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Selecting the right solicitor is the most important decision when it comes to your Hilsea conveyancing

Logical reasons to use our service to help you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in Hilsea

  • 1 Hilsea conveyancers work in partnership with Hilsea estate agents, property finders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is provided to buyers and sellers every step of the way, ensuring the smoothest, most stress-free process possible
  • 2 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often based hundreds of miles away with little understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Hilsea
  • 3 Using a local Solicitor usually results in a more bespoke service. When using a large conveyancing firm, your transaction is dealt with by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 4 Property lawyer conveyancing firms have extremely good personal connections with Hilsea estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 5 This site is the first site offering you the facility to check that your property ownership legalities in Hilsea will be conducted by a property lawyer on your bank member panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Hilsea since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Hilsea

Having sold my house in Hilsea last May but my buyer keeps SMS messaging daily to say their solicitor needs to hear from mine. What should have happened now that I have sold?

Following your house sale your conveyancer is committed to send the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. Where relevant, your conveyancer must also evidence that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been paid off to the purchasers conveyancers. There are no post completion tasks peculiar conveyancing in Hilsea.

I am buying my first flat in Hilsea with the aid of help to buy. The developers would not move on the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep told me not to tell my lawyer about this extras as it will jeopardize my mortgage with National Westminster 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.

I opted to have a survey carried out on a house in Hilsea before retaining conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. Our surveyor advised that some banks may refuse to issue a mortgage on such a property.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different instructions for example to Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can check with the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Hilsea. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

We are 14 days into a freehold purchase having been recommend to a firm by the high street agent to do our conveyancing in Hilsea. I am am very disappointed with the level of service. Can you you assist me in finding new lawyers?

A lawyer would need to be really poor in order to consider changing them. Has your mortgage been sent? In the event that it has you will need to inform them of the new contact details and have the mortgage documents are re-issued. The conveyancer should be on the mortgage company panel to avoid added fees and delays. That should be your first question of the new lawyers. Our search tool will help you find a bank approved conveyancer for your conveyancing in Hilsea

I would like to let out my leasehold flat in Hilsea. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask her. Do I need to ask my freeholder for permission?

A small minority of properties in Hilsea do contain a provision to say that subletting is only allowed with permission. The landlord cannot unreasonably refuse but, in such cases, they would need to review references. Experience dictates that problems are usually caused by unsatisfactory tenants rather than owner-occupiers and for that reason you can expect the freeholder to take up the references and consider them carefully before granting consent.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Hilsea - A selection of Questions you should consider Prior to buying

    The answer will be useful as a) areas may result in problems in the block as the common areas may begin to deteriorate where repairs remain unpaid b) if the leasehold owners have a dispute with the managing agents you will wish to have full disclosure How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their maintenance charge payments? What is the the remaining lease term?

A conveyancing firm dealt with my conveyancing in Hilsea half a dozen years past and was holding my registration documents but has since been shut down – how do I retreive them?

Title deeds, as such, are no longer appropriate for the majority of properties in Hilsea are recorded electronically at Land Registry. Where you need to prove evidence of proprietorship or are disposing of or re-mortgaging your lawyer should obtain up to date copies of the register from the Land Registry in any case.

If you feel there may be other documents or you have any other queries please e-mail your request with details of the transaction and documents you need to filerequest@clc-uk.org. The CLC will let you know what information they have and any additional information they may need before they are in a position to identify and send the documents to you. Following an intervention it may take some time for the CLC to access archived files and documents, but your request will be actioned as quickly as possible.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Hilsea regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Hilsea practicing in commercial conveyancing in Hilsea. This should include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Larcomes Llp, 168 London Road, North End, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 9DN
  • Verisona Limited, 1000 Lakeside, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3EN
  • Coffin Mew Llp, 1000 Lakeside, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3EN
  • Blakelaw Director Services Ltd, Harbour Court, Compass Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 4ST
  • North Harbour Trustees Ltd, Harbour Court, Compass Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 4ST

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Hilsea regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Hilsea but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Haines Conveyancing, 2 Westbrook Centre, PO7 8SE
  • Five Property Lawyers Ltd, 5 Seagrove Avenue, PO11 9EU
  • Solent Property Lawyers Limited, First Floor 118-120 High Street, PO13 9DB

Planning law solicitors in Hilsea regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Hilsea with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including planning applications and appeals
  • Coffin Mew Llp, 1000 Lakeside, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3EN
  • Blake Morgan Llp, Harbour Court, Compass Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 4ST
  • Blake Lapthorn, Harbour Court, Compass Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 4ST
  • Blake Morgan Group Llp, Harbour Court, Compass Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 4ST
  • Saulet Townsend Limited, Froddington House, Cumberland Business Centre, Northumberland Road, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 1DS

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

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