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Reasons to use our Fratton and Portsea conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Regardless alternative on-line conveyancers advise it may be important to attend your lawyer to execute documents. Too many 3rd parties are already involved in a conveyancing transaction without having to include Royal Mail into the pot.
  • 2 Experience means that Fratton and Portsea property lawyer have established very good working relationships with Fratton and Portsea local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of undertaking your conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea.
  • 3 Using a a family Solicitor generally means that you will receive a more bespoke service. When using a an online conveyancing factory, your conveyancing is handled by a team of people who who progress matters by reading from their computer screens.
  • 4 The organisations listed on our directory have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.
  • 5 Our site offers most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory listing mortgage company approved law firms carrying out conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea registered with the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea since January 2025*

Sale

of detached residence property, Purbrook Road, PO1 5BH completing on 15/01/2025 at a price of £170,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges

Sale

of detached residence premises, Fawcett Road, PO4 0DW completing on 07/01/2025 at a price of £150,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, ordering official copies of the title

Transfer

of terraced premises, Stansted Road, PO5 1SA completing on 15/01/2025 at a price of £194,500. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, obtaining official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Disposal

of detached residence property, Bramshott Road, PO4 8AN completing on 03/01/2025 at a price of £322,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea

Is there a reason to use a Fratton and Portsea conveyancing firm when web based conveyancers are cheap by comparison?

By all means make sure that you compare conveyancing costs in Fratton and Portsea and you should seek a reasonable estimate but don’t become consumed with sourcing the cheapest Fratton and Portsea conveyancer. Appointing the right conveyancer can mark the difference between a seamless and a frustrating house move. It is important that you ensure that you have expert advice from a specialist solicitor. An e-mail can never take the place of a telephone conversation and can never replicate a face to face appointment. Our partner firms will allocate you a qualified and experienced conveyancing solicitor who can handle your conveyancing from start to finish, providing a level of continuity that you will never get with an internet conveyancer. Our lawyers will update you as to any developments making sure that you are never in the dark. Should it ever be necessary to phone the firm you will be sure who to ask for and we'll endeavour to make sure that you are in the know.

My wife and I are about to complete on the purchase of a property in Fratton and Portsea but as a result of damage from the recent storms I have managed to agree reparation from the owner of £2k by way of a adjustment in the price. I had intended this to be addressed as part of amending the contract however Aldermore will not agree to this. Why were they informed?

Any conveyancer being on a Aldermore approved list is required to advise Aldermore of any variations to the purchase price. If you prohibit your property lawyer to notify the price change to Aldermore then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Aldermore and you would have to appoint a new conveyancing practitioner for your conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea.

Why is leasehold purchase conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea is more expensive?

Fratton and Portsea leasehold properties involve far more paperwork than a freehold purchase, and therefore takes more time to examine and advise upon.Conveyancing will involve the lease having to be checked which is usually a lengthy document, queries raised to ensure that the covenants and conditions have been observed. If it is a flat there will be a management company in existence and the accounts of this will need to be checked and enquiries raised to ensure it is operating efficiently and that all monies due have been paid by the Seller to the company and if not ensuring that money is paid up to date or the appropriate undertakings obtained.

I am buying a new build apartment in Fratton and Portsea. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea

    Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease.

Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Fratton and Portsea ahead of appointing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. The surveyor advised that some lenders may not issue a loan on such a premises.

It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different requirements from Birmingham Midshires. If you e-mail us we can check with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Fratton and Portsea. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Fratton and Portsea especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Fratton and Portsea.

Expecting to sign contracts shortly on a ground floor flat in Fratton and Portsea. Conveyancing lawyers inform me that they will have a report out to me on Monday. What should I be looking out for?

Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea should include some of the following:

    Advice as to the provision as set out in the lease to pay service charges - in relation to the building, and the more general rights a leaseholder enjoys You should know if the lease permits you to change or upgrade anything in the property- you must be made aware as to whether it relates to all alterations or just structural alteration, and whether consent is required The unexpired lease term. You should receive guidance as what happens when the lease ends, and aware of the importance of not letting the lease term falling below eighty years Does the lease prevent you from renting out the flat, or having a home office for business What options are open to you if a neighbour breaches a clause of their lease?
For a comprehensive list of information to be contained in your report on your leasehold property in Fratton and Portsea please ask your lawyer in ahead of your conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea.

I purchased a ground floor flat in Fratton and Portsea, conveyancing formalities finalised in 1996. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Corresponding flats in Fratton and Portsea with over 90 years remaining are worth £180,000. The ground rent is £65 yearly. The lease ceases on 21st October 2084

With 59 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £20,900 and £24,200 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more detailed investigations. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Fratton and Portsea regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Fratton and Portsea with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea. This should include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Saulet Townsend Limited, Froddington House, Cumberland Business Centre, Northumberland Road, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 1DS
  • Allens, Pendower House, Northumberland Road, Cumberland Business Centre, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO5 1DS
  • Stokes Solicitors Llp, 108 Victoria Road North, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 1QQ
  • Gurney-champion & Co, Champion House, 104 Victoria Road North, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO5 1QE
  • Bramsdon & Childs, 141 Elm Grove, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 1HR

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Fratton and Portsea regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Five Property Lawyers Ltd, 5 Seagrove Avenue, PO11 9EU
  • Solent Property Lawyers Limited, First Floor 118-120 High Street, PO13 9DB
  • Terence Michael Willey & Co Ltd, 8 Cross Street, PO33 2AD
  • Terence Michael Willey & Co Ltd, 27a Cross Street, PO33 2AA
  • Paul Wilks & Co Limited, 3 Garfield Road, PO33 2PS

Planning law solicitors in Fratton and Portsea regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Fratton and Portsea specialising in planning law. This should include advice on special planning controls
  • Saulet Townsend Limited, Froddington House, Cumberland Business Centre, Northumberland Road, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 1DS
  • Coffin Mew Llp, 1000 Lakeside, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3EN
  • Blake Morgan Llp, Harbour Court, Compass Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 4ST
  • Blake Lapthorn, Harbour Court, Compass Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 4ST
  • Blake Morgan Group Llp, Harbour Court, Compass Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 4ST

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