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Main reasons to use our service to assist you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Romsey

  • 1 Lawyer conveyancing firms have extremely good personal connections with Romsey estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 Romsey solicitors have a significant advantage when it comes to Romsey conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can impact your conveyancing
  • 3 The Romsey conveyancing practitioners that are identified are committed to supplying value for money, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and investors in Romsey
  • 4 Using a local Solicitor on the whole results in a more personal touch. When using a large conveyancing firm, your matter is dealt with by a team of people who who update you by reading from their computer screens.
  • 5 Excellent communication together with a wealth of expertise are key benefits that you should seek when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Romsey home moves can be made significantly more complicated due to poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Romsey since January 2025*

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Purchase

of flat Bridge Road SO51 8LJ, acquired for £199,950. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

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Sale

of flat Great Well Drive SO51 7QN, at purchase price of £73,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties

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Purchase

of apartment Morleys Green SO51 9AT, at a price of £425,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, securing official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

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Disposal

of detached residence premises, Chambers Close, SO16 0TA completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £600,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: 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 Romsey

I am not in a position to travel far from Romsey. I would like to know the understand why all Romsey conveyancing practitioners are not on all mortgage company panels?

Mortgage companies highlight the fact that solicitor-led fraud is considered to be responsible for millions of pounds of fraud every year.The dismissal of law firms off of lender panels started with the rise in mortgage fraud, which prompted a thematic review by the FSA in 2011. Its conclusions included recommendations for lending institutions to review their conveyancing panels, which kicked off a major policy change in the sector. This resulted in mortgage companies purging less reputable firms off their books of approved property lawyers .

Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Romsey costs more?

Romsey leasehold properties involve far more paperwork than a freehold purchase, and therefore takes more time to examine and advise upon.Conveyancing will involve the lease having to be checked which is usually a lengthy document, queries raised to ensure that the covenants and conditions have been observed. If it is a flat there will be a management company in existence and the accounts of this will need to be checked and enquiries raised to ensure it is operating efficiently and that all monies due have been paid by the Seller to the company and if not ensuring that money is paid up to date or the appropriate undertakings obtained.

I have 71 years left on my lease and require a lease extension for my apartment in Romsey. Conveyancing solicitors on the Accord Mortgages panel can deal with such extensions right?

Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are getting a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 23/4/2025 the requirements read as follows :

85 years from the date of completion of the mortgage. Please ensure that you explain the implications of a short term lease to the borrower.

Will commercial conveyancing searches disclose impending roadworks that could impact a commercial land in Romsey?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Romsey will execute a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers invest in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Romsey. The report sets out definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Romsey.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Romsey it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can result in delays to Romsey commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not carried out for residential conveyancing in Romsey.

Me and my brother have a renovated Edwardian house in Romsey. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and Platform Home Loans Ltd. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are two entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold with the matching address. Is it worth asking Platform Home Loans Ltd to clarify?

You need to assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Romsey and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also question the position with your conveyancing practitioner who conducted the purchase.

My nephew is just in the process of moving house, he had his mortgage in principle. One the offer was accepted on house we called the bank to go forward with his. I was very surprised to hear that mortgage companies do not accept all conveyancing practitioner, they have to be on a list, is this correct?

Mortgage Companies ordinarily imposes restrictions either the type or the number of conveyancing solicitors on their approved list of lawyers. Typical examples of such restriction(s) being that a firm must have two or more partners. In addition to restricting the type of firm, some have decided to limit the number of firms they use to represent them. You should note that lenders have no responsibility for the quality of advice provided by any Romsey conveyancing practitioner on their panel. Mortgage fraud was a key driver in the rationalisation of conveyancing panels a few years ago and whilst there are differing views about the extent of solicitor involvement in some of that fraud. Statistics from the Land Registry reveal that thousands of law firms only carry out one or two conveyances a year. Those supporting conveyancing panel cuts ask why law firms should have the right to be on a Lender panel when clearly, conveyancing is not their speciality. To put it another way; would you want a conveyancing solicitor to represent you if you were charged with a crime? Presumably not.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Romsey regulated by the SRA

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

  • Bells, 5 Market Place, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8XF
  • Kirklands, Unit 5 Abbey Walk, Church Street, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8JQ
  • Asher Broomfield, 22 Church Street, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8BU
  • D E Sturgess, Fernbrook House, 42 Middlebridge Street, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8HL
  • Peter Clarke Solicitors Llp, 63 Commercial Road, Totton, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 3AH

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Romsey regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Romsey specialising in commercial conveyancing in Romsey. This may include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Bells, 5 Market Place, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8XF
  • Kirklands, Unit 5 Abbey Walk, Church Street, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8JQ
  • D E Sturgess, Fernbrook House, 42 Middlebridge Street, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8HL
  • Underwood & Co, 15 Junction Road, Totton, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9HG
  • Dempster Binning Llp, 5 West Links, Tollgate, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 3TG

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Romsey 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 the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Following instructions from the lender (where applicable)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Preparing the Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Agreeing amendments to the draft Transfer
  • Communicating with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring funds to relevant parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the change in proprietorship and the mortgage (where appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

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

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