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Conveyancing Solicitors in the East Midlands

Conveyancing can be stressful, confusing and complex whether you are buying or selling a property.

Fortunately, Rothera Bray Solicitors are here to help you. With a dedicated account handler, you will always have one person to talk to who knows about your transaction.

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Property and Conveyancing Solicitors East Midlands

A property transaction is likely to be one of the biggest financial investments you will ever make. It is important to get it right.

It does not matter if you are buying, selling, releasing equity, buying freehold or leasehold. A conveyancing transaction can quickly become stressful, confusing and complex.

Because of this, it is important that you instruct a solicitor and law firm that you can trust. A firm that will put your interests first. That will foresee any potential problems which could cause delays. That will make sure the process runs smoothly for you.

The residential conveyancing team at Rothera Bray are experts in a wide variety of conveyancing matters. With a friendly and approachable service, the team will support you and keep you updated at all stages. We have an incredible track record of properties behind handled swiftly and efficiently to get you moving.

Whatever your needs, whether you’re a first-time buyer just getting onto the property market, want to transfer equity or buy your council house, we’re here to help.

 

 

 

Conveyancing Fees at Rothera Bray Solicitors

Transparency of our costs and legal fees are important to us. That is why we lay out our conveyancing fees in a clear way. Where possible, we keep fees fixed so you know what you are expected to pay.

Freehold Sale or Purchase Fees

£800 (inc. VAT) to around £3000 (inc. VAT)

Prices vary depending on the type of house.

A typical house purchase will start at around £800 (inc. VAT). Meanwhile, a substantial historic building will be more around the £3000 (inc. VAT) price range.

If there are special complications on the transaction of the property – for example, if the legal title is defective – this may increase the fees.

These fees do not include disbursements.

More information on Freehold Fees

 

Leasehold Sale or Purchase Fees

£1300 (inc. VAT) to around £3000 (inc. VAT)

Prices vary depending on the leasehold.

A simple transaction with no complications will be around £1300 (inc. VAT). Meanwhile, a leasehold with a defective lease could see fees around £3000 (inc. VAT).

Any special complications on the transaction of the leasehold – for example, difficulties in obtaining management packs from a third party – may increase the fees.

These fees do not include disbursements.

More information on Leasehold Fees

 

Remortgage Fees

£595 (inc. VAT) to £795 (inc. VAT)

Prices vary depending on the type of mortgage.

Remortgages on a freehold will be around £595 (inc. VAT). Meanwhile, remortgages on a leasehold could see fees around £795 (inc. VAT)

Any complications on the transaction could see the fees increase.

These fees do not include disbursements.

More information on Remortgage Fees

 

Disbursements

Third-party payments are required during a conveyancing transaction. These payments are called disbursement fees and paid on your behalf by Rothera Bray.

Search Fees

Approximately £228 depending on the Local Authority.

This is a cost paid to the Local Authority where the property is located. It is required to learn more about the property before a sale is completed. The purpose is to uncover any known details that may negatively impact the value of the property in the future.

 

Land Registry Fees

This is set by the Land Registry according to the purchase price (see Land Registry fee scale on their website).

 

Electronic Money Transfer Fee

£35

This is a fee charged for the cost of transferring the mortgage money from the lender to the solicitor.

 

VAT

20%

We will add VAT to our charges at the rate which applies when the work is done.

 

Stamp Duty Land Tax

You may have to pay Stamp Duty Land Tax on your conveyancing transaction. The amount charged will depend on the purchase price of the property.

You can calculate the amount you will need to pay by using HMRC’s website.

We will organise the payment of this on your behalf.

 

 

When do I need to pay the conveyancing fees?

On instruction, you will need to pay a balance to cover any expected disbursement fees. This is so funds are available to pay third parties. As a result, any delays are minimised from your end.

These are the only costs you will need to pay upfront.

The conveyancing fees themselves will not need to be paid until the contracts are exchanged if you are buying or the sale completes if you are selling.

