Residential Property

How we can help with residential property matters

• First time buyers – we can guide you through every step of buying your first home, communicating the progress of your transaction in plain English.
• Buyers of new build properties and help to buy schemes – we have a specialist team dedicated to this area of work.
• A range of services for those in the buy to let market – you might be purchasing a second home, adding to an already thriving investment portfolio, or buying an HMO
• Assisting in the sale of buy to let properties and dealing with existing tenancy agreements.
• Help with lease extensions – you might have a flat or house with a long lease that’s coming to an end.

How we work

• Our aim is that the same lawyer work with you from start to finish
• We are clear about our fees from the outset
• The average house purchase takes around 8-10 weeks

Costs

Please find below a list of our fees and disbursements for looking after your sale, purchase or re-mortgage of your residential house or flat. We have also given a brief explanation of the work we will undertake for you.

Please choose from the following:

• Sale of a property
• Purchase of a property
• Re-mortgage

Who will carry out the work?

Your matter will be looked after by one of the lawyers in our Residential Conveyancing department. Click on a lawyer in the “Meet the Team” section below to find out more about us.

You will be notified which lawyer will be looking after your matter when we send you our initial terms of business letter. That letter will also include confirmation of the hourly charging rate for that lawyer, which will apply to any work outside the scope of the fixed fees outlined.

How long will the transaction take?

How long it will take from the offer being accepted until you can move will depend on a number of factors. The average process takes between 8 to 10 weeks.

It can be quicker or slower depending on other parties in the chain.

For example:

A transaction where either you or your buyer need a mortgage offer is likely to take longer than a transaction with no mortgage required.
A transaction where one of the parties in the chain is buying a new build property may result in a longer completion date.

If you are dealing with a leasehold transaction it may take longer to obtain the management pack from the landlord of if a lease extension is required this can take considerably longer, sometimes months rather than weeks to complete.