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  • 1 We are the UKs largest domestic conveyancing directory listing lender approved property lawyers conducting conveyancing in West Haddon regulated by the SRA or CLC.
  • 2 West Haddon lawyer are the linchpin to a successful West Haddon conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 3 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often located many kilometers away with limited appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in West Haddon
  • 4 Chances are that the the conveyancers for the other party are based in West Haddon - if so sets of solicitors will be on good working terms
  • 5 The accumulation of transactions means that West Haddon property lawyer have established valuable working relationships with West Haddon local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of dealing with your conveyancing in West Haddon.

Examples of recent conveyancing in West Haddon since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in West Haddon

Can you suggest a Santander sanctioned West Haddon conveyancing solicitor that can complete within under 3 weeks? Would it be better to use a local West Haddon practice or a nationwide comparison site?

We would be happy to suggest some excellent West Haddon conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the main road in West Haddon. Go in to two or three firms and request to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a costs illustration. Explain your expectations together with your reasons and ask for a commitment on your deadline. Choose the one that appears most efficient.

Finally the sale completed on my house in West Haddon last June but my buyer keeps Skype messaging every few hours complaining that his conveyancer is waiting to hear from mylawyer. What are the post completion sale formalities now that I have sold?

Following your disposal your solicitor should forward the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. Where relevant, your solicitor should also evidence that the home loan has been redeemed to the buyers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion procedures unique to conveyancing in West Haddon.

I am aiming to move house in October. Does my conveyancing solicitor call the removal company on the completion day. On a separate note, can you recommend a removal company in West Haddon. Conveyancing firm was found prior to coming across your page.

On the day of completion you can pick up the keys from the selling agent but this should only occur when the previous owners conveyancers confirm to the agent that they acknowledge receipt of the completion payment and the keys can be released. You will need to inform the removal company that they can start moving you in. As a matter of policy we do not recommend a specific removal company but can help you find a conveyancing in West Haddon or a legal practice that specialises in conveyancing in West Haddon.

Can I be sure that the West Haddon conveyancing solicitor on the Nationwide panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in West Haddon getting recommendations is a sensible starting point. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always advise that you speak with the lawyer carrying out your transaction.

I am selling my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in October 2010, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s mortgage company, RBS are being a right pain. The West Haddon solicitor who is on the RBS conveyancing panel is happy to accept ‘lack of building regulation’ insurance but RBS are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do RBS have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that RBS have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why RBS may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

I am buying my first flat in West Haddon with the aid of help to buy. The builders would not budge the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not to tell my solicitor about this side-deal as it may jeopardize my mortgage with Coventry Building Society. 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.

My husband and I are FTB’s - had an offer accepted, yet the agent advised that the vendor will only issue a contract if we use the agent's preferred lawyers as they want an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a high street conveyancer accustomed to conveyancing in West Haddon

We suspect that the owner is not behind this demand. Should the seller want ‘a quick sale', alienating a serious buyer is not the way to achieve this. Speak to the vendors direct and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to go, with finances in place © you are unencumbered (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you will continue to instruct your preferred West Haddon conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will earn their estate agent a commission or meet his conveyancing thresholds set by senior management.

If all goes to plan we aim to complete our sale of a £300,000 flat in West Haddon next Friday. The management company has quoted £348 for Certificate of Compliance, building insurance schedule and 3 years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge exorbitant fees for a leasehold conveyance in West Haddon?

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

    Answering pre-exchange enquiries Where consent is required before sale in West Haddon 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 solicitor will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for West Haddon leasehold premises is £350. For West Haddon 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.

I invested in buying a basement flat in West Haddon, conveyancing having been completed in 1998. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Similar properties in West Haddon with over 90 years remaining are worth £165,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 invoiced every year. The lease ceases on 21st October 2103

With 78 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to span between £7,600 and £8,800 as well as costs.

The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more comprehensive due diligence. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action based on this information without first getting professional advice.

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Sale conveyancing in West Haddon usually consists of the following:

  • Solicitor instructed by the vendor on acceptance of the offer
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and related documents
  • Submitting draft papers to the conveyancer acting for the purchaser
  • Negotiating contracts and responding to further enquires from the buyer’s conveyancer
  • Finalising the transfer document
  • Replying to requisitions raised by the purchaser’s conveyancer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Receiving sale proceeds and sending funds to the seller, the estate agent and other relevant parties (if appropriate)

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in West Haddon normally involves the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Following instructions from the lender (where relevant)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Negotiating amendments to the the Transfer deed
  • Corresponding with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing monies to relevant parties
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the change in proprietorship and the mortgage (if applicable) at the HM Land Registry.

West Haddon commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on a number of aspects of commercial property law

    Offices, shops or industrial units Acquisitions and disposals of property portfolios at commercial auctions Subletting, licences and sharing occupation Advice on commercial mortgages Development, including options, overage agreements, JCT building contracts

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

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