Extra disbursement fees may be needed during the process. If required, you will be informed of this at the time.

 

 

How do I get a conveyancing quote?

Getting a conveyancing quote is the best way to get a price based on your personal transaction.

A conveyancing quote will be based on any features specific to your property.

To get a conveyancing quote for Rothera Bray, simply call our office or send us a message using the contact form.

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What are the stages of buying a property?

The stages of buying, or selling, a property will be different for every sale. However, they all usually follow the same type of stages. These are:

  • Take your instructions and give any initial advice required
  • Check finances are in place to fund the purchase
  • Receive and advise on contract documents
  • Carry out searches
  • Obtain further planning documentation if required
  • Raise any necessary enquiries of the seller’s solicitor
  • Give you advice on all documents and information received
  • Advise on the conditions of your mortgage offer
  • Send final contract to you for signature
  • Draft transfer document
  • Provide advice on joint ownership
  • Exchange contracts and notify you
  • Obtain pre-completion searches
  • Arrange for all monies required to be received from your lender and you
  • Complete purchase
  • Deal with payment of Stamp Duty Land Tax
  • Register your ownership of the property with the Land Registry

Difficulties in your transaction can happen at any one of these stages. This is why buying and selling property can become complicated, complex and stressful.

A trained solicitor has the experience to manage any of these difficulties and is able to resolve them.

 

 

Do I need a solicitor to buy a property?

It is not a legal requirement to use a solicitor to purchase or sell a property.

However, conveyancing transactions can be of very high value. Additionally, there any many stages involved to buy a property.

Should anything go wrong, you could find yourself with a very expensive mistake and with no legal grounds to defend yourself on.

By using trained and qualified solicitors, you have the confidence that your property purchase or sale has been done correctly. Meaning you should not have to worry about any unexpected costs in the future.

 

 

Why choose Rothera Bray Solicitors for your Conveyancing?

Hidden surprises and unexpected costs are the last things you would want. Because of this, we make sure our conveyancing process is open and transparent.

We will be clear about costs, timescales and expenses, and should any unforeseen circumstances happen you will be made fully aware of any extra work needed and what has caused them.

You will have one qualified conveyancing team member dealing with your case. They will work with you from start to finish so they can get to know you and your requirements. Your case handler will keep you informed about any updates.

To ensure there is always someone you can contact, you will be given the direct phone and email address of your case handler and their assistant. This means that you can always speak to someone to get matters dealt with swiftly, with no delays.

Your case handler will communicate with you the way you like. Whether you want to stay updated on your conveyancing online through email, phone or face-to-face.

As well as being authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, Rothera Bray is accredited with the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme. This is a mark of excellence that confirms our processes and procedures have been approved. It ensures a recognised quality standard for residential conveyancing practices that you can be confident in.

We are on several housing association panels including Metropolitan, Derwent Housing, East Midlands Housing and Waterloo Homes.

All types of conveyancing transactions can be completed by Rothera Bray. This includes; sales, purchases, freehold, leasehold, new builds.

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FAQs

What is conveyancing?

Conveyancing is where the legal title of a house is transferred from one person to another.

What are the steps of conveyancing?

There are usually five steps involved when buying a property:

 Pre-contract stage

  • Have offer accepted on property, instruct a solicitor, details shared between buyer’s and seller’s solicitors, buyer’s solicitor receives property information from seller’s solicitor, buyer’s solicitor receives copy of formally accepted mortgage offer
  • Arrange property survey and searches
  • All documents are signed

Exchange of contracts

  • Completion date is fixed
  • Any issues are resolved, final completion statement, transfer deed and mortgage deed are agreed and signed. Signed deed is sent to seller’s solicitor, contracts are exchanged, and deposit is sent to seller’s solicitor

Between exchange and completion

  • Buyer’s solicitor lodges an interest in the property so the deeds are frozen for 30 days to allow you to pay the seller and lodge your application to the land registry to transfer deeds

Completion

  • The keys are released to you once the seller’s solicitor confirms they have received the balance of the money due

Post-completion

  • Your solicitor pays any Stamp Duty Land Tax due and registers your ownership with the Land Registry
How long will the conveyancing process take?

