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Basingstoke Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average time frame of 100 days for registration of title in Basingstoke
  • 2 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £8,630
  • 3 August was the busiest month and September was the next busiest month while July was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Basingstoke
  • 4 Percentage of cases in Basingstoke that are buy to let is 9%
  • 5 Average time from start to completion was 70 days for conveyancing in Basingstoke

Examples of recent conveyancing in Basingstoke since April 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Basingstoke

After what seems like an age a loan offer from NatWest for the refinancing of my 3 bedroom garden flat is coming within the next few days. Are you able to propose a cheap conveyancing practitioner in Basingstoke?

This site is not designed to aid those in pursuit of cut-price fees for conveyancing in Basingstoke. Our goal is to offer value for money conveyancing but we do not aim to advertise as being the cheapest. Avoid the trap of appointing companies offering the bait of £100 conveyancing in Basingstoke. Optimistically, in deciding on low cost conveyancing, you will receive what you pay for and at worst it will result in you spending a lot in extras and still not receive the service required.

I am assisting my step-mother sell her flat in Basingstoke. Does the conveyancer arrange an energy assessment or it is for the owner to coordinate?

After the abolition of Home Information Packs, EPC’s remained a compulsory part of selling a property. An energy assessment needs to be to hand in advance of the property being advertised. It is not a task that law firms normally arrange. If you are using a Basingstoke conveyancing practitioner they may be able to arrange EPC’s given their relationships with reputable Basingstoke providers

A colleague advised me that in buying a property in Basingstoke there may be a number of restrictions preventing external alterations to the property. Is this right?

We are aware of anumerous of properties in Basingstoke which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to perform external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Basingstoke should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

Planning on purchasing a maisonette in Basingstoke. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Basingstoke conveyancer is on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel.

I have recentlydiscovered that Arc property Solicitors have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Basingstoke for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 18 months ago. How can I check that the property is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?

The quickest way to see if the premises is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Basingstoke conveyancing specialists.

I'm buying my first flat in Basingstoke with a loan from Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. The builders refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The property agent advised me not reveal to my lawyer about this side-deal as it would put at risk my mortgage with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

How do I use the search app to select a conveyancing practitioner in Basingstoke on the authorised to act for my bank?

1st choose a bank such as National Westminster Bank, Coventry Building Society or Britannia then choose your preferred area such as Basingstoke. Conveyancing firms in Basingstoke and nationally should be identified.

It may have been a long time coming a mortgage offer from a mortgage company for the remortgage of my 2 bedroom apartment is to be issued any day now. Are you able to recommend a low cost remortgage conveyancing lawyer in Basingstoke ?

This site is not designed to help in pursuit of a cheap conveyancing solicitors in Basingstoke. Our goal is to offer excellent value conveyancing but we do not aim to work with the cheapest lawyers. Do not be fooled by companies offering low cost conveyancing in Basingstoke.At best, in opting for cheap conveyancing, you will get what you pay for and at worst you will end up paying a lot in additional fee and still not receive the service expected.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Basingstoke regulated by the SRA

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

  • Clarke & Son Llp, Manor House, 8 Winchester Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 8UG
  • Lamb Brooks Trustees Limited, Victoria House, 39 Winchester Street, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 7EQ
  • Lamb Brooks Llp, Victoria House, 39 Winchester Street, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 7EQ
  • Neale Turk Llp, 74 Bounty Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 3BZ
  • Henleys, 60 Southern Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 3EA

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Basingstoke regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Basingstoke specialising in commercial conveyancing in Basingstoke. This may include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Clarke & Son Llp, Manor House, 8 Winchester Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 8UG
  • Lamb Brooks Llp, Victoria House, 39 Winchester Street, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 7EQ
  • Neale Turk Llp, 74 Bounty Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 3BZ
  • Henleys, 60 Southern Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 3EA
  • Brain Chase Coles, Haymarket House, 20-24 Wote Street, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 7NL

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Basingstoke 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
  • Representing bank (where applicable)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Preparing the Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Negotiating adjustments to the the Transfer deed
  • Corresponding with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring funds to relevant parties
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the change in ownership and the mortgage (where relevant) at the HMLR.

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

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