Whether you wish to buy, sell, rent, or lease a residential property, the W. Davies Residential Property team is highly experienced in dealing with such matters.

We can advise you on all aspects of residential property law, including:

• Buying and selling flats, houses and land
• Residential development
• Arranging financing and re-financing of property
• Re-mortgages, Equity Release schemes and the transfer of equity in your house
• Leasehold property
• Lease extensions
• Preparation and review of tenancy agreements.

Acquisition or disposal transactions in which we have been involved range from shared ownership properties, newly-built flats, or houses, to older buildings, high-value properties such as sizeable country estates and luxury London flats and houses.

At the beginning of your sale or purchase, you will be assigned a Residential Property team lawyer, who will be responsible for your matter throughout the transaction. At the same time, you will be given a clear, written indication of our fees, plus a breakdown of the other related expenses likely to be incurred. As your matter progresses, you will receive updates by letter, email or by phone, on a regular basis.

In the case of a purchase, we will provide you with a detailed report on the property. Written in plain English, this report will summarise the results of our enquiries and searches; as well as providing you with a comprehensive overview before you commit to buy, the report should also serves as a useful reference point, post-purchase.

If you own property as an investment, we can help you by drafting a tenancy agreement and arranging service of any relevant notices. Should you encounter problems with your tenants, our specialist Litigation department can help you protect your investment.

We work in association with estate agents and developers to reduce your administrative burdens, as well as the transaction time.

If you are buying a leasehold property the report will also contain details of the lease, service charge and how the building is managed.

If you are selling or thinking of selling your property, we will liaise with all the other parties in the chain to ensure that the sale proceeds as quickly and as smoothly as possible.

We can also help you buy the freehold of the building of which your flat forms a part. Additionally, we can advise on how you, together with your fellow leaseholders, can take over the management of the building.

We understand that you may need advice on the purchase or sale of a Residential Property because of divorce or bereavement. In such circumstances, our lawyers will make a special point of ensuring that you receive the personal service that you require.

Assistance with your property needs may be only part of your overall legal requirements. You can be assured that our Residential Property team will work in co-ordination with the other departments in our firm to provide you with the benefits of an integrated service, co-ordinated to provide you with the highest degree of cost-effective efficiency.

Graham Mott on gm@wdavies.com or Carolynn Davies on csd@wdavies.com