New Build Conveyancing

Your New Build, Our Expertise

When purchasing a new build property, whilst some standard conveyancing steps are the same, there are some significant differences. For this reason, you need to secure a conveyancing solicitor with the right experience to handle your new build conveyancing.

Although some buyers believe it is safer with a ‘brand new property’, there are a set of unique challenges that affect the conveyancing process when buying a new build property. This is the same whether you are considering a property in a larger estate or a small, exclusive development. All these matters must be carefully assessed and resolved where necessary by an experienced New Build Conveyancing Solicitor.

Why do I need a specialist new build conveyancer?

A new build property, is just that, newly built on development land. Whilst it is common knowledge that any house buyer wants their builder to take the time and care needed when building adequate foundations for the property and using the correct building materials to form the structure of the house, it is also just as important from to ensure that drainage and service media are adequate and roads are or will be adopted, and to ensure you as the property owner have the adequate rights to use drains, roads and wider parts of the estate. This is where your new build conveyancing solicitor comes in.

In many cases, it is not uncommon when buying a new build property, for you to exchange and become legally bound to buy the property, long before the property is fully built and ready to move into. It is therefore vitally important to ensure all the paperwork and legal aspects of the property are in order and you are sufficiently protected, ready for when the property is ready to move into.

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What are the important considerations of a New Build Conveyancing Solicitor?

Our new build conveyancing solicitors will ensure the following:

  • The property has been constructed in line with planning and building regulations, including the vitally important new home warranty aspects
  • All relevant legal matters are in order to ensure your enjoyment of the property including drains and other service media, roads and the wider estate, legal restrictions and obligations on you as the property owner just to name a few.
  • The property is suitable for any mortgage lender or product you have secured, especially noting that the property may not be habitable for some time from the point of reservation
  • The terms of any reservation period and fee are met
  • Advise you on any obligations and responsibilities, along with any Estate Management aspects of the property
  • Manage any linked sale of an existing property to ensure both matters are dealt with in a timely manner
  • Deal with registering the property with you as the owner at the Land Registry.
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How does the process of buying a new build work?

When buying a new build property, you are expected to work quickly and efficiently as the reservation of a new build property is often subject to a strict timeline set by the builder or developer. In addition, as the property is brand new, you need an experienced property solicitor who knows everything to look out for with a new build property, that may be “reasonably assumed” when purchasing an existing property.

With our team of expert new build conveyancing solicitors, we are used to working with precision at speed. We have worked with the majority of major new home developers and also smaller scale house builders. Contractual negotiations include deposit protection, how the deposits will be held and utilised by the developer between exchange and completion etc.

We understand how to negotiate the best contract that works for you, as in some cases, the contracts prepared by developers work more in favour of the Developer, we are able to level the playing field here and negotiate terms more favourable to you.

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What if I want to find out more?

It is not unusual for new build developers to have a recommended panel of solicitors they work with. It is always wise to speak to other independent firms to see what they can offer and understand some of the advantages of stepping away from what is recommended to you.

Our team of experienced new build conveyancing experts are on hand to chat to you about how we can help, our experience in the New Build property space and provide quotes and tailored advice to your specific set of circumstances. You can call, email or get a quick quote via our website.

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Our New Build Conveyancing Services

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If you are either considering, or have reserved a new build property, we can help take you through the conveyancing formalities up to completion, collecting the keys and moving into your brand-new home. We provide tailored fixed fee quotations for our conveyancing solicitors to act on your behalf and handle all the legal formalities of your new build home purchase.

If you are selling an existing property in order to move into a new build property, we have a team able to handle your sale ensuring that the two transactions run simultaneously in order to meet the strict timeframes set on the new build purchase.

If you are looking to sell your existing property by a part-exchange scheme, we can also help here, ensuring you receive the best possible service and outcome for your part-exchanged property and can look forward to moving into your new home

Finances and mortgages can be complicated when it comes to a new build property purchase, especially where there may be a long delay between exchange and completion if a property is not yet ready to move into. We have a wealth of industry experience of handling such matters and so can navigate you through the complexities with ease to ensure that you can purchase your new home in a way that works for you.

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What Our Clients Think

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Really pleased with the service. Kept me in the loop all the way through, even when things got tricky

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Brilliant communication. There was always someone at the end of the phone whenever I needed to speak to someone about my house purchase. I also got regular updates through the portal.

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Worked really efficiently to make everything fall into place!

Express Conveyancing helped me to sell my home and buy a new one. There was a lot to do in a tight timeframe and they worked really efficiently to make everything fall into place at the right time. They also kept me and the sales team fully updated

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Thank you to the whole team!

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Your journey to your new home starts here with our new build specialists

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