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Reasons to use our Fratton and Portsea conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Our site is the only site offering you the facility to check that your property ownership legalities in Fratton and Portsea will be conducted by a property lawyer on your mortgage lender’s conveyancing panel.
  • 2 We are the UKs most comprehensive residential conveyancing directory service identifying mortgage company approved property lawyers delivering conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea regulated and authorised by the SRA or CLC.
  • 3 Fratton and Portsea property lawyers work in conjunction with Fratton and Portsea estate agents, house builders, surveyors, lenders 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
  • 4 The accumulation of transactions means that Fratton and Portsea property lawyer have established excellent links 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 dealing with your house sale or purchase in Fratton and Portsea.
  • 5 Excellent communication together with pure property expertise are key benefits that you should value when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Fratton and Portsea property deals can be made significantly more complicated because of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with strive to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.

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

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea

I am hoping to complete my purchase in Fratton and Portsea next Friday. I have now been asked to send a copy of my building insurance schedule by my solicitor as as she informs me that she is duty bound to validate that it is in order for the bank. What risks does the bank expect the insurance to cover?

All property lawyers on acting for lenders would need to check that the following risks are covered fire; lightning; aircraft; explosion; earthquake; storm; flood; escape of water or oil; riot; malicious damage; theft or attempted theft; falling trees and branches and aerials; subsidence; heave;landslip;collision;accidental damage to underground services;professional fees, demolition and site clearance costs; and public liability to anyone else. There are some other issues such as the level of excess that are set out in a lender’s Part 2 requirements. These requirements are not limited to conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea.

We see that you have a search directory identifying firms on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I instruct them for our own conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Skipton conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea.

My wife and I are purchasing a apartment in Fratton and Portsea. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a solicitor? At some point we have to send money into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our money?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

This question may be naive but I am wet behind the ears as FTB of a garden flat in Fratton and Portsea. Do I pick up the keys to the house on completion from my conveyancer? If this is the case, I will instruct a local conveyancing solicitor in Fratton and Portsea?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will electronically transfer the purchase money to the vendor’s conveyancers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be invited to collect the keys from the Estate Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this occurs early afternoon.

Bank of Ireland have agreed my home loan in principle, my bid on a flat in Fratton and Portsea has been agreed to, what are the next steps?

The property agent will want to be advised as to your lawyer's details (ensure that the conveyancing practitioners are on the bank’s approved list). Telephone Bank of Ireland or your financial adviser and complete any relevant forms. Bank of Ireland will instruct a valuer who will get in contact with the estate agent or seller to schedule a time for the valuation to occur. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes on average ten days to receive the mortgage offer. Bank of Ireland will issue the offer to you and your lawyers. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea.

I have justbeen informed that Wolstenholmes have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea for a purchase of a freehold house 12 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest way to see if the property is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Fratton and Portsea conveyancing specialists.

How does conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Fratton and Portsea contact us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is built. This is because house builders in Fratton and Portsea usually acquire the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea or who has acted in the same development.

Is there anything unique about your site and alternative internet conveyancing brokers when it comes to conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea?

At this site receive a conveyancing costs illustration via a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that understands the nuances of your conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea. Unlike many estate agents and many comparison sites we are not in the business of charging firms a commission if you instruct them for your conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Fratton and Portsea

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Fratton and Portsea practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • Allens, Pendower House, Northumberland Road, Cumberland Business Centre, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO5 1DS
  • Saulet Townsend Limited, Froddington House, Cumberland Business Centre, Northumberland Road, Southsea, 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

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 specialising in commercial conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea. This should include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • 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 CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Fratton and Portsea but also conveyancing throughout 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

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

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