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Oxford Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average Land Registry Fee for last year was £40
  • 2 Average Stamp Duty Payable for last year was £0
  • 3 Percentage of leasehold conveyancing purchases in Oxford is 37% where there is a share in the management company or freehold company
  • 4 % freehold and % leasehold conveyancing in Oxford for last year
  • 5 971 is the median number of years remaining on leases in Oxford

Examples of recent conveyancing in Oxford since October 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Oxford

My grandmother passed away six months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Oxford. The house had a relatively small loan remaining of approximately £8000. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Nationwide, pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?

Where you plan to re-mortgage then Nationwide will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Nationwide conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Nationwide mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

Does a directory service exist listing RBS panel conveyancers in Oxford on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such directory service on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association websites. Very few mortgage companies make their panel listings available online. Where you are looking for a Oxford property lawyer on the RBS please make the most of our facility.

I'm in the process of looking at apartments in Oxford and I am about to put in an offer. Is it advisable to have my lawyer on ‘stand by’? I will be getting a home loan with Nottingham.

It would be prudent to instigate your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their details on to the selling agent. As you are taking out a mortgage with Nottingham, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel.

Coventry BS have agreed my home loan in principle, my offer on a property in Oxford has been agreed to, what happens next?

The property agent will want to be informed of your conveyancing practitioner's details (make sure the property lawyers are on the lender’s panel). Telephone Coventry BS or your financial adviser and complete any appropriate forms. Coventry BS will instruct a valuer who will get in touch with the selling agent or owners to book an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes about a week to get a mortgage offer. Coventry BS will issue the offer to you and your property lawyers. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Oxford.

I used Arc property Solicitors a few years past for my conveyancing in Oxford. Now, I need the files however the law firm has closed. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Oxford of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am buying a new build flat in Oxford. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Here are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Oxford

    Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Please supply a car parking plan. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. 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. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?

I opted to have a survey completed on a house in Oxford ahead of instructing lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. The surveyor has said that some mortgage companies may not grant a mortgage on this type of home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different requirements for example to Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Oxford. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Oxford to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor for purchase conveyancing in Oxford. I have stumble across a web site which looks to be the perfect solution If there is a chance to get all the legals completed via email that would be preferable. Should I be concerned? What are the potential pitfalls?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Oxford regulated by the SRA

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

  • 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
  • Reeds Solicitors Ltd, 1 Cambridge Terrace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1RR
  • Quality Solicitors Truemans, Eden House, 38 St. Aldates, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1BN

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 should include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • 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

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

  • Conveyancing practitioner instructed by the purchaser on acceptance of the offer
  • Investigating the title unregistered or registered
  • Undertaking Oxford conveyancing searches with respect to the title
  • Reviewing draft sale agreement and other documentation received from the seller’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Raising queries with the vendor’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Negotiating the sale agreement
  • Examining replies prepared by the seller to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer document
  • Advising the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (if appropriate)
  • Preparing and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC 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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