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New Build

Specialist Legal Support for Buying a New Build Home

Buying a new-build property is exciting but comes with tight deadlines, complex contracts, and unique risks. Whether you’re a first-time buyer using Help to Buy or an experienced mover purchasing off-plan, it’s vital to have a solicitor who understands the process inside-out.

Convey Us Legal provides fast, precise, and reliable legal support for new-build purchases across Birmingham and the West Midlands. We work closely with developers and lenders to ensure your transaction completes smoothly, on time, and without unpleasant surprises.

What Makes New Build Different?

New build properties come with:

  • Strict 28-day exchange deadlines
  • Long or variable completion dates (e.g. “on notice”)
  • Developer-specific contracts and terms
  • Issues around planning consents, roads, and warranties
  • Shared ownership, leasehold or management company complexities
  • Help to Buy or mortgage conditions

You need a solicitor who can act quickly, ask the right questions, and protect your interests from reservation to completion.

Our Legal Services Include:

  • Reviewing and reporting on the developer’s contract pack
  • Ensuring the property has valid planning permission and building regs approval
  • Checking NHBC / LABC warranty and guarantees
  • Raising enquiries with the developer’s solicitor
  • Liaising with your mortgage lender and broker
  • Reviewing Help to Buy or Lifetime ISA paperwork (if applicable)
  • Arranging exchange and completion
  • Registering your property with HM Land Registry

We’ll guide you through every stage in plain English and never let you miss a deadline.

Who We Help

We act for:

  • First-time buyers purchasing off-plan
  • Help to Buy buyers using shared equity
  • Movers upsizing to new estates
  • Buy-to-let investors buying new stock
  • Clients using shared ownership or leasehold
  • Buyers needing urgent exchange or developer incentives

Whether you’re buying with cash or a mortgage, we’ll act quickly and keep you fully informed.

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Frequently asked questions

How long do I have to exchange contracts?

Most developers require exchange within 28 days of reserving. We prioritise your file to make this happen.

Do you check planning permission and warranties?

Yes — we check all key documents, including planning approvals, building control certificates, and your new home warranty.

Can you handle Help to Buy legal paperwork?

Yes. We’ve completed hundreds of Help to Buy purchases and liaise with the equity loan administrator on your behalf.

Will my property be leasehold?

Some new builds (especially flats) are leasehold. We’ll review the lease terms in detail and flag anything unfair.

Do you charge extra for fast exchange?

No hidden fees. We’ll agree a fixed fee up front, and our service is geared around the pace required by developers.