Conveyancing Blog

 
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Conveyancing Solicitors: Walk the Walk or Just Talk the Talk?

 

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Waitrose Submit Planning Permission for Store in Chipping Sodbury

 

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 If Bath Win the European Cup: Conveyancing Fees Refunded When You Move Home

 

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Spurs win the Champions League: Your Solicitor Fees paid when you move home between now and then!

 

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Back in the day, (up until 1985) Conveyancing was carried out by Conveyancing Solicitors, either practicing on their own or within a larger firm of Solicitors. In those days, you were more likely to find your Conveyancing Solicitor on the “High...
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I have just posted the second of my Conveyancing Guides as the expert Conveyancer for Yell.com You can find it here "What Exactly is Conveyancing?"        ...
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I have just posted the first of my Conveyancing Guides through Yell.com Over the next few weeks, you will see the Conveyancing process unravel before your very eyes. The Guide will be a handy reference for you at all the various stages in the...
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When you are thinking of selling or buying a property in Frampton Cotterell , near Bristol, South Gloucestershire, what should you be looking for from your Conveyancing Solicitors? Here are a few snippets of information about the village itself some of...
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My radar has been honed to new articles on the cause and effect of Chancel Repair Liability Some of you may have read my previous post on Chancel Repair Liability:  King Henry VIII’s Conveyancing legacy . I read with interest the article by ...
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There is now just one surviving component of the erstwhile HIP; the Energy Performance Certificate or inglamoursly the EPC To further alleviate the pain, if you are bored or excited with the World Cup we have a special offer running for the length of the...
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Cast your minds back to 1996 BC ( Before Coalition) and a singular Labour MP got mightily angry about being gazumped on a property because of the delay in achieving an early exchange of contracts. His solution: more information available about the property...
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Your Conveyancing Solicitor will tell you when you are buying your new home whether it is likely to be affected by Radon Gas. This information will be revealed as one of the standard enquiries asked of the Local Authority. Very interesting, but what you...
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This is the fourth in my seasonal series on the prospects for the Housing Market in England and Wales, which began last Spring. Everyone agrees that the market has improved. But, progress has been slow albeit above the expectations of some experts a year...
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Vital Conveyancing on a new development outside Sodding Chipbury, has been delayed and put in peril a couple’s quest to own their dream home First time buyers, Mr. Poor and Miss Unfortunate had been enticed by the strong arm tactical...
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In the good old days, most people asked friends and colleagues for a recommendation when you wanted to find a Solicitor to carry out your Conveyancing or to prepare your Wills. Some were persuaded to “let their fingers do the walking” and...
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First the leak or is that rumour, that Stamp Duty will be abolished on purchases of up to £250,000: Then the reality. The Chancellor Alastair Darling in his budget speech announces a temporary 2 year “stamp duty holiday” for that...
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Last week it was Estate Agents who were all in a paddy at the launch of iSold, Tesco’s joint venture with spicerhaart. Now, it seems it’s the turn of Conveyancing Solicitors to froth at the mouth. We have, the not unexpected news, as...
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New research published by the Ministry of Justice has revealed how the public choose a Conveyancing Solicitor. A sample of people, who had moved house in the last three years, was asked how they had first heard about their Conveyancing Solicitor. Using...
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31 per cent of people who moved home in the last three years obtained an estimate of their legal fees form their Conveyancing Solicitor. 61 per cent were able to obtain fixed fee quotations, whilst 4 per cent walked the tightrope of hourly billing (how...
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The Ministry of Justice (still a bit too Orwellian a title for me) published research this week that most of you when asked, couldn’t describe a good lawyer.  A bit like an elephant really. Know one when you see one but difficult to describe. ...
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The countdown to the World Cup in South Africa stands at 100 days.   So here is the deal. Instruct Clutton Cox, through our website, to carry out your Conveyancing on your sale or purchase within the next 100 days (for those of you who like...
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 What proportion of the overall legal costs of purchasing a house or flat in the UK goes to your Conveyancing Solicitor? Say you were buying at £350,000. OK that’s a bit above the average but by no means in the realms of the super rich. ...
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A national HIP provider, myhomemove, has given credence to a little reported fact regarding HIPs. This effect of HIPs was also highlighted in a post on this my ActionMove website back in July 2009 entitled “Have HIPs inadvertently Stabilised...
