Welcome, I am a highly experienced property lawyer and conveyancing solicitor with a trusted, personal and proactive style and supported by a knowledgeable and dedicated team. Here at Barbara Jacobs & Co our job is to help you to make the right decision at the right time about the right property move for you and your family.
We are often recommended by estate agents and finance professionals but we do not pay referal fees. Neither will you find a 'quote engine' on this website because we know each and every transaction is different. However, we have provided examples of our fixed fees and current variable costs to help you understand how the process and our pricing works.
We are often recommended by estate agents and finance professionals but we do not pay referal fees. Neither will you find a 'quote engine' on this website because we know each and every transaction is different. However, we have provided examples of our fixed fees and current variable costs to help you understand how the process and our pricing works.
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A property lawyer with over 38 years' experience, Barbara lives with her family in Sutton-on-the-Forest outside York, North Yorkshire, and for many years worked with some of most well-know legal practices in the region. Setting up her own practice in 2008, Barbara Jacobs & Co, Barbara now offers her highly proactive and personal service direct to her many diverse clients.
We provide purchase, sale, remortgage and equity release services to private individuals and companies for owner occupation of residential properties and buy to let investment. All services are led and delivered by practice principal, property lawyer Barbara Jacobs. Barbara uses her wealth of experience and personal drive combined with today's technology to ensure that all clients' needs are met.
Selling or buying a property is stressful, even more so if the two transactions are dependant on each other with a chain of transactions on both the sale and purchase. So, it can be helpful and indeed important to understand the processes involved.
Take a look at our helpful introductory guides that seek to outline the general procedures involved, whilst remembering that no two transactions are the same, as so much depends on the properties and unique needs of the parties involved.
Take a look at our helpful introductory guides that seek to outline the general procedures involved, whilst remembering that no two transactions are the same, as so much depends on the properties and unique needs of the parties involved.
A family had outgrown their home and wanted to move to a larger property in the same city. A "cash" buyer was found for their existing property and the purchase of the larger house was negotiated on the basis that the transactions were to exchange and compete in two months. We commenced legal work on behalf of the family with due speed but it became obvious that the buyer was not in truth "cash" and required a mortgage.
Unusual properties likely to attract many buyers are difficult to value so that an auction is a true test of a property's sale price. Alternatively properties that have been difficult to sell, due to a problem with the physical condition or with the legal title; sellers who are looking for a quick sale and those who have many similar properties to sell will opt for a sale by auction.
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Meg K.
Dec 25, 2017
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Barbara Jacobs and especially her assistant David Ploughman were phenomenal. We were moving from abroad and needed to be into our new flat on a specific day. Considering the lengthy home-buying process in the UK, they were quick to respond and made excellent recommendations - and they made the exchange and completion happen when we needed it to. Would use them again for all other conveyor solicitor needs in the future.
Geoff Chalmers
Nov 15, 2017
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I have used Barbara Jacobs and Co on two occasions over the last 12 months and found their work to be outstanding. Alison, David and Barbara were fast, professional and worked to a very high standard with excellent communication throughout the process. They were also fantastic value and I can't rate them highly enough.
