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Cheap conveyancing in Andover does not necessarily mean low quality - but the odds are stacked against you

Main reasons to let us assist you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Andover

  • 1 Andover conveyancers have a significant advantage when it comes to Andover conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will affect your conveyancing
  • 2 Personal touch and pure property expertise are key benefits that you should seek when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Andover property deals can become significantly more stressful as a result of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 3 Notwithstanding what other solicitors say it just might be necessary to pop into your lawyer to execute legal papers. Too many 3rd parties are already involved in a house sale without having to include the postman into the pot.
  • 4 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Andover is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the level of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 5 This site is the only site offering you the facility to check that your conveyancing in Andover will be conducted by a conveyancer on your mortgage lender’s approved panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Andover since June 2020*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Andover

Would the conveyancing lawyers listed on your site conduct conveyancing in Andover by way of an attended exchange?

We do have a number of conveyancing specialists carrying out 24hr exchanges. Please contact us to secure a conveyancing quote and details as to dates.

Why do I have to pay up front when it comes to conveyancing in Andover?

If you are buying a property in Andover your solicitor will ask you to provide them with funds to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. Normally this is called for to cover the fees of the Local Authority Search. When the deposit is as part of the sale price then this should be required shortly ahead of exchange of contracts. Any further balance that is due should be sent to your lawyer shortly before completion.

What is the best way to investigate if the solicitor conducting my conveyancing in Andover is on the mortgage lender’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Yorkshire Building Society thus spending £187.00 plus VAT in further legal costs.

Please do take advantage of the search tool on this web page. Please choose the lender and type ‘Andover’ or your location and you will discover a number of lawyer offices in Andover or nearest you.

My wife and I are purchasing a house in Andover. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a solicitor? At some point we have to deposit our life savings into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our monies?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

I am helping my step-mother sell her property in Andover. Will the conveyancing solicitor arrange the energy performance certificate or it is for me to see to?

After the abolition of HIPs, energy assessments was retained a required part of selling a property. An energy assessment needs to be to hand prior to the property being advertised. It is not as aspect of the sale process that solicitors normally arrange. If you are instructing a Andover conveyancing practitioner they might help arrange energy performance certificates due to their contacts with reputable Andover energy assessors

I happen to be the sole recipient of my late grandmother’s estate with all property in now in my sole name, including the house in Andover. The Andover property was put into my name in August. I now wish to sell up. I do know about the CML 6 month 'rule', meaning my proprietorship may be treated the same way as if I'd bought the property in August. Do I have to wait half a year to sell?

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook obliges conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you may be impacted by that. Most banks would take a sensible view as this requirement primarily exists to pick up on the purchase and immediately sell or the wholesaling and assigning of property.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Andover. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Andover

    Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal.

As co-executor for the estate of my father I am selling a property in Neath but live in Andover. My conveyancer (based 260 kilometers awayhas requested that I sign a statutory declaration ahead of completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Andover who can attest and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you should not be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are located in Andover

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Andover regulated by the SRA

It is important to note that the listed firms do not limit their work for conveyancing in Andover but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.

  • Talbot Walker Llp, 16 Bridge Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1BJ
  • Barker Son & Isherwood Llp, 32 High Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1NT
  • Ranson Houghton Llp, 1-5 Bridge Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1BE
  • Bull & Co. Solicitors Llp, 41b London Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 2NU
  • Dbb Law Llp, 24-32 London Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 2PE

Domestic conveyancing in Andover almost always comprises the following:

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drafting contract and associated papers
  • Submitting draft papers to the solicitor retained by the buyer
  • Negotiating contracts and responding to supplemental questions from the purchaser’s solicitor
  • Finalising the transfer document
  • Responding to requisitions submitted by the buyer’s solicitor
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Receiving sale proceeds and wiring funds to the owner, the estate agent and paying off the mortgage (if applicable)

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Andover is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Following instructions from the lender (if applicable)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Negotiating amendments to the draft Transfer
  • Communicating with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing monies to relevant parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the correct stamp duty forms and payment
  • Registering the new ownership and the mortgage (where applicable) at the Land Registry.

Neighboring Locations

Ludgershall
Andover
Stockbridge

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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