house move where you instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Uppingham.

Reasons to use our Uppingham conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 On the balance of probabilities the other side’s lawyers are located in Uppingham - if so both parties will be familiar
  • 2 Regardless other lawyers advise it just might be necessary to visit your solicitor to sign contracts. Too many 3rd parties are already engaged in a conveyancing transaction without needing to include Royal Mail into the mix.
  • 3 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these organisations are often based hundreds of miles away with limited understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Uppingham
  • 4 Uppingham solicitors work in partnership with Uppingham estate agents, developers, surveyors, banks and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is provided to home movers every step of the way, with the intention of reducing administrative burdens and transaction times
  • 5 Excellent communication together with a wealth of local knowledge are key benefits that you should seek when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Uppingham home moves can be made significantly more stressful because of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Uppingham since November 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Uppingham

Why would one use a Uppingham conveyancing practice given that online conveyancers are so much cheaper?

By all means make sure that you scrutinise conveyancing costs in Uppingham and you should seek a competitive estimate but don’t be focused with getting the lowest priced Uppingham conveyancer. Finding the right conveyancer can be the distinction between a smooth and a frustrating move. It is important that you ensure that you have expert guidance from a trusted solicitor. An e-mail can never be as helpful as a telephone call and are no substitute for a face to face consultation. The firms that we work with will appoint you a qualified and top rated conveyancing solicitor that will tackle your conveyancing from from the outset to completion, giving the sort of personalised service that you will never get with an internet conveyancer. He or She will contact you regularly to update you as to any developments making sure that you are ensuring that you are updated at regular intervals. Should you need to contact the firm you will know who you need to speak to and we'll ensure you are in the know.

Having sold my house in Uppingham last May yet the purchaser is SMS messaging every few hours to moan that her solicitor needs to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?

Following your sale your solicitor should send the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. Where relevant, your solicitor must also evidence that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been repaid to the buyers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion formalities specific conveyancing in Uppingham.

The deeds to our home are lost. The lawyers who handled the conveyancing in Uppingham 4 years ago are no longer around. What are my options?

You no longer need to hold title deeds to establish that you are the registered proprietor of land or premises, as the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in two weeks back in what was supposed to be a quick, chain free conveyancing. Uppingham is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Uppingham are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Uppingham you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Uppingham may ascertain 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 premises.

I need to instruct a conveyancing practitioner in Uppingham for my house move. Is there any facility to review a solicitor's record with the profession’s regulator?

Anyone may search for published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from investigations commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may recorded telephone calls for training reasons.

We have recently had a bid accepted on our first home in Uppingham, and need to get solicitors lined up. I have made use of the numerous rating tools and the fee estimates are from all over the the UK. Is it advisable to have a Uppingham lawyer local to the potential house? We are willing to do all the communicating over email, but I assume at some stage we may be required to attend the conveyancer's office to sign contracts?

Usually there is no need to physically visit the office of your conveyancing practitioner, they can post any relevant contracts to you, which you can sign and return. Many home movers nevertheless opt to instruct a locally based solicitor, but it is not a prerequisite for conveyancing in Uppingham.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Uppingham

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Uppingham with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

  • Simmonds Grant, 4 Mill Street, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6EA

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Uppingham regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Uppingham practicing in commercial conveyancing in Uppingham. This will likely include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Simmonds Grant, 4 Mill Street, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6EA

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

Licensed Conveyancers assist with the transfer of the legal title of a property from one person to another and cover conveyancing nationwide not just Uppingham. If appointed a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you can expect:
  • Enjoy the benefit of an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a high standard of legal services.
  • Receive your matters dealt with using care, skill and legal know-how.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a high standard of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Receive a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • You should not consider yourself discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive the level 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 supplied with a speedy, objective and comprehensive service where if a complaint is registered about your conveyancing in Uppingham.

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

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