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Oxford Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average time from start to moving day was 95 days for conveyancing in Oxford
  • 2 Percentage of leasehold conveyancing cases in Oxford with service charge retention of 6%
  • 3 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £540
  • 4 950 is the median number of years remaining on leases in Oxford
  • 5 Percentage of cases in Oxford that are buy to let is 13%

Examples of recent conveyancing in Oxford since June 2026*

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Transfer

of flat Henry Road OX2 0PE, at buying amount of £132,500. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

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Sale

of semi-detached property, Plater Drive, OX2 6QU completing on 18/06/2026 at a price of £675,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: securing official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

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Sale

of terraced premises, Howard Street, OX4 3AZ completing on 24/06/2026 at a price of £550,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, setting up the completion formalities

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Disposal

of terraced premises, St Annes Road, OX3 8NN completing on 19/06/2026 at a price of £800,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Oxford

Much to our surprise we have been told by our IFA that my Oxford solicitor is not on the bank Conveyancing panel. How can I check?

The first thing you need to do is to contact your Oxford lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to notify you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the approved list of lawyers for your lender.

Our lawyer has uncovered a a legal deficiency with the lease for the property we are buying in Oxford. The seller’s lawyers have put forward title insurance as a solution. We are content with insurance and will pay for it. Our lawyer has advised that he must ensure that the lender is content with this solution. Who is the client here, us or the bank?

Regardless of the fact that you have a mortgage offer from the mortgage company does not mean to say that the property will meet their requirements for the purposes of a mortgage. Your lawyer has to ensure that the lease has to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements. You and the mortgage company are the client. These conveyancing instructions have to be complied with.

Are the Oxford conveyancing solicitors identified as being on the Santander conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by Santander?

Oxford conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Santander conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Santander directly.

We're in Oxford, FTBs buying with a mortgage (lender is RBS , and our lawyer is on the RBS conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the RBS conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

What will a local search reveal regarding the house I am buying in Oxford?

Oxford conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search organisations for example Searchflow The local search is essential in every Oxford conveyancing purchase; that is if you wish to avoid any unpleasant surprises after you move into your new home. The search will supply data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen subject headings.

As co-executor for the estate of my aunt I am disposing of a house in Cardiff but reside in Oxford. My conveyancer (approximately 235 kilometers from meneeds me to execute a statutory declaration prior to completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Oxford who can witness this legal document for me?

Technically speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Oxford based

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Oxford regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Oxford specialising in commercial conveyancing in Oxford. This will likely include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Hmg Law Llp, 126 High Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 4DG
  • Challenor Gardiner, 29 New Inn Hall Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2DH
  • Ferguson Bricknell, Chester House, George Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2AY
  • Quality Solicitors Truemans, Eden House, 38 St. Aldates, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1BN
  • Darbys Solicitors Llp, Midland House, West Way, Botley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 0PH

Planning law solicitors in Oxford regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Oxford with expertise in planning law. This may include advice on tree preservation orders
  • Hmg Law Llp, 126 High Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 4DG
  • Darbys Solicitors Llp, Midland House, West Way, Botley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 0PH
  • Licensing And Safety Lawyers, Prama House, 267 Banbury Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7HT
  • Law And Property Lawyers Limited, 5 Ock Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5AL
  • Franklins, 15 Ock Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5AN

Domestic conveyancing in Oxford usually involves the following:

  • Conveyancing practitioner instructed by the buyer on acceptance of the offer
  • Checking the title to the property
  • Ordering Oxford searches for the title
  • Considering the draft sale agreement and other documentation prepared the owner’s conveyancer
  • Submitting questions with the vendor’s conveyancer
  • Negotiating the sale agreement
  • Assessing replies provided by the vendor to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer document
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (where relevant)
  • Drafting and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; reporting to the purchaser on the contents of the contract pack, pre-contract enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the purchase and the home loan (where applicable) at the Land Registry.

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

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