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  • 1 Our site is the only site that enables you the facility to ensure that your conveyancing in Waltham will be conducted by a solicitor on your mortgage lender’s member panel.
  • 2 Lawyer conveyancing firms have extremely good personal connections with Waltham selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 3 There is a better than average chance that the the lawyers for the other party are based in Waltham - if so sets of lawyers will be on good working terms
  • 4 Our site offers most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory service identifying lender approved law firms delivering conveyancing in Waltham regulated and authorised by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 5 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often located hundreds of miles away with limited understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Waltham

Examples of recent conveyancing in Waltham since December 2025*

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Sale

of house premises, Brigsley Road, DN37 0JY completing on 12/12/2025 at a price of £465,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, obtaining official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

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Disposal

of detached residence residence, Cheesemans Close, DN37 0ER completing on 11/12/2025 at a price of £215,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, preparing statement detailing charges

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Transfer

of detached residence property, Barnoldby Road, DN37 0DB completing on 19/12/2025 at a price of £160,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, securing official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

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Disposal

of terraced residence, Mayfair Crescent, DN37 0EE completing on 10/12/2025 at a price of £153,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Waltham

We are a couple about to sign contracts for a property in Waltham. We encountered a stumbling block. The loan offer with Lloyds TSB Bank runs out on 5/5/2026 but the owners are insisting on a completion date of 7/5/2026. Is it possible to prolong the mortgage expiry date?

The person best placed to deal with your question is your conveyancer who will determine if he or she is better off negotiating with the bank, seller’s conveyancers, estate agents or possibly all three given the history of your transaction to date.

Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Waltham is more expensive?

Waltham leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving appropriate notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.

We're in Waltham, First time buyers buying with a mortgage (lender is RBS , and our lawyer is on the RBS conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the RBS conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no solicitor should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

We had chosen conveyancing lawyers locally in Waltham on the Santander solicitor approved list. They are now charging me a supplemental amount for the legal aspects of the Santander mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Santander?

As unfair as it may seem, as long as it’s in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your conveyancing practitioner can charge a fee for this. This charge is not set by Santander but by your Waltham property lawyer. Some firms on the Santander panel will levy an ‘acting for lender’ fee but some practices include it on their overall fee.

I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Coventry BS. I assume I don't need a Waltham conveyancer on the Coventry BS panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

If you have finished paying off your Coventry BS mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Coventry BS mortgage from the register. Coventry BS, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where Coventry BS has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Coventry BS has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Coventry BS mortgage has been paid off.

It is unclear whether my lender requires a lease extension. I have called into my local Waltham bank branch on numerous occasions and was told it wasn't a problem and they will lend. My Waltham conveyancing solicitor - who is on the mortgage company conveyancing panel- called and was told they would not lend based on their UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook minimum lease term requirements. Who do I believe?

Provided that the property lawyer is on the lender approved list, they must adhere to the CML Handbook conditions for the bank. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the bank will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the mortgage company to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years remaining.

Various web forums that I have visited warn that are the number one cause of hinderance in Waltham conveyancing transactions. Is there any truth in this?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the most frequent causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Searches are unlikely to feature in any slowing down conveyancing in Waltham.

It has been 4 months since my purchase conveyancing in Waltham completed. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £170,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the residence from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Waltham

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Waltham specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Bates & Mountain, The Old Courthouse, 42 Brighowgate, Grimsby, South Humberside, DN32 0QW
  • John Barkers, 9-11 Bethlehem Street, Grimsby, South Humberside, DN31 1JN
  • Bridge Mcfarland, 19 South St. Marys Gate, Grimsby, South Humberside, DN31 1JE
  • Wilkin Chapman Llp, New Oxford House, Town Hall Square, Grimsby, South Humberside, DN31 1EY
  • Jonathan West Limited, New Oxford House, Osborne Street, Grimsby, South Humberside, DN31 1EY

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Waltham regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Waltham practicing in commercial conveyancing in Waltham. This will likely include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Bates & Mountain, The Old Courthouse, 42 Brighowgate, Grimsby, South Humberside, DN32 0QW
  • John Barkers, 9-11 Bethlehem Street, Grimsby, South Humberside, DN31 1JN
  • Bridge Mcfarland, 19 South St. Marys Gate, Grimsby, South Humberside, DN31 1JE
  • Claire Parker Limited, New Oxford House, Osborne Street, Grimsby, South Humberside, DN31 1EY
  • Wilkin Chapman Llp, New Oxford House, Town Hall Square, Grimsby, South Humberside, DN31 1EY

Planning law solicitors in Waltham regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Waltham with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • David Buckle Limited, New Oxford House, Osborne Street, Grimsby, South Humberside, DN31 1EY
  • Wilkin Chapman Llp, New Oxford House, Town Hall Square, Grimsby, South Humberside, DN31 1EY
  • Wilkin Chapman Members Ltd, New Oxford House, Po Box 16, Town Hall Square, Grimsby, South Humberside, DN31 1HE

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

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