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Main reasons to use our service to help you choose a local conveyancing solicitor in Fakenham

  • 1 Fakenham lawyers work in conjunction with Fakenham estate agents, house builders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is offered to clients every step of the way, never losing sight of the time-critical nature behind your conveyancing transaction
  • 2 Fakenham solicitors will be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 3 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these organisations are often located many miles away with little understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Fakenham
  • 4 No matter what any alternative lawyers advise it could be necessary to pop into your conveyancer to sign documents. There are enough parties engaged in a house sale without having to include Royal Mail into the pot.
  • 5 We are the UKs largest domestic conveyancing directory service identifying lender approved law firms conducting conveyancing in Fakenham regulated by the SRA or CLC.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Fakenham since November 2025*

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Sale

of semi residence, Oak Street, NR21 9DX completing on 21/11/2025 at a price of £280,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, securing official copies of the title

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Transfer

of detached residence premises, Queens Road, NR21 8DB completing on 15/12/2025 at a price of £285,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

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Transfer

of semi residence, Hayes Lane, NR21 9ER completing on 09/12/2025 at a price of £227,500. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, obtaining official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

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Conveyance

of apartment Fayregreen NR21 8HE, sold for £153,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Fakenham

Is the fact that my conveyancer in Fakenham is not on my bank's conveyancing panel that there is a problem with the quality of the firm’s work?

That is more than likely a wrong assumption to make. There are all sorts of perfectly plausible explanations. A recent report by the solicitors regulator revealed that over three quarters of law firms surveyed had been removed from at least one lender panel. The top 5 reasons are as follows: (1) lack of transactions (2) the solicitor is a sole practitioner (3) as part of the HSBC panel reduction (4) regulatory contact by SRA (5) accidental removal. Where you are concerned you should contact the Fakenham conveyancing firm and enquire why they are no longer on the approved list for your mortgage company.

Can the conveyancing lawyers that you recommend conduct attended exchange conveyancing in Fakenham?

We do have a number of conveyancing specialists who can conduct attended exchanges. Please contact us to receive a conveyancing quote and details as to dates.

I used Wolstenholmes several years ago for my conveyancing in Fakenham. Now, I need my documents however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Fakenham of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I'm purchasing a new build house in Fakenham benefiting from help to buy. The developers refused to reduce the price so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The estate agent advised me not to tell my lawyer about this deal as it will jeopardize my mortgage with the lender. Is this normal?.

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.

What makes a Fakenham lease problematic?

Leasehold conveyancing in Fakenham is not unique. All leases are unique and drafting errors can result in certain sections are missing. For example, if your lease is missing any of the following, it could be defective:

    A provision for the recovery of money spent for the benefit of another party.

You may have difficulties when selling your property if you have a defective lease as they can affect a potential buyer’s ability to obtain a mortgage. Lloyds TSB Bank, Leeds Building Society, and TSB all have very detailed conveyancing instructions when it comes to what is expected in a lease. Where a lender has been advised by their lawyers that the lease is defective they may refuse to grant the mortgage, obliging the buyer to withdraw.

Fakenham Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Questions you should ask Prior to Purchasing

    How is the lease structured? It would be prudent to discover as much as possible regarding the managing agents as they will either make life much simpler or problematic. As the proprietor of a leasehold property you are often at the mercy of the managing agents both financially and when it comes to every day matters like the upkeep of the common parts. Enquire of other tenants what they think of their service. In conclusion, find out the dates that you are obliged pay the maintenance charge to the managing agents and specifically how they are spending that money. What is the maintenance charge and ground rent on the apartment?

Me and my partner are hoping to buy a four bedroom maisonettein Fakenham with a loan from a lender. We wish to instruct our conveyancer in Fakenham however our bank advise she’s not on their "panel". Apparently we need to choose one of the our lender panel firms or stay with our Fakenham conveyancer and pay for one of their panel ones to represent them. This seems very unfair; is there anything we can do?

Unfortunately,no. The mortgage company home loan issued is subject to conditions, one of which will be that solicitors will on the mortgage company's conveyancing panel. in the past, most banks had large numbers of law firms on their panels, including many conveyancing solicitors in Fakenham : a mortgagee could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. A further alternative is for your solicitors to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for your mortgage company.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Fakenham regulated by the SRA

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

  • Hayes & Storr Limited, 18-19 Market Place, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 9BH
  • Butcher Andrews, 1 Old Post Office Street, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 9BL

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Fakenham

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Fakenham practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on wrongful eviction

  • Hayes & Storr Limited, 18-19 Market Place, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 9BH

Planning law solicitors in Fakenham regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Fakenham with expertise in planning law. This will likely include advice on making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • Hayes & Storr Limited, 18-19 Market Place, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 9BH

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

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