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Winchester Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Percentage of cases in Winchester that are buy to let is 4%
  • 2 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £21,150
  • 3 114 is the median number of years remaining on leases in Winchester
  • 4 Percentage of leasehold conveyancing purchases in Winchester is 22% where there is a share in the management company or freehold company
  • 5 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £540

Examples of recent conveyancing in Winchester since November 2025*

Disposal

of semi property, St Johns Street, SO23 0HF completing on 24/11/2025 at a price of £530,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, setting up the completion formalities

Transfer

of apartment High Street SO23 9AS, at buying consideration of £270,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of detached residence residence, St Catherines Road, SO23 0PP completing on 11/12/2025 at a price of £607,500. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion

Transfer

of terraced premises, Parchment Street, SO23 8BA completing on 05/12/2025 at a price of £665,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Winchester

Would the conveyancing practitioners that you recommend conduct right to buy conveyancing in Winchester?

We do have a variety of conveyancing specialists who can conduct right to buy conveyancing Do e-mail us to obtain a conveyancing quote.

As someone unfamiliar with the Winchester conveyancing process what’s the number one tip you can give me concerning the house moving process in Winchester

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Winchester and elsewhere in Hampshire is often a confrontational experience. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is an abundance of opportunity for confrontation between you and others involved in the ownership transfer. For example, the seller, property agent and even potentially the bank. Appointing a lawyer for your conveyancing in Winchester an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the transaction whose role it is to act in your legal interests and to keep you safe.

There is a worrying ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone must be at fault for the process being so protracted. You must always trust your solicitor ahead of the other parties when it comes to the legal assignment of property.

I am helping my step-mother sell her flat in Winchester. Does the conveyancer commission an energy assessment or should I organise this?

Following the abolition of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates remained a compulsory part of moving property. An energy assessment should be to hand prior to the property being advertised. This is not as aspect of the sale process that conveyancers normally organise. If you are using a Winchester conveyancing solicitor they may be willing to arrange energy assessments given their relationships with long established Winchester energy assessors

Does a directory service exist listing Santander panel conveyancers in Winchester on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such directory service on the CML or Building Society Association websites. Very few lenders make their panel listings viewable online. If you are in need of a Winchester conveyancing practitioner on the Santander please use our tool.

We expect to receive a OIP from Kent Reliance this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Kent Reliance recommend any Winchester solicitors on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint Winchester solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Kent Reliance through the process.

Various web forums that I have visited warn that are the main reason for obstruction in Winchester conveyancing transactions. Is there any truth in this?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the conclusions of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the top 10 causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Searches are unlikely to feature in any holding up conveyancing in Winchester.

Is it best to choose a Winchester conveyancing solicitor based in the vicinity that I am purchasing? An old friend can conduct the legal formalities however they are based 300miles away.

The benefit of a local Winchester conveyancing practice is that you can pop in to sign paperwork, present your ID and pester them where appropriate. They will also have local insight which is a plus. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If you know people who instructed your friend and the majority were content that should outweigh using an unknown Winchester conveyancing solicitor just because they are round the corner.

Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Winchester. Before I get started I would like to find out the remaining lease term.

Assuming the lease is registered - and most are in Winchester - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

I acquired a ground floor flat in Winchester, conveyancing having been completed 3 years ago. How much will my lease extension cost? Corresponding properties in Winchester with an extended lease are worth £260,000. The ground rent is £45 invoiced every year. The lease ends on 21st October 2100

With only 74 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £8,600 and £9,800 as well as plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive investigations. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward based on this information without first getting professional advice.

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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

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Winchester

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Winchester practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on wrongful eviction

  • 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 list below is a small selection of solicitors in Winchester with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Winchester. This will likely include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • 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

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

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