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 Some of you may have read my previous posts on Chancel Repair Liability and King Henry VIII’s Conveyancing legacy . I have been amazed at the interest generated which range from Chancel Repair Liability Insurers to the Wall Street...
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Where can you find out the nitty gritty about selling or buying your home in Chipping Sodbury? This guide will give you a flavour of the area, potential problems you may encounter and the property professionals you are likely to come across. If you are...
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What should you be looking for when selling or buying a home in Yate, near Bristol. Here are 10 helpful suggestions to get you on your way:- 1. Yate is about 13 miles north east of Bristol, with good rail and motorway links. The local authority is South...
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Choosing your Conveyancing Solicitor when you move home is a daunting task. Moving home can be a stressful time. But who will be right for you. Here are ten steps to choosing your Conveyancing Solicitor. 1. Listen to friends and family who have been moved...
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If you are one of the 4 out of 5 Homebuyers who do not have a full survey or a RICS Homebuyers Survey and Valuation carried out on their new home, think again. Many excuses are used for failing to carry out a survey; cost; extensive local knowledge; age of...
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But how do you know that’s what you will get, when you instruct your Conveyancing Solicitor to act for you when you move home You may have heard horror stories of chains breaking down, and Conveyancing Solicitors not doing a great job. More...
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When you are buying your property, it is felt by some that your Conveyancing Solicitor is an unnecessary expense. Good advice, in this regard, was provided writing in the Bricks & Mortar section of the Times last Friday. The article entitled “...
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 This is the third in my series on the prospects for the Housing Market in England and Wales in 2009. You can see my previous commentaries here for Spring and here for  Summer. Now is the time to reflect and predict what will happen over the...
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Chancel Repair liability is an ancient medieval law which could still affect your Conveyancing transaction when you buy a property in England and Wales. This is a follow up to a previous article entitled Henry VIII and Chancel Repair Liability: His...
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When it comes to buying and selling your home, its right up there as one of the most stressful things anyone can do! However, it doesn’t have to be like this; with a little forward planning, a touch of patience and great communication it can actually...
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“What if, what if it all goes Pete Tong” or less colloquially “What would you do if it were to go wrong” is perhaps the last phrase you may want to hear when you’re about to set up home with your partner. It is now quite...
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It is a year ago today that I posted my first blog. I was the first solicitor to blog regularly on Conveyancing, and I have added other areas of our expertise as I have gone on, such as Wills and Probate, HIPs and the Housing Market in general. It has...
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When the Law Society launched its consultation paper “Improving Residential Conveyancing”, it was a great opportunity for members of the professions to shape the future of the home buying and selling process. The introduction of HIPs and the...
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A legal Conveyancing nightmare was finally over this week, for a couple forced to auction their home to pay for repairs to their local church, for which they were responsible under an arcane law known as Chancel Repair liability. The Wallbanks sold their...
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Chipping Sodbury based solicitor and England fan Paul Hajek is banking on a Rooney hat-trick in next summer’s World Cup final to boost the local housing market. Paul Hajek, who runs Clutton Cox , one of the country’s oldest law firms, reckons...
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The Stamp Duty concession which exempts properties purchased under £175000 from paying any Stamp Duty Land Tax expires on 31st December 2009. Thereafter, Stamp Duty will be imposed on any purchase over £125000. The Stamp Duty payable will be...
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  The consultation period to respond to the Law Society’s report Improving Residential Conveyancing closes on tomorrow 18th September. We have listed the Questions posed by the Consultation Paper on Conveyancing together with our response. If...
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The Law Society’s consultation on the role of Conveyancing Solicitors in the home buying and selling process in England and Wales is set to close in one month’s time on 18th September. You can have your say on how the Conveyancing process may...
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There are so many Conveyancing solicitors to choose from, but where do you start? Even where you have received a recommendation, how do you know that you will really get on well together. There are many Conveyancing Solicitors, who might be regarded as...
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Tell me about your experiences when you last moved home, your thoughts about Conveyancing, Conveyancing Solicitors and how the home buying process could be improved. Why? Well, the Law Society has launched a consultation process with...
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1. The average price of a Property is now £152,898. 2. The average price of a Property excluding flats, is £224,024 3. Average Home Prices have declined by 20% since 2007 4. The Average time it takes to sell a property is below 10 weeks for...