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Main reasons to let us help you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Romsey

  • 1 Peace of mind comes when you choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Romsey has a number to pick from, but for a truly dependable and dependable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 2 Romsey conveyancer are the key to a successful Romsey home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 3 Romsey property lawyers have a crucial edge when it comes to Romsey conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can affect your sale or purchase
  • 4 Notwithstanding what other companies advise it could be necessary to visit your conveyancer to execute legal papers. There are various parties with with an interest in a homemove without having to add Royal Mail into the pot.
  • 5 Retaining the services of a local Solicitor on the whole means that you will receive a more personalised service. Sometimes when dealing with a an online conveyancing factory, your conveyancing is dealt with by a team of people who who update you by reading from their computer screens.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Romsey since December 2024*

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Purchase

of flat Latimer Street SO51 8LD, acquired for £160,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: ordering official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

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Disposal

of apartment Bridge Road SO51 8LJ, at purchase price of £199,950. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

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Acquisition

of apartment Test Mill SO51 8EH, purchased for £300,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, setting up the completion formalities

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Disposal

of terraced premises, Latham Road, SO51 7DB completing on 06/01/2025 at a price of £265,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion, obtaining official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Romsey

I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and must vacate my rented apartment in Romsey by 9/5/2025. Conveyancing on my purchase is underway. How realistic is it to complete in three weeks as don't want to have to find short term accommodation?

The normal practice is not to serve notice on a rental unless your lawyer suggests that you should. If you have not previously done so, notify to your lawyer and request that they cajole the sellers solicitors, try to get a realistic time scale from them that all parties will look towards

What can a local search reveal about the property I am purchasing in Romsey?

Romsey conveyancing often commences with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company for example Xpress Legal The local search is essential in every Romsey conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any unpleasant surprises after you move into your property. The search will supply information 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 13 topic areas.

It has been 4 months since my purchase conveyancing in Romsey completed. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I am buying a new build flat in Romsey. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Romsey

    Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision.

My company is intending to take over a lease of an office on a shopping parade. Can you recommend lawyers offering no-move-no costs for commercial conveyancing in Romsey for less than 1500k?

We are happy to recommend firms who host a wealth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Romsey, including the disposal and acquisition of businesses as well as simply premises. If you are intending to purchase or lease a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a complete business we can find you the right lawyer. Regarding the fees these will vary based on the structure and nuances of the deal. Please provide us with your contact information or call so as to enable us to supply you with a fixed commercial conveyancing calculation.

I am hoping to sign contracts shortly on a garden flat in Romsey. Conveyancing solicitors inform me that they report fully next week. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Romsey should include some of the following:

    Does the lease require carpeting throughout thus preventing wood flooring? Ground rent - what is due and when you need to pay, and be on notice if this is subject to change You should be informed what counts as a Nuisance in the lease Whether the landlord has obligations to ensure rights of quiet enjoyment over your premises and do you know what it means in practice? How long the lease is. You should receive guidance as what happens when the lease ends, and aware of the importance of not letting the lease term falling below eighty years
For details of the information to be contained in your report on your leasehold property in Romsey please enquire of your conveyancer in advance of your conveyancing in Romsey.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Romsey - A selection of Questions you should ask Prior to buying

    Does the lease have more than 85 years remaining? What is the annual service fee and ground rent? This information is helpful as a) areas could result in problems in the building as the common areas may start to deteriorate where maintenance are not paid for b) if the leaseholders have an issue with the managing agents you will want to have all the details

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Romsey regulated by the SRA

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

  • Bells, 5 Market Place, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8XF
  • Kirklands, Unit 5 Abbey Walk, Church Street, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8JQ
  • Asher Broomfield, 22 Church Street, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8BU
  • D E Sturgess, Fernbrook House, 42 Middlebridge Street, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8HL
  • Peter Clarke Solicitors Llp, 63 Commercial Road, Totton, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 3AH

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Romsey regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Romsey specialising in commercial conveyancing in Romsey. This will likely include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Bells, 5 Market Place, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8XF
  • Kirklands, Unit 5 Abbey Walk, Church Street, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8JQ
  • D E Sturgess, Fernbrook House, 42 Middlebridge Street, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8HL
  • Underwood & Co, 15 Junction Road, Totton, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9HG
  • Dempster Binning Llp, 5 West Links, Tollgate, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 3TG

Romsey commercial property solicitors draw on a full range of commercial expertise offering advice on a variety of aspects of commercial property law

    Drafting and approving option agreements Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 procedures, including serving section 25 and 26 notices Sale or acquisition of commercial property investments, including at auction Telecommunications and broadcast mast sites Shops,offices,barn conversions, industrial units, commercial trading estates, retail and leisure developments and large residential estates Advising landlords and tenants in respect of ancillary documentation e.g. licences to alter, assign underlet etc

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

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