Are you able to vouch for a Barclays accepted Swavesey conveyancing lawyer finish our home move within less than a month? Am I best advised to go for a local Swavesey conveyancer or a factory type firm?

We can recommend some very good Swavesey conveyancing firms. Another option is to visit the main road in Swavesey. Go in to two or three law practices and ask to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a fee estimate. Explain your expectations together with your reasons and ask for an assurance on speed. Select the lawyer that you trust.

At what point will exchange of contracts occur in sale conveyancing in Swavesey and am I required to be at the lawyers office?

Where you are local to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Swavesey you are welcome to come in to sign the paperwork. However, the law practices we recommend supply countrywide coverage for conveyancing and give just as detailed and professional a job for you when communicating with you digitally. The signing of the contract is not the critical part. A signed contract is just a prerequisite for the firm to address the formalities at the appropriate time, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where an extended "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Swavesey)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Swavesey. My lender is Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 28/11/2025, the requirements read as follows :

In surfing the internet for the words cheap conveyancing in Swavesey it reveals numerous property lawyerslocally. With so much choice what is the best way to find the right property lawyer for the sale of my house?

The preferential method of seeking the right conveyancer is via personal testimonial, so ask friends and relatives who have acquired a property in Swavesey or the local estate agent or mortgage broker. Fees for conveyancing in Swavesey vary, so it's sensible to secure a minimum of four costs illustrations from varying types of conveyancers. Make sure that you know that the costs are assured not to to be inflated.

I’m about to sell my 2 bed flat in Swavesey. Conveyancing lawyers have not yet been instructed, but I have just had a half-yearly service charge invoice – Do I pay up?

It best that you pay the maintenance contribution as you normally would as all ground rent and service charges should be apportioned as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.

Swavesey Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Questions you should ask before buying

The prefered form of lease structure is a share of the freehold. In this arrangement the lessees have control and even though a managing agent is frequently retained where it is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent acts for the leaseholders themselves. The majority of Swavesey leasehold properties will be liable to pay a service bill for maintenance of the block levied on behalf of the management company. Should you purchase the property you will have to meet this contribution, usually in instalments during the year. This may differ from a few hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for blocks with lifts and large common areas. In all likelihood there will be a ground rent for you to pay annual, ordinarily this is not a exorbitant figure, say approximately £25-£75 but you need to enquire it because sometimes it can be many hundreds of pounds. How much is the ground rent and service charge?