The solicitor who helped my former purchase has sent a quote for £1150 for no completion no fee conveyancing in Hilsea. I’m selling a Georgian property for £175,000. Is this overpriced? Is it in excess of the norm for conveyancing in Hilsea?
The estimate does seem marginally overpriced. Where you are prepared to invest time comparing quotes you might get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by as much as £100 plus VAT. That being said, you mightcome to regret choosing an an unknown conveyancer. Remember to ensure that the solicitor can also act for your bank. You can utilise our comparison tool to find a Hilsea conveyancing practice on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Hilsea.
My fiance and I intend to remortgage our penthouse in Hilsea with Yorkshire BS. We have a son 19 who lives at home. Our solicitor requested us to identify anyone over the age of 17 other than ourselves who reside at the property. Our lawyer has now e-mailed a document for our son to sign, giving up any rights in the event that the apartment is forfeited by the lender. I have two concerns (1) Is this document specific to the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we purchased 4 years ago (2) In signing this form is our son in any way compromising his right to inherit the property?
On the face of it your lawyer has done nothing wrong as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Yorkshire BS. This is solely used to protect Yorkshire BS if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Yorkshire BS had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Hilsea. My lender is Accord Mortgages
Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 19/5/2026, the requirements read as follows :
I'm the single beneficiary of my late grandmother’s will and I have everything in my name now, including the my former home in Hilsea. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in April. I now wish to sell up. I do know about the Mortgage Lenders 6 month 'rule', meaning my property ownership could be considered the same way as though I had purchased the house in April. Is the property unsalable for six months?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook obliges conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you may be affected by that. Some lenders would take a practical view as this clause primarily exists to identify subsales or the wholesaling and assigning of properties.
Completion of my purchase has taken place for my property in Hilsea. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I would like to complain about the lender. How does one go about formally complaining?
All lenders have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Team at head office. We understand that complaints to a lender are sorted out very quickly. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR who will take matters further.
Planning on purchasing a flat in Hilsea. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Hilsea conveyancing practitioner is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel.
Have completed on a a semi-detached house in Hilsea , What is the estimated time for the Land Registry to record the transfer to my name? My Hilsea conveyancing solicitor has been painfully slow, so I want to be certain the registration is concluded.
There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Hilsea registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timescales can vary according to the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry need to notify any third persons or bodies. At present approximately three quarters of such applications are completed in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be extensive delays. Historically registration occurs after the new owner has moved in to the property therefore 'speed' is not always an essential issue yet where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your solicitor can communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.
The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Hilsea. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.
Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Hilsea
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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. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose?