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Reasons to use our Cowes conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Cowes property lawyer are the linchpin to a successful Cowes home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 2 Cowes solicitors will acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 3 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Cowes is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 4 Retaining the services of a high street Solicitor usually means that you will receive a more bespoke service. Online forums often suggest that in selecting a an online conveyancing factory, your transaction is handled by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by reading from their computer screens.
  • 5 Personal touch together with pure property experience are key benefits that you should seek when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Cowes conveyancing can become significantly more stressful because of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Cowes since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Cowes

My family solicitor has given a fee calculation of £1150 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Cowes. I’m selling a modern detached home for £300,000. Is this expensive? Is it in excess of the average fee for conveyancing in Cowes?

The estimate does seem marginally overpriced. If you are willing to invest time scrutinising quotes you could get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by perhaps a hundred pounds. That being said, you mightcome to rue opting for an an unknown lawyer. Don't forget to check that the solicitor can also act for your lender. You can employ our search tool to select a Cowes conveyancing company on the lender’s member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Cowes.

Please help. My Cowes solicitor is assuring me that he is legally obliged toconduct Cowes conveyancing searches becausethe firm are on the Santanderconveyancing panel. Is this really necessary?

Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. Given that you are taking out a loan with a bank your solicitor has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your property lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your lender’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook provisions . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Cowes conveyancing searches.

We're in Cowes, First timers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is RBS , and our lawyer is on the RBS conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the RBS conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no solicitor should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

I bought my flat on 14 May and the transaction details are still not registered. Any reason for this? My conveyancing solicitor in Cowes said it should be recorded in a couple of weeks. Are titles in Cowes particularly slow to register?

As far as conveyancing in Cowes registration is no faster or slower than anywhere else in England and Wales. Rather than based on location, timescales can differ according to the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry must send notices to any 3rd parties. Currently approximately three quarters of submission are completed within 12 days but some can be subject to protracted delays. Registration is effected after the purchaser is living at the property therefore 'speed' is not always top priority yet if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your conveyancer can communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

Am I best advised to use a Cowes conveyancing lawyer who is local to the property I am buying? I have an old university friend who can conduct the legal formalities however they are based a couple of hundredkilometers drive away.

The primary upside of using a high street Cowes conveyancing practice is that you can pop in to execute documents, present your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. Having local Cowes know how is a benefit. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust instructed your friend and the majority were content that should trump using an unknown Cowes conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being based in the area.

How up-to-date is your database of lawyers on the mortgage company conveyancing panel in Cowes? Do the lenders send you an updated list?

Cowes firms and firms carrying out conveyancing in Cowes themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the mortgage company conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from the lender directly.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Cowes

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Cowes practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • Diana Deacon Limited, 36 Castle Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 7QZ
  • Glanvilles Llp, The Courtyard, St Cross Business Park, Monks Brook, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5BF
  • Roach Pittis, 60-66 Lugley Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5EU
  • Jerome & Co Solicitors Limited, 98 High Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1BD
  • Eldridges, 36 St James' Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1LF

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Cowes regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Cowes but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Solent Property Lawyers Limited, First Floor 118-120 High Street, PO13 9DB

Planning law solicitors in Cowes regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Cowes specialising in planning law. This should include advice on development on contaminated land
  • Diana Deacon Limited, 36 Castle Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 7QZ

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

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