On average the conveyancing process takes around 14-18 weeks. However, it can be much shorter or a lot longer depending on how long the chain is and how quickly the slowest link in the chain progresses. It can also take longer if there are other issues, for example if the survey reveals a problem with the property, issues with the property title or buyer’s mortgage, or a number of other factors.

Do I need to use a solicitor when buying a property?

Whilst you can do conveyancing yourself, you still have to pay for and get searches carried out and you have no cover if anything goes wrong. Also, if you are having a mortgage then most lenders insist a solicitor is used for the conveyancing.

What is a freehold property?

If you own a freehold property, it means you own the building and the land it stands on outright. Most whole houses are sold this way.

What is a leasehold property?

Leasehold means you have a lease from the landlord (who is the freeholder), to use the home for a number of years. While leases can be short, most tend to be long and range anywhere from 90 or 120 years to 999 years.

What Does ‘Exchange of Contracts’ Mean?

Exchange of contracts is where signed contracts are swapped between the buyer’s solicitor and the seller’s solicitor and the buyer pays the deposit. At this point the agreement becomes legally binding.

What does ‘in a chain’ mean?

Being in a chain means that you are linked with other people who are buying and selling properties because your sale or purchase is dependent on another transaction. For example, you might be buying a property but be relying on someone to purchase your existing home before you can finance the purchase of your new home.

Is a survey really necessary when I buy a property?

It is not a legal requirement to get a survey done when buying a house. However, it could save you money in the long term if it uncovers any issues with the property, as you may decide to walk away from purchasing the property or renegotiate the price.

Contact our Conveyancing Team

Our Conveyancing Team

Amanda Sutcliffe

a.sutcliffe@rotherabray.co.uk

Amanda has extensive residential property experience with over 30 years practising law. This has included a great deal of commercial conveyancing which gives her a particular expertise in the selling and buying of leasehold property and complex titles.

Michelle Young

Michelle Young

m.young@rotherabray.co.uk

Michelle Young is a residential property specialist and heads up the residential property team at Nottingham-based law firm Rothera Bray Solicitors. She’s based in our West Bridgord office.

Johanna Goddard

j.goddard@rotherabray.co.uk

Jo Goddard has over 20 years experience specialising in all aspects of residential conveyancing and regularly acts for clients on sales, purchases, remortgages and transfers of equity and is part of one of the largest conveyancing teams across the East Midlands. She works in out Lace Market office.

Lucy Pettitt

Lucy Pettitt

l.pettitt@rotherabray.co.uk

Lucy Pettitt is based in our Mapperley Office and has amassed over 12 years of experience in all aspects of Conveyancing.

Lucy Walsh

l.walsh@rotherabray.co.uk

Lucy Walsh is a Senior Associate Solicitor in the Residential Conveyancing team and is based primarily at our Derby office.

Emily Weston

Emily Weston

e.weston@rotherabray.co.uk

Emily Weston is as a Senior Associate Solicitor in the Residential Conveyancing team and is based primarily at our Beeston office.

Julekha Nathani

j.nathani@rotherabray.co.uk

Julekha specializes in residential conveyancing and is based at our Leicester office. Having qualified in 2016 she has an extensive property knowledge dealing with a wide range of conveyancing matters.

Kiran Phagura

k.phagura@rotherabray.co.uk

Kiran Phagura is an Associate Solicitor based in our Leicester Office. She specialises in all aspects of Residential Conveyancing.

Rupa Popat

r.popat@rotherabray.co.uk

Rupa Popat is an Associate Solicitor in Rothera Bray’s Conveyancing department and is based at our Derby office.

Christopher Sweetman

c.sweetman@rotherabray.co.uk

Christopher is a Licensed Conveyancer based at our Market Harborough office. He specialises in all aspects of Residential Property including New Build Purchases and Unregistered Properties.

