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Reasons to use our Fairford conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 No matter what any other lawyers may claim it just might be necessary to pop into your lawyer to sign contracts. There are various parties with with an interest in a homemove without having to add Royal Mail into the pot.
  • 2 Fairford lawyers work in conjunction with Fairford estate agents, developers, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is provided to clients every step of the way, helping make the process as straightforward as possible
  • 3 Fairford conveyancers are likely to be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 4 Property lawyer conveyancing firms have excellent personal connections with Fairford estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 5 Chances are that the other side’s conveyancers are located in Fairford - if so sets of lawyers are likely to have worked on conveyancing matters in the past

Examples of recent conveyancing in Fairford since October 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Fairford

Finally the sale completed on my house in Fairford last November yet the purchaser is telephoning daily to moan that his conveyancer needs to hear from myconveyancer. What are the post completion sale formalities now that I have sold?

After completion of your house sale your conveyancer should deliver the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. If applicable, your lawyer should also confirm that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been discharged to the buyers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion procedures peculiar conveyancing in Fairford.

We are buying a property and the solicitor has identified Chancel Repair for which the house may be obligated to pay given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. She has recommended insurance. Is this strictly appropriate for conveyancing in Fairford

Unless a previous purchase of the premises completed after 12 October 2013 you can expect conveyancing practitioners carrying out conveyancing in Fairford to remain encouraging a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.

I purchased my flat on 9 September and my personal details is yet to be on the land registry website. Any reason for this? My conveyancing solicitor in Fairford expressed confidence that it would be recorded in a couple of weeks. Are titles in Fairford uniquely lengthy to register?

There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Fairford registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timescales can differ subject to the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry need to notify any other persons or bodies. As of today roughly 80% of such applications are fully addressed within two weeks but some can be subject to longer delays. Registration occurs once the purchaser has moved in to the property so 'speed' is not typically primary concern yet if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor can speak with the land registry and explain the circumstances.

I am looking for a ground for flat up to £245,000 and found one near me in Fairford I like with amenity areas and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 49 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Fairford suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a lease with such few years left?

Should you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term may be problematic. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the property for at least 2 years you could request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.

My husband and I are FTB’s - had an offer accepted, yet the property agent has warned us that the seller will only move forward if we appoint the agent's recommended lawyers as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a high street solicitor accustomed to conveyancing in Fairford

It is improbable the vendors are behind this. Should the owner require ‘a quick sale', alienating a motivated buyer is counter productive. Bypass the agents and go straight to the owners and explain that (a)you are motivated purchasers (b)you are ready to go, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you are going to use your own,trusted Fairford conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will earn the negotiator at the agency a commission or hit his conveyancing thresholds demanded by HQ.

Much to my surprise my conveyancer in Fairford has requested from me identification documents stating that this forms part of his legal duty as a conveyancer on the bank Solicitor panel. Can this be correct?

Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules require Fairford conveyancing solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the identity of the person or body they are dealing with before they can accept their conveyancing business. The Terms and Conditions that you need to sign will no doubt confirm this. Your lawyer is right that the lender also require certain documents to be viewed. If a you refuse to provide ID verification documents, your conveyancer would not be able to accept instructions from you. Your lawyer also has obligations to obtain certain documents in accordance with the bank's UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Fairford regulated by the SRA

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

  • Selby & Co, Red Lion House, 6 Sheep Street, Highworth, Wiltshire, SN6 7AA
  • Collard & Co, 40 High Street, Highworth, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN6 7AQ

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Fairford?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding buying and selling property and cover conveyancing countrywide as well as Fairford. If instructing a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you can expect:
  • Have an honest and lawful service.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a high standard of legal services.
  • Be supplied with your transaction dealt with using care, skill and legal know-how.
  • Have a high quality of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Have a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the level you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your individual needs taken into account should you make a complaint.
  • Have a speedy, objective and comprehensive service when making a complaint about your conveyancing in Fairford about your conveyancing in Fairford.

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Fairford almost always includes the following:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Representing mortgage company (where applicable)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Agreeing amendments to the the Transfer deed
  • Communicating with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing funds to the appropriate parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the change in ownership and the home loan (where relevant) at the Land Registry.

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

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