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Selecting the right solicitor is the most important decision when it comes to your Hampshire house move

Main reasons to let us help you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in Hampshire

  • 1 Hampshire property lawyers are likely to be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 2 Excellent communication and a wealth of expertise are key benefits that you should value when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Hampshire property deals can be made significantly more stressful as a result of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with endeavour to make sure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.
  • 3 Retaining the services of a high street Solicitor on the whole means that you will receive a more personalised service. Sometimes when dealing with a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 4 Notwithstanding what alternative lawyers advise it could be important to attend your lawyer to sign legal papers. There are various parties with involved in a conveyancing transaction without needing to include the postman into the pot.
  • 5 The organisations shown on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Hampshire since January 2025*

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Sale

of detached residence property, Lower Brook Street, SO23 8DR completing on 15/01/2025 at a price of £595,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties

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Disposal

of terraced property, Eastgate Street, SO23 8EB completing on 14/01/2025 at a price of £775,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, obtaining official copies of the title

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Transfer

of house property, Hyde Abbey Road, SO23 7DA completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £538,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

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Sale

of terraced premises, Silchester Place, SO23 7FT completing on 21/01/2025 at a price of £820,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Hampshire

Recently contacted my conveyancing solicitor in Hampshire who conducted the legals 18 months ago asking for a conveyancing quote based on the same type of house move (a leasehold property and a freehold property) of similar values with a mortgage from Britannia. It looks as though am now being charged double. Better the devil I know or should I try and find a cheaper internet conveyancer?

The estimate does seem a tad overpriced. If you shop around you might reduce the fees slightly by say a hundred pounds. That being said, providing that you were happy with the service the firm gave you couldlive to rue choosing an a cheaper conveyancer. Remember to enquire the solicitor can act for Britannia. Do utilise our search tool to select a Hampshire conveyancing firm on the Britannia approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Hampshire.

We are a couple about to exchange contracts for a leasehold flat in Hampshire. We have hit a stumbling block. The mortgage offer with The Royal Bank of Scotland runs out on 16/6/2025 but the sellers are insisting on a completion date of 18/6/2025. Can one extend the loan expiry date?

The best person to deal with your question is your conveyancer who should determine whether he or she is corresponding with the mortgage broker, vendor’s solicitors, estate agents or conceivably all three based on the circumstances your transaction to date.

In what way does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Hampshire? Why is this being asked of me?

Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering regulations require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to check the identification documents of the potential client they are dealing with before they can accept their conveyancing business. The Client Care letter that you are required to sign will no doubt confirm this. Your lawyer also has obligations to obtain certain documents in accordance with the CML Lenders Handbook requirements last updated on 1st December 2014. If you are unwilling to supply identification documents, your conveyancer can not take you on as a client.

I used Arc property Solicitors several years ago for my conveyancing in Hampshire. I now require my file however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Hampshire of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I decided to have a survey done on a property in Hampshire in advance of retaining lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. The surveyor has said that some lenders will not issue a loan on a flying freehold property.

It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different requirements for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you call us we can look into this further via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Hampshire. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Hampshire especially if they regularly deal with such properties in Hampshire.

I have today placed an offer on an apartment in Hampshire and the estate agent that we are using suggested his conveyancer. They quoted a thousand pounds plus VAT and disbursements. Does this sound reasonable?

You should not rely on a single estimate. You should obtain like-for-like quotes for your conveyancing in Hampshire. Then choose one that you trust and just as important, is on the approved list of the bank that you have applied for a mortgage from.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Hampshire regulated by the SRA

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

  • Robert Urquhart, 24 Little Hayes Lane, Itchen Abbas, Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 1XA
  • Taylor Fordyce Ltd, 1-2 City Business Centre, Hyde Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 7TA
  • Warner & Richardson, 29 Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8RR
  • Dutton Gregory Llp, Trussell House, 23 St. Peter Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8BT
  • Shentons, Star Lane House, Staple Gardens, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9AD

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Hampshire

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Hampshire practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Terms and conditions of tenancy agreements

  • Taylor Fordyce Ltd, 1-2 City Business Centre, Hyde Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 7TA
  • Warner & Richardson, 29 Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8RR
  • Dutton Gregory Llp, Trussell House, 23 St. Peter Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8BT
  • Shentons, Star Lane House, Staple Gardens, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9AD
  • Godwins Solicitors Llp, 12 St. Thomas Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9HF

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

  • Property lawyer instructed by the buyer on acceptance of the offer
  • Checking the title to the property
  • Ordering Hampshire conveyancing searches for the title
  • Reviewing draft contract and other documentation forwarded by the owner’s solicitor
  • Raising questions with the seller’s solicitor
  • Agreeing the wording of the sale agreement
  • Reviewing replies supplied by the vendor to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer document
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (if applicable)
  • Preparing and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Registering the transfer of ownership and the home loan (where appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

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

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