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Royston Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average time from start to moving day was 67 days for conveyancing in Royston
  • 2 Average Land Registry Fee for last year was £270
  • 3 Average time frame of 8 days for registration of title in Royston
  • 4 Average Stamp Duty Payable for last year was £11,918
  • 5 January was the busiest month and was the next busiest month while January was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Royston

Examples of recent conveyancing in Royston since October 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Royston

My financial adviser requires my Royston solicitor’s panel reference for the HSBC conveyancing panel. What is the best way to discover this. I have called my local Royston branch but they don't know it.

Have you tried speaking to your Royston solicitor about this?. They retain a central record lender panel numbers.

Do the conveyancing lawyers identified via your search tool handle attended exchange conveyancing in Royston?

We do have a number of conveyancing experts carrying out attended exchanges. You should e-mail us to receive a fee calculation and details as to dates.

What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Royston? What am I being asked for?

Royston conveyancing solicitors as well as nationwide property lawyers accross the UK have a duty under money laundering regulations to check the identity of any client in order to satisfy themselves that clients are who they say they are.

Conveyancing clients will need to produce two forms of certified identification; proof of identity (usually a Passport or Driving Licence) and proof of address (usually a Utility Bill no more than three months).

Proof of source of monies is also necessary under the money laundering laws as conveyancers have a duty to investigate that the money you are using to purchase a property (whether it be the deposit for exchange or the total purchase price if you are buying without a mortgage) has come from a reputable source (such as an inheritance) and is not the proceeds of criminal behaviour.

I am assisting my aunt sell her property in Royston. Will the conveyancing solicitor arrange the energy performance certificate or should I organise this?

After the abolition of Home Packs, energy performance certificates was left as a compulsory element of selling a property. An energy assessment should be to hand in advance of the property being marketed. This is not something that conveyancers normally organise. Where you are using a Royston conveyancing solicitor they may be willing to arrange EPC’s given their relationships with long established local assessors

Forgive me if this question is silly but I am unexperienced as FTB of a ground floor flat in Royston. Do I pick up the keys to the property on completion from my lawyer? If so, I will instruct a local conveyancing solicitor in Royston?

On the day of completion you do not need to go to the conveyancers office in Royston. Conveyancing lawyers for you will electronically transfer the purchase money to the owner’s lawyers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you should be invited to collect the keys from the selling Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen early afternoon.

Intending to buy a maisonette in Royston. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Virgin Money 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 Royston solicitor is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel.

I opted to have a survey carried out on a house in Royston in advance of appointing conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. My surveyor advised that some lenders may not issue a loan on a flying freehold home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different requirements from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further via the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Royston. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Royston to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.

What makes your site different to alternative internet conveyancing solicitors when it comes to conveyancing in Royston?

At this site secure a fixed fee costs illustration from a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that has a full understanding of the nuances of your conveyancing in Royston. As opposed to estate agents and many comparison sites we are not in the business of charging firms a fee if you choose them for your conveyancing in Royston

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Royston regulated by the SRA

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

  • The Walkers Partnership, Fish Hill Chambers, 2/3 Fish Hill, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9JY

Purchase in Royston is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Conveyancing practitioner instructed by the purchaser once the offer has been accepted
  • Checking the title to the premises
  • Undertaking Royston conveyancing searches for the title
  • Assessing draft sale agreement and other papers received from the owner’s property lawyer
  • Submitting questions with the seller’s property lawyer
  • Negotiating the purchase agreement
  • Going through replies prepared by the vendor to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (where appropriate)
  • Preparing and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; summarising to the purchaser on the contents of the contract pack, pre-contract enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the purchase and the mortgage (where relevant) at the HMLR.

Typically, Royston conveyancing for a sale has some of the following tasks

  • Property lawyer instructed by the seller once the offer has been accepted
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drafting contract and associated papers
  • Sending draft papers to the conveyancing practitioner acting for the purchaser
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and answering further enquires from the purchaser’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Agreeing the transfer deed
  • Responding to requisitions prepared by the buyer’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Receiving sale proceeds and wiring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and other relevant parties (if relevant)

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

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