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Reasons to use our Lymington conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 You can gain comfort when you choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Lymington has a number to pick from, but for a truly professional and reliable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 2 Notwithstanding what alternative companies say it may be important to pop into your lawyer to sign contracts. There are various parties with engaged in a house sale without needing to add Royal Mail into the equation.
  • 3 Lymington property lawyer are the linchpin to a successful Lymington home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 4 Lymington solicitors are likely to acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 5 Experience means that Lymington property lawyer have developed valuable connections with Lymington local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of undertaking your home move in Lymington.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Lymington since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Lymington

Would the conveyancing solicitors listed on your site conduct attended exchange conveyancing in Lymington?

We do have a number of conveyancing specialists who can conduct 24hr exchanges. Please e-mail us to receive a fee calculation and details as to availability.

Why is leasehold purchase conveyancing in Lymington is more expensive?

Lymington 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 purchasing a semi-detached house in Lymington. Can I do my own conveyancing?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Lymington you will have to appoint a solicitor on your mortgage company's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Lymington.

I bought my home on 11 March and the transaction details are still not registered. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Lymington expressed confidence that it will be concluded inside ten days. Are properties in Lymington particularly slow to register?

There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Lymington registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timescales can differ according to who lodges the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry need to notify any interested persons or bodies. At present in the region of 80% of such applications are fully dealt with within two weeks but some can be subject to extensive delays. Registration occurs after the buyer is living at the property therefore 'speed' is not typically an essential issue but if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your lawyers must contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.

I'm buying my first flat in Lymington benefiting from help to buy. The sellers refused to budge the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep told me not to tell my solicitor about the side-deal as it may adversely affect my loan with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

We are in the process of acquiring a property in Lymington. Could the property lawyer keep our transaction price private from sites such as Zoopla. Is this achievable and how?

HMLR are legally obliged to reveal price sold information on a register of the title for residential properties countrywide which includes properties in Lymington. The register of ownership is an open document, so the Land Registry would be breaking the law excluded specific homes such as the one in Lymington.

You can ask the Land Registry to withhold the amount paid data however the response would be in the negative.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Lymington regulated by the SRA

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

  • Clive Sutton Solicitor, 3 The Old Print Works, 85b High Street, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 9AN
  • Scott Bailey Llp, 63 High Street, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 9ZT
  • Hugh Whitlock Solicitors, 44 High Street, Milford On Sea, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 0QD
  • Ross Carter, Fairhaven, Rhinefield Road, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, SO42 7SQ
  • Heppenstalls Solicitors Limited, 82 Station Road, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 6LG

Purchase conveyancing in Lymington almost always comprises the following:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Checking the title to the premises
  • Ordering Lymington searches with respect to the title
  • Assessing draft contract and other documentation prepared the seller’s lawyer
  • Submitting queries with the vendor’s lawyer
  • Agreeing the wording of the purchase agreement
  • Going through replies provided by the vendor to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (where 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 of the purchase
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the buyer and the mortgage (where relevant) at the Land Registry.

Lymington commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on numerous issues across all aspects of commercial property law

    Property due diligence in connection with corporate acquisitions and disposals Industrial and warehouse premises Development, including options, overage agreements, JCT building contracts Shops,offices,barn conversions, industrial units, commercial trading estates, retail and leisure developments and large residential estates Buying, selling and leasing land for registered charities Extension of leases

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

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