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Reasons to use our Winchester conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Experience means that Winchester property lawyer have developed excellent links with Winchester local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of dealing with your home move in Winchester.
  • 2 Our site is the only site that enables you the ability to ensure that your property ownership legalities in Winchester will be carried out by a solicitor on your bank conveyancing panel.
  • 3 Winchester solicitors are likely to have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 4 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these firms are often based many miles away with little understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Winchester
  • 5 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s lawyers are located in Winchester - if so both parties will be less confrontational

Examples of recent conveyancing in Winchester since March 2023*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Winchester

Do I need to visit the offices of the solicitor to execute the legal charge? If so, I will choose one who does conveyancing in Winchester so that I can pop in to their offices if necessary.

As opposed to 15 years ago, the vast majority mortgage companies no longer require their conveyancing panel solicitor to witness the borrowers signature. You will still be obliged to provide identification documents and there are still manifest benefits to using a locally based solicitor, in your case a conveyancing solicitor in Winchester.

I am being advised by my solicitor that missing deeds insurance is required on my purchase. What is the level of cover for Winchester conveyancing?

The appropriate level of missing deeds indemnity insurance should be dictated by who your lender. It would differ for example between Yorkshire Building Society and Bank of Scotland. Conveyancing lawyers as opposed to members of the public take out such insurances.

Completion of my remortgage has taken place for my property in Winchester. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. How do I make a complaint?

Most banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Team at head office. Ordinarily complaints to a lender are sorted out effectively and efficiently. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service with full details of your complaint.

I have instructed a Winchester conveyancer having checked that they are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?

Leeds Building Society will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Leeds Building Society will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Winchester surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.

What does a local search tell me about the house I am purchasing in Winchester?

Winchester conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company such as Searches UK The local search plays a central part in most Winchester conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any nasty surprises after you move into your new home. The search should provide information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic sections.

I'm purchasing a new build house in Winchester benefiting from help to buy. The builders would not reduce the price so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The estate agent told me not reveal to my conveyancer about the extras as it will adversely affect my mortgage with the 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 am looking for a conveyancing lawyer in Winchester for my home move. Is there any facility to see a solicitor's record with the profession’s regulator?

Members of the public may find published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For information Pre 2008, or to check a firm's history, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes recorded call for training requirements.

What can I do to establish who is the owner of a house in Winchester?

As long as the premises is registered with HMLR, and you have sufficient specifics of the location of the property, you will be able to view details from the the Land Registry of the registered proprietor for a for less than a fiver.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Winchester regulated by the SRA

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

  • Godwins Solicitors Llp, 12 St. Thomas Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9HF
  • Dutton Gregory Llp, Trussell House, 23 St. Peter Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8BT
  • Warner & Richardson, 29 Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8RR
  • Shentons, Star Lane House, Staple Gardens, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9AD
  • Taylor Fordyce Ltd, 1-2 City Business Centre, Hyde Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 7TA

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Winchester regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Winchester specialising in commercial conveyancing in Winchester. This may include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Godwins Solicitors Llp, 12 St. Thomas Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9HF
  • Dutton Gregory Llp, Trussell House, 23 St. Peter Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8BT
  • Warner & Richardson, 29 Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8RR
  • Shentons, Star Lane House, Staple Gardens, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9AD
  • Taylor Fordyce Ltd, 1-2 City Business Centre, Hyde Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 7TA

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Winchester is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process:

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the mortgage company (where appropriate)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Agreeing amendments to the the Transfer deed
  • Communicating with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring monies to the appropriate parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the correct stamp duty forms and payment
  • Registering the change in proprietorship and the mortgage (where appropriate) at the Land Registry.

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

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