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Conveyancing in Shrivenham : Keep it Local

Reasons to use our Shrivenham conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The companies listed on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.
  • 2 Over the years Shrivenham solicitor have developed very good links with Shrivenham local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of undertaking your conveyancing in Shrivenham.
  • 3 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Shrivenham is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) often falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.
  • 4 Shrivenham conveyancers work in partnership with Shrivenham estate agents, house builders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is provided to home movers every step of the way, to ensure you’re kept informed as to progress all the way along
  • 5 There is a better than average chance that the the conveyancers for the other party are located in Shrivenham - if so sets of conveyancers are likely to be familiar

Examples of recent conveyancing in Shrivenham since January 2025*

Sale

of terraced property, Culverhouse Road, SN1 2PF completing on 28/01/2025 at a price of £342,500. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Shrivenham

Our son is about to exchange on a newly built flat in Shrivenham with a mortgage from Kent Reliance. His conveyancer has said that there is a delay in completing the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. What is this document - I have never come across this before?

The form is intended to provide information to the main parties involved in the purchase. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the surveyor when requested. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.

Is there a search tool that I can utilise to check that the solicitor handling my conveyancing in Shrivenham is on the bank’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Platform Home Loans Ltd thus paying £187.00 plus VAT in another set of conveyancing charges.

You should take advantage of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this site. Please choose the mortgage company and type ‘Shrivenham’ or your preferred area and you will be presented with numerous conveyancers offices in Shrivenham or by proximity to you.

This question may be naive but I am unseasoned as a first time buyer of a garden flat in Shrivenham. Do I receive the keys to the property on completion from my conveyancer? If this is the case, I will find a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Shrivenham?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Conveyancing lawyers for you will arrange to send the purchase money to the owner’s conveyancers, and once they have received this, you will be called to collect the keys from the property Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.

Is it correct that all Shrivenham CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the Barclays conveyancing list of approved firms?

It is true that some banks and building societies now utilise CQS as the kick off point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. CQS membership however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitor practices wishing to remain on their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.

is it true that all Shrivenham solicitors on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel are governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?

As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel they would need to be governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Many lenders do list licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the firms would be governed by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Is it possible to switch firm as I need to choose one who is on the Clydesdale conveyancing list. I hired a family conveyancing solicitor in Shrivenham five minutes from me but she is not accepted by Clydesdale

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Shrivenham on the Clydesdale panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we on the directory do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are under regulation of the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Shrivenham. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can contrast charges for conveyancing solicitors in Shrivenham and throughout England and Wales.

My husband and I are novice buyers - had an offer accepted, yet the estate agent informed us that the vendor will only move forward if we appoint the agent's preferred lawyers as they want an ‘expedited deal’. Our preferred option is to instruct a high street solicitor with experience of conveyancing in Shrivenham

It is unlikely the vendors are behind this. If they desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a genuine buyer is going to damage their objectives. Contact the vendors directly and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances arranged © you do not need to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you are going to appoint your preferred Shrivenham conveyancing firm - rather thanthe ones that will earn their estate agent a kickback or meet his conveyancing figures demanded by head office.

How do I identify freehold conveyancing in Shrivenham?

First ask the people you trust who they would recommend. Option 2 is to use a search tool on the internet for conveyancing in Shrivenham. Call two or three from the list and ask them to email you their conveyancing fees and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will handle your conveyancing before you commit. Option 3 is to make use of our search tool to help you find the right solicitors for you based on your unique requirements including location,speed, complexity and who the proposed mortgage company is.Do not be fooled by £99 conveyancing solicitors in Shrivenham

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Shrivenham

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Shrivenham with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on wrongful eviction

  • Nhlex Limited, 6 Drakes Meadow, Penny Lane, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3LL
  • Thrings Llp, 6 Drakes Meadow, Penny Lane, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3LL
  • Thring Townsend Lee & Pembertons, 6 Drakes Meadow, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3LL
  • The Hillman Partnership, 72 Victoria Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 3BB
  • Pooleys Solicitors Llp, 10-15 Regent Circus, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 1PP

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Shrivenham regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Shrivenham specialising in commercial conveyancing in Shrivenham. This may include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Selby & Co, Red Lion House, 6 Sheep Street, Highworth, Wiltshire, SN6 7AA
  • Mark Telfer, Court House, Fernham, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7PW
  • Thrings Llp, 6 Drakes Meadow, Penny Lane, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3LL
  • Thrings (services) Ltd, 6 Drakes Meadow, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3LL
  • Thring Townsend Lee & Pembertons, 6 Drakes Meadow, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3LL

Home selling conveyancing in Shrivenham almost always involves the following:

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and related papers
  • Sending draft papers to the property lawyer retained by the buyer
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and answering supplemental enquires from the purchaser’s property lawyer
  • Finalising the transfer document
  • Responding to requisitions prepared by the buyer’s property lawyer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Receiving sale proceeds and transferring funds to the owner, the estate agent and other relevant parties (where relevant)

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

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