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Conveyancing Solicitors in Alton
If you are selling, purchasing, or remortgaging a property in Alton, you will require the guidance of expert conveyancing solicitors to ensure that everything goes ahead as planned.
Whilst property transactions are exciting, there are plenty of potential risks that you’ll need to be prepared for. Our conveyancing specialists will apply their breadth of combined expertise, helping you to avoid such risks and ensure a swift and successful transaction.
We offer our clients a reliable and straightforward conveyancing service. Our solicitors will guide you through the whole process, adhering to any questions and queries you may have along the way.
At Bird & Co, we also provide an efficient online conveyancing service, allowing us to work with a wide range of clients across the Alton area and the rest of the UK.
To get in touch with a member of our conveyancing team in Alton, give us a call, or get a quote online.
How our conveyancing solicitors in Alton can help you
Our specialist conveyancing team in Alton have ample expertise across all conveyancing legal matters, such as:
- Buying and selling your home
- Advice for first time buyers, such as:
- Remortgaging
- Equity release
- Advice about buying as joint tenants or tenants in common
- Buying and selling listed property
- Buying and selling leasehold property
- Collective enfranchisement and buying the freehold of a house
- Lease extension
- Transfer of equity
- Gifting property and Deeds of Gift
- Buy to let conveyancing
- Buying and selling land
- Commercial conveyancing
- Stamp Duty advice
At Bird & Co, we are on the panel for the majority of lenders, meaning that we can assist you, whether you are working with a local building society or a national firm.
Why choose Bird & Co’s conveyancing solicitors in Alton?
Our firm provides an expert online conveyancing service. We can assist you regardless of your location, and there is no need to visit us in person at our offices unless you would like to.
The service that we offer is both approachable and modern. We strive to ensure that the process is as straightforward and simple as it can be.
When you choose our legal team, you will benefit from direct correspondence and be given a direct email for the solicitor assigned to your transaction. We will always respond to any queries and questions swiftly, using simple terms to explain the processes and ensuring that you are happy to proceed.
At Bird & Co, we have special accreditation from the Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme. This assures you that we will:
- Provide high quality legal advice
- Get your conveyancing transaction completed as efficiently as possible
- Provide top quality customer service and respond to queries quickly
- Keep you regularly updated and never leave you in the dark about the status of your transaction
- Be upfront and honest about your fees – we will provide you with an accurate quote before you instruct us so that you can decide whether we are right for you
Our firm is also Lexcel accredited by the Law Society, representing our dedication to offering outstanding practice management and customer service.
Why instruct our online conveyancers instead of a conveyancer in Alton?
There are many reasons why you should work with our online conveyancing solicitors, including:
- Our conveyancing team have an in-depth knowledge of the national property market and the local market in Alton. Due to this, we have a significant advantage over firms that only handle local conveyancing transactions.
- Our online systems have been developed with sensitive communication in mind. We fully appreciate the importance of ensuring that your conveyancing legal documents are secure. We offer full protection by securing devices, enabling malware protection, and encrypting emails.
- We can get your conveyancing done quickly and efficiently. Since the whole conveyancing process can be conducted remotely, you’ll experience fewer potential delays.
- Online conveyancing tends to be more cost-effective. By using online conveyancing, it is possible to avoid traditional conveyancing expenses, meaning that the process is more cost-effective.
- At Bird and Co, we have handled many property transactions across the country, even for clients who are on the other side of the world. With the help of video calling, it is simple for us to keep in touch with our clients.
- We assure you that our legal obligations to clients are no different remotely to in person. The online versus traditional processes are not distinctly different, and our team are fully insured.
Our conveyancing fees – how much does our conveyancing cost in Alton?
We provide flexible fees for our conveyancing legal services in Alton. This refers to fixed fees for simple matters, offering you a transparent indication of how much you’ll pay from the get-go. Where extra fees are required, your solicitor will communicate this and explain how these expenses were incurred.
Extra costs as part of conveyancing processes are referred to as disbursements. These might include conveyancing searches or registration with HM Land and Registry.
Your property transaction could also be impacted by tax, for example, Capital Gain or Stamp Duty Land. Where this is the case, your lawyer will assist you in calculating the amount and submitting the return to HMRC.
Conveyancing FAQs
How does the conveyancing process work in Alton?
The conveyancing process includes three key stages, which are:
- Offer and acceptance
- Exchange of contracts
- Completion
Once an offer has been accepted, both parties proceed to enter into a contract. The contract is not considered legally binding until both parties have signed and exchanged.
The buyer must conduct various property checks with the support of their lawyer. These checks might include:
- Reviewing property information provided by the seller and making further enquiries if necessary (done by the conveyancing solicitor)
- Conducting conveyancing property searches, such as local authority checks (done by the conveyancing solicitor)
- Carrying out an independent survey (done by the buyer)
At this stage, the buyer may need to apply for a mortgage if applicable.
Once the relevant property checks are finished, if both buyer and seller are happy to continue, they will sign and exchange their contracts. At this stage, the transaction will be legally binding, and neither will be permitted to change their mind without incurring a financial penalty.
The final completion means that the transaction is considered official. At this point, the transfer deed is sent to HM Land Registry, and the seller must vacate the property.
How long does conveyancing take in Alton?
No one conveyancing transaction is the same. All have unique challenges, meaning it is hard to provide an exact time frame. In most cases, a straightforward case takes around 12-14 weeks once an offer has been accepted.
In some circumstances, delays cannot be prevented. If your transaction involves delays or may take longer, your solicitor will be sure to let you know.
What searches are involved in conveyancing in Alton?
If you are purchasing a property in Alton, your conveyancer will conduct various checks, ensuring that there are no problems which must be addressed.
There are three types of conveyancing searches, which include:
- Local authority checks – to check the surrounding area for planning, pollution, highway, pollution or other related issues
- Environmental searches – to check for issues such as flooding or land contamination
- Water and drainage searches – to check matters such as water and drainage access
Where further checks are required, your solicitor will advise you on this.
How do you instruct our conveyancing solicitors in Alton?
Get in touch with our conveyancing solicitors in Alton by giving us a call or getting a quote online.
Our Alton conveyancing team will guide you through the primary stages of your conveyancing transaction, and once your case is opened, your conveyancer will handle the legal details involved.
Whether you are moving to, from, or across Alton, our conveyancing solicitors will be able to offer their specialist legal service.
Get in touch with our conveyancing solicitors in Alton
Get in touch with our conveyancing solicitors in Alton by giving us a call or getting a quote online.