My fiance’s sister is a solicitor. I hope that I will receive mate’s rates for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of fees would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Oxfordshire?
You should contrast pricing. Make use of our comparison tool on this site. Whilst fees may contrast greatly but the service one can expect are distinct between law firms as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.
I am looking to buy a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Oxfordshire who is on the Santander conveyancing. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Santander in certain locations such as Oxfordshire. We dont recommend any particular firm.
I just bought a flat at auction in Oxfordshire. Conveyancing is required. What is next?
Having exchanged you must appoint a conveyancing lawyer quickly as you are facing a tight a drop dead date to complete the property. An auction property will have a bespoke legal pack. This should include the copy title deeds, local authority and drainage searches. If you have purchased leasehold property the auction pack should contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing documentation specific to a leasehold property. You must give this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor at the earliest opportunity. Do make sure that your finances are organised to complete the transaction on the set completion date.
When it comes to mortgage companies such as Co-operative, do Oxfordshire conveyancing practitioners face a yearly amount to be on the list of approved solicitors?
We are not aware of any bank fees to register on their panel, although some do levy an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.
I had a mortgage agreed in principle with RBS. Oxfordshire conveyancing practitioners are chosen. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from RBS?
There is no definitive answer here. Have RBS conducted the valuation? Have you advised RBS as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the RBS conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.
I used Action Conveyancing several years past for my conveyancing in Oxfordshire. I now require my file however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Oxfordshire of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on a fortnight ago in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. Oxfordshire is where the house is located. Can you offer any guidance?
Flying freeholds in Oxfordshire are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Oxfordshire you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Oxfordshire may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
My partner has suggested that I instruct his conveyancing solicitors in Oxfordshire. Should I use them?
No doubt the best way to select a conveyancing solicitor is to get guidance from friends or relatives who have used the firm you're considering.