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Find a Lender-Approved Local Conveyancer in Botley

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Top 5 reasons to use our service to help you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Botley

  • 1 Notwithstanding what alternative on-line conveyancers say it may be necessary to pop into your conveyancer to execute contracts. There are enough parties involved in a conveyancing transaction without having to include the postman into the mix.
  • 2 Solicitor conveyancing solicitors have extremely good personal links with Botley estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 3 Botley lawyer are the linchpin to a successful Botley home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 4 Using a local Solicitor generally results in a more personal touch. Sometimes when dealing with a large conveyancing firm, your transaction is handled by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 5 Chances are that the the solicitors for the other party have offices in Botley - if so both parties are likely to be less confrontational

Examples of recent conveyancing in Botley since January 2025*

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Sale

of semi-detached residence, Earl Street, OX2 0JA completing on 28/01/2025 at a price of £508,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion

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Sale

of semi-detached residence, Baltic Wharf, OX1 4JX completing on 27/01/2025 at a price of £720,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: securing official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

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Disposal

of flat Frenchay Road OX2 6TG, at purchase sum of £625,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion, setting up the completion formalities

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Transfer

of semi-detached premises, Norreys Avenue, OX1 4ST completing on 27/01/2025 at a price of £749,211. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Botley

Me and my wife are acquiring a ground floor flat in Botley. My Conveyancer is not listed on the bank approved list. Can I still continue with my Botley conveyancing solicitor even though they are not on the lender approved list?

You will need to appoint a conveyancing practitioner to complete the legal work required if you take out a mortgage to buy your home. They will carry out all the necessary legal checks on the property, make sure that you will be registered as proprietor and ensure that all the necessary mortgage documentation is in place. You could instruct a Botley property lawyer of your choosing. Nevertheless, where the property lawyer appointed is not on the mortgage company approved list supplemental charges will be incurred as separate legal representation will be required by them. Bank panel applications may be submitted, so if your conveyancer has not previously applied for membership they should take the opportunity to apply.

Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Botley. My lender is The Mortgage Works

The Mortgage Works have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 24/4/2025, the requirements read as follows :

I decided to have a survey completed on a house in Botley ahead of retaining lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. The surveyor advised that some banks tend not grant a loan on a flying freehold house.

It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different requirements from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to call us we can look into this further with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Botley. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Botley especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Botley.

My husband and I are a couple of weeks into a residential purchase having been recommend to conveyancers by the high street agent to do our conveyancing in Botley. I am am very disappointed with the level of service. Could you you assist me in finding new lawyers?

A solicitor would need to be very poor in order to consider changing them. Has your mortgage been issued? If so you need to make them aware of the new contact details and get the mortgage documents are issued to the new lawyers. The conveyancer needs to be on the banks approved list to avoid added charges and complications. So that should be your first question of the new lawyers. The find a solicitor tool will help you find a bank approved solicitor for your home move in Botley

Due to exchange soon on a studio apartment in Botley. Conveyancing lawyers have said that they will have a report out to me on Monday. What should I be looking out for?

The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Botley should include some of the following:

    Does the lease prevent you from subletting the flat, or having a home office for business You would want to be sent a copy of the lease Are you allowed to have a pet in the flat? Specifying your legal entitlements in relation to common areas in the building.For example, does the lease contain a right of way over a path or hallways? The total extent of the demise. This may be the flat itself but might include a attic or cellar if applicable.
For details of the information to be included in your report on your leasehold property in Botley please ask your solicitor in ahead of your conveyancing in Botley.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Botley - Sample of Questions you should consider Prior to buying

    What prohibitions are there in the Botley Lease? How many years are left on the lease? On the whole the cost for major works tend not to be included within service charges, although a few managing agents in Botley require leasehold owners to contribute towards a reserve fund created for the specific purpose of establishing a fund for larger works.

Our offer on detached house in Botley has been agreed to, the owner does nevertheless have a tied purchase. The owners have offered on somewhere, but it’s not yet agreed to, and are looking at other flats in the pipeline. I have selected a nearby conveyancing solicitor in Botley. What should be my next step? At what stage do I apply for the mortgage with Yorkshire BS?

It is understandable to have apprehensions where there is an associated chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses prematurely (mortgage application is in the region of one thousand pounds, then valuation, Botley conveyancing search costs, etc). The first course of action is to ensure that your property lawyer is on the Yorkshire BS approved list. Concerning the subsequent phase this very much dictated by the specifics of your transaction, desire for the property and on the state of the market. During a buoyant market many buyers will apply for a home loan with Yorkshire BS and pay for the survey and only if it was satisfactory would they request their lawyer to move forward with searches.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Botley

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Botley with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on wrongful eviction

  • Darbys Solicitors Llp, Midland House, West Way, Botley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 0PH
  • Challenor Gardiner, 29 New Inn Hall Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2DH
  • Ferguson Bricknell, Chester House, George Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2AY
  • Hmg Law Llp, 126 High Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 4DG
  • Quality Solicitors Truemans, Eden House, 38 St. Aldates, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1BN

Planning law solicitors in Botley regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Botley with expertise in planning law. This may include advice on special planning controls
  • Darbys Solicitors Llp, Midland House, West Way, Botley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 0PH
  • Hmg Law Llp, 126 High Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 4DG
  • Licensing And Safety Lawyers, Prama House, 267 Banbury Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7HT
  • Law And Property Lawyers Limited, 5 Ock Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5AL
  • Franklins, 15 Ock Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5AN

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

  • Solicitor instructed by the seller once the offer has been accepted
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drafting contract and related documents
  • Sending draft papers to the property lawyer retained by the buyer
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and responding to additional questions from the purchaser’s property lawyer
  • Negotiating the transfer deed
  • Answering requisitions prepared by the buyer’s property lawyer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and wiring funds to the owner, the estate agent and redeeming the mortgage (if appropriate)

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

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