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This site is the only site that enables you the facility to check that your property ownership legalities in Kington will be carried out by a property lawyer on your mortgage lender’s approved panel.
The organisations listed on our directory have a mix of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
The Kington conveyancing firms that are identified are committed to supplying value for money, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and remortgagors in Kington
Using a local Solicitor in the main results in a more bespoke service. When using a large conveyancing firm, your conveyancing is dealt with by a team of people who who progress matters by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
Kington solicitors will be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in Kington since December 2024*

Disposal

of detached residence property, Victoria Road, HR5 3BX completing on 28/01/2025 at a price of £365,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

Disposal

of semi-detached property, Mission Hut Mews, HR5 3QY completing on 08/01/2025 at a price of £530,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges

Disposal

of detached residence property, Clatterbrune, LD8 2LB completing on 15/01/2025 at a price of £197,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, securing official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

Disposal

of detached residence premises, Upper Court, HR3 6PW completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £435,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Kington

Will conveyancers ask for money on account for conveyancing in Kington?

Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Kington your lawyer will request that you place them with monies to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. This will be the total of the cost of the Local Authority Search. When the down payment is as part of the purchase price then this will be asked for shortly in advance of contracts are exchanged. The final balance that is needed should be sent to your lawyer shortly before completion.

This question may be naive but I am new to the process as FTB of a two bedroom flat in Kington. Do I collect the keys to the house on the completion date from my conveyancer? If this is the case, I will find a local conveyancing solicitor in Kington?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will transfer the purchase money to the owner’s conveyancers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be called to collect the keys from the property Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.

My wife and I buying a detached bungalow in Kington. Our aim is to an extension at the rear at the house.Will legal investigations on the property include enquiries to ascertain if these works are prohibited?

Your conveyancer will check the registered title as conveyancing in Kington will sometimes identify restrictions in the title deeds which restrict categories of alterations or need the consent of a 3rd party. Some works call for local authority planning consent and approval under the building regulations. Certain areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. It would be prudent to check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

Completion of my purchase has taken place for my property in Kington. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. How do I make a complaint?

Most banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Team at head office. In most cases complaints to a lender are sorted out very quickly. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR with full details of your complaint.

I was pointed in your direction by a number of estate agents in Kington to find a conveyancer on your site. What’s the financial advantage for Estate Agents to recommend your services over alternative conveyancing organisations?

We refuse to give any commission for pointing buyers and sellers our way. We thought it would be too underhand to pay a commission because home movers will think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

My husband and I are a couple of weeks into a freehold purchase having been directed to solicitors by the estate agent to perform conveyancing in Kington. I am not happy. Could you you assist me in finding new lawyers?

They would have to be really bad in order to consider replacing them. Has your mortgage offer been generated? If so you need to advise them of the replacement lawyer and have the mortgage documents are re-sent. Your conveyancer needs to be on the banks panel to avoid escalating fees and delays. So that should be your first question of the new conveyancers. Our search tool will help you find a bank approved conveyancer for your home move in Kington

I have recently realised that I have 72 years unexpired on my lease in Kington. I am keen to extend my lease but my landlord is can not be found. What are my options?

If you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be lengthened by the magistrate. You will be obliged to prove that you or your lawyers have done all that could be expected to track down the landlord. For most situations a specialist should be helpful to try and locate and to produce a report which can be used as evidence that the freeholder can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a property lawyer both on proving the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court covering Kington.

Kington Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Questions you should ask before buying

Who takes responsibility for maintaining and repairing the building?

Are any of leasehold owners in arrears of their service charge payments?

It is important to be aware if window replacement or some other major work is anticipated that will be shared between the tenants and could well dramatically increase the the service costs or result in a one time payment.

We are expecting to exchange buying a house in Kington but as a consequence of damage from the recent storms I have agreed reparation from the vendor of £3k by way of a adjustment in the price. This was going to be dealt with as part of the conveyancing process but the lender will not permit this. Why were they approached?

The lawyer being on a bank approved list is obliged to advise the bank of any variations to the purchase figure. If you were to refuse your solicitor to notify the reduction to your mortgage company then they would have no choice but to disinstructing themselves from acting for you and the lender.

Last updated 22/03/2025

Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Kington regulated by the SRA

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

E Smith & Co, 46 Duke Street, Kington, Herefordshire, HR5 3DR
Vaughan & Davies, 32 Duke Street, Kington, Herefordshire, HR5 3BW

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Kington regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Kington specialising in commercial conveyancing in Kington. This should include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit

E Smith & Co, 46 Duke Street, Kington, Herefordshire, HR5 3DR
Vaughan & Davies, 32 Duke Street, Kington, Herefordshire, HR5 3BW

Whether you are going through a divorce or breakup or simply wish to transfer your property to someone else, transfer of equity conveyancing in Kington includes some of the following tasks:

Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
Representing lender (where appropriate)
Negotiating the terms of the transaction
Preparing the Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
Agreeing adjustments to the draft Transfer
Communicating with parties concerning the Transfer
Agreeing and preparing for completion
Receiving and releasing funds to the appropriate parties
Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
Registering the transfer of ownership and the home loan (if relevant) at the HMLR.

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