Property: Conveyancing

Buying or selling a house is a significant event. Understandably you’re excited and as a result want everything to happen both quickly and smoothly.

Helen Checketts, Senior Associate Solicitor and Head of Property at Alsters Kelley Solicitors Ltd has plenty to smile about as she celebrates 5 years’ service with the firm.

Coventry, Warwickshire & Oxfordshire law firm Alsters Kelley Solicitors has successfully secured their reaccreditation to The Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme for the fourteenth year running.

Last week, the BBC reported how a couple who bought a £32.5m mansion can hand it back and have most of their money returned after they found out it had a “severe moth infestation.” The buyers found moths throughout their property, with many items having to be thrown away.

Head of Residential Conveyancing, Helen Checketts, looks at the implications of stamp duty changes on buyers.

Get expert legal advice on the crucial steps you need to take when selling your property, from title deeds to tax obligations. Keep your sale stress-free.

Discover the pros, risks, and legal considerations of buying auction property. Get essential tips to make an informed purchase decision.

What’s the significance of enquiries in conveyancing? How do legal queries protect a seller and buyer during property transactions.

Alsters Kelley Solicitors Ltd has recently awarded two training contracts to current staff from their Private Client team and the Residential Property department.

Coventry & Warwickshire law firm Alsters Kelley Solicitors has successfully secured their reaccreditation to The Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme for the thirteenth year running.

The Bank of England’s base rate cut impacts prospective buyers, homeowners, and investors. Learn how it affects you and how a solicitor can help.

How to manage property chains effectively and mitigate common problems like mortgage delays, survey issues, and misaligned completion dates.

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It’s important to compare apples with apples when looking at conveyancing quotes. We are often asked to price match conveyancing quotes, however our fees are usually less expensive than alternative quotes because of our no hidden fees policy.

It’s not exactly news that first-time buyers in the UK are struggling. They are faced with rocketing property prices, lack of small starter homes/affordable housing schemes, high rents which prevent them from saving for a deposit, rising interest payments, finding the right mortgage that works for them and of course fierce competition amongst buyers. But, thanks to a new lender – April Mortgages and their Dutch-style mortgages – things might be about to change for the better.

Consider these important factors when getting a Conveyancing Quotation. With a “No hidden fees” policy, we are an Accredited Conveyancing Firm. Fixed fees guaranteed.

Coventry & Warwickshire law firm Alsters Kelley Solicitors has successfully secured their reaccreditation to The Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme for the twelfth year running.

Both landlords and tenants are eagerly watching the progress of The Renters (Reform) Bill 2023, but probably for very different reasons. For Landlords it may include changes which are so fundamental that they may re-evaluate their decision to own buy-to-let property. Whilst for private renters, they will just be keen to have homes where they can benefit from longer-term security.

Alsters Kelley Solicitors has recently awarded a training contract to Sandra Steele.

Sandra obtained her law degree in 2016 from the University of Warwick and completed the Legal Practice Course and Master of Laws at the University of Law. She joined Alsters Kelley in 2020 as a Paralegal in the Residential Property team.

Nationwide Building Society recently published their house price survey which revealed that UK prices fell by 3.8% in July 2023, which marked the biggest annual drop since 2009.

In this article, we’ll explore in detail what it means to be tenants in common, how it differs from a joint tenancy and when it might be worth considering as an approach to home ownership.