Kerry Brown

Kerry Brown

k.brown@rotherabray.co.uk

Kerry Brown is a residential property specialist at West Brigford.

Abbey Freeman

a.freeman@rotherabray.co.uk

Abbey Freeman is a Solicitor in Rothera Bray’s Conveyancing team and is based at our West Bridgford and Nottingham Lace Market offices.

Hayley Drewry

Hayley Hart

h.hart@rotherabray.co.uk

Hayley Hart is a Solicitor in Rothera Bray’s Residential Conveyancing department and is based at our Lace Market office.

Carla Morris

c.morris@rotherabray.co.uk

Carla is the Conveyancing Assistant at our Market Harborough branch. She has 5 years’ experience working in residential conveyancing having previously worked for a large specialist conveyancing firm.

Tina Rana

t.rana@rotherabray.co.uk

Tina is a solicitor in the residential conveyancing department. She has extensive experience in dealing with all aspects of residential conveyancing including, leasehold and transfer of equities.

Kerry Redfern

Kerry Redfern

k.redfern@rotherabray.co.uk

Kerry Redfern is a residential property specialist in our Mapperley office.

Karen Westwood

k.westwood@rotherabray.co.uk

Karen is an experienced fully qualified Legal Executive specialising in residential conveyancing. She is based at our Leicester Office and specialises in freehold sales and purchases.

Toby Byford

t.byford@rotherabray.co.uk

Toby is a Trainee Solicitor in our Residential Conveyancing department and is currently based at our West Bridgford office.

Sophie Bellaby

s.bellaby@rotherabray.co.uk

Sophie Bellaby is a Senior Paralegal in Rothera Bray’s Conveyancing department and is based at our Lace Market office in the heart of Nottingham city centre.

Vicki Ettles

Vicki Ettles

v.ettles@rotherabray.co.uk

Vicki Ettles is a Senior Paralegal in the conveyancing department at Rothera Bray and is based at our Lace Market office.

Schiennel Holness

s.holness@rotherabray.co.uk

Schiennel Holness is a Senior Paralegal in Rothera Bray’s Conveyancing department and is based at our Lace Market office in the heart of Nottingham city centre.

Grace Millward

Grace Millward

g.millward@rotherabray.co.uk

Grace Millward is a Senior Paralegal in Rothera Bray Residential Conveyancing department and is based at the Beeston office.

Shelby Richardson

Shelby Richardson

s.richardson@rotherabray.co.uk

Shelby Richardson is a Senior Paralegal in Rothera Bray’s Conveyancing department and is based at our West Bridgford branch.

Ellie Robinson

em.robinson@rotherabray.co.uk

Ellie Robinson is a Senior Paralegal in the residential conveyancing department at Rothera Bray and is based at our West Bridgford office.

Kavita Vashisht

Kavita Vashisht

k.vashisht@rotherabray.co.uk

Kavita Vashisht is a Senior Paralegal in Rothera Bray’s Residential Conveyancing department and is based at our Beeston office.

Samantha Buckle

Samantha Buckle

s.buckle@rotherabray.co.uk

Samantha Buckle is a paralegal in Rothera Bray’s Conveyancing department and is based at our Lace Market office in Nottingham city centre.

Safina Metcalfe

Safina Metcalfe

s.metcalfe@rotherabray.co.uk

Safina Metcalfe is a Paralegal based within our Residential Conveyancing department. Safina is based at our Head Office in the Lace Market.

Laura Runcak

l.runcak@rotherabray.co.uk

Laura Runcak is a Paralegal in Rothera Bray’s Conveyancing department and is based at our Derby office.

Sally Cooper

Sally Cooper

s.cooper@rotherabray.co.uk

Sally is our first point of contact for any new conveyancing enquiries that come in to the department and provides a bespoke quoting service for prospective clients, estate agents and other referrers of work.

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