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Reasons to use our Hungerford conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Over the years Hungerford property lawyer have developed excellent working relationships with Hungerford local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of undertaking your home move in Hungerford.
  • 2 Solicitors accustomed to conveyancing in Hungerford regularly deal withlocal issues peculiar to Hungerford and therefore you may benefit from better advice and faster conveyancing.
  • 3 Property lawyer conveyancing solicitors have valuable personal connections with Hungerford selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 4 No matter what any alternative lawyers say it just might be necessary to attend your conveyancer to execute documents. Too many 3rd parties are already engaged in a house sale without needing to add Royal Mail into the pot.
  • 5 The companies listed on our directory have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Hungerford since January 2025*

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Transfer

of terraced premises, Union Street, SN8 2PR completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £510,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, obtaining official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

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Disposal

of terraced residence, Coster View, SN8 3NS completing on 23/01/2025 at a price of £625,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

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Transfer

of semi-detached premises, Front Street, RG17 7EU completing on 28/01/2025 at a price of £895,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Hungerford

My partner’s dad is a conveyancing practitioner. I anticipate that I will receive preferential fee for conveyancing, but if not, what level of fees should I be paying for conveyancing in Hungerford?

You should contrast pricing. Do use our search tool on this site. You will notice that estimates may contrast greatly but service levels do are distinct between solicitors as is true with most professions.

If you had a top tip for choosing a conveyancing solicitor in Hungerford what would it be?

Do not opt for the lowest Hungerford conveyancing fees. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to property lawyers. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.

I currently have a mortgage with Lloyds for my property in Hungerford. Conveyancing has been completed a year ago. In the event that I decide to rent out my property and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a BTL mortgage or inform Lloyds?

Lloyds must be informed of your intention prior to renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of Lloyds’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will permit you to let out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Lloyds directly. You need not do this via a Lloyds conveyancing panel solicitor.

After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Hungerford. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers. I paid an upfront payment of £175. A few days later, the conveyancing practitioner contacted me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the HSBC conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the HSBC panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

Various internet forums that I have come across warn that are the main reason for delay in Hungerford conveyancing transactions. Is this right?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published conclusions of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the common causes of hindrances during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Hungerford.

My wife and I have a renovated Georgian property in Hungerford. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and Chelsea Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold under the exact same address. Is it worth asking Chelsea Building Society to clarify?

You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Hungerford and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also check the position with the conveyancing lawyer who carried out the work.

What makes your site different to other internet conveyancing solicitors when it comes to conveyancing in Hungerford?

At this site secure a fixed fee costs illustration via a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that has a full understanding of the nuances of your conveyancing in Hungerford. Unlike many estate agents and many comparison sites we do not have referral deals with solicitors. Some agents and online brokers 'recommend' the firm who pay the most commission, not the best value conveyancing in Hungerford

Am I best advised to appoint a Hungerford conveyancing solicitor based in the area that I am buying? An old friend can carry out the conveyancing but her office is 200miles away.

The benefit of a high street Hungerford conveyancing practice is that you can pop in to sign documents, present your identification documents and pester them if necessary. They will also have local intelligence which is a plus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who instructed your friend and on the whole were content that should outweigh using an unfamiliar Hungerford conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being local.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Hungerford regulated by the SRA

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

  • Dickins Hopgood Chidley Llp, The Old School House, 42 High Street, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 0NF
  • Lloyd Evans Llp, Oak Suite, 10 High Street, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 0DN

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Hungerford

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Hungerford specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Dickins Hopgood Chidley Llp, The Old School House, 42 High Street, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 0NF
  • David Small, Crown Passage, 23 High Street, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 0NF
  • Lloyd Evans Llp, Oak Suite, 10 High Street, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 0DN

Typically, Hungerford conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Lawyer instructed by the buyer on acceptance of the offer
  • Checking the title unregistered or registered
  • Undertaking Hungerford conveyancing searches with respect to the property
  • Reviewing draft contract pack and other documentation prepared the vendor’s conveyancer
  • Raising questions with the seller’s conveyancer
  • Negotiating the sale contract
  • Analysing replies provided by the vendor to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer document
  • Advising the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (where applicable)
  • Drafting and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the change in ownership and the mortgage (if applicable) at the Land Registry.

Neighboring Locations

Hungerford
Ludgershall

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

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