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Reasons to use our Shrewton conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Using a local Solicitor usually means that you will receive a more personal touch. Online forums bear testimony to the idea that in choosing a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 2 Notwithstanding what alternative solicitors say it could be important to visit your conveyancer to sign contracts. There are various parties with engaged in a house sale without needing to add Royal Mail into the pot.
  • 3 Shrewton conveyancing lawyers will be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 4 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in Shrewton have a grasp oflocal issues peculiar to Shrewton and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and expeditious conveyancing.
  • 5 Experience means that Shrewton lawyer have developed very good links with Shrewton local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your conveyancing in Shrewton.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Shrewton since May 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Shrewton

It has taken forever and a day but a loan agreement from Santander for the remortgage of my 4 room maisonette is due imminently. Are you able to suggest a cheap conveyancing solicitor in Shrewton?

This site is not designed to assist those in pursuit of a cheap conveyancing in Shrewton. We can offer you affordable conveyancing but our intention is not to advertise as being the cheapest. Resist the temptation to appoint organisations offering the bait of £99 conveyancing in Shrewton. The optimum outcome, in deciding on cheap conveyancing, you will receive what you pay for and at worst it will result in you invoiced for additional fees and still not receive the service expected.

Can conveyancing in Shrewton to be completed in a month?

Where the seller is applying time constraints for your conveyancing we would recommend that your solicitor is familiar with the location as they will have local relationships and insight. It is possible that they could have conducted otherproperties in the same street. Therefore consider using a Shrewton conveyancing lawyer. Second, double check that the conveyancing firm is on the member panel. It is understood that 18% of Shrewton conveyancing transactions are delayed or derailed after finding out that a buyer’s solicitor was not on their mortgage lender’s panel. In many cases this discovery resulted in the home move being held up by almost 21 days. It is said that this issue impacts approximately 100,000 home moves every year. Most Shrewton conveyancing firms can not represent certain mortgage companies so do check at the outset.

About to place an offer on a leasehold property in Shrewton. The property agents say that it is the norm for flats in Shrewton to have less than 75 years unexpired on the lease. I am expecting a loan with Accord Mortgages. Is this going to be a problem if the lease has 72 years to go.

Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are obtaining a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 20/8/2025 the requirements read as follows :

85 years from the date of completion of the mortgage. Please ensure that you explain the implications of a short term lease to the borrower.

I understand that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I require chancel insurance when acquiring a property in Shrewton? or I am told that there is a law dating back centuries that could mean that homeowners living in a parish church boundary may be liable to pay for repairs towards the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this applicable for conveyancing in Shrewton?

Unless a previous purchase of the premises took place post 12 October 2013 you could expect lawyers handling conveyancing in Shrewton to remain recommending a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.

I have a renovated Victorian house in Shrewton. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and The Mortgage Works. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw a couple of entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold with the matching property. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?

You need to assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Shrewton and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also check the situation with the conveyancing practitioner who completed the work.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on a fortnight ago in what should have been a quick, chain free conveyancing. Shrewton is the location of the property. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Shrewton are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Shrewton you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Shrewton may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

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What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Shrewton?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding acquiring and selling property and cover conveyancing countrywide as well as Shrewton. If instructing a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you can expect:
  • Enjoy the benefit of an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Have a high standard of legal services.
  • Be supplied with your transaction dealt with using care, skill and diligence.
  • Be supplied with a high standard of service due to your lawyer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Receive a service which is accessible and responsive to your specific requirements.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the level you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your specific needs taken into account should a complaint be necessary.
  • Have a speedy, objective and comprehensive service where making a complaint about your conveyancing in Shrewton about your conveyancing in Shrewton.

Conveyancing in Shrewton 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
  • Examining the title unregistered or registered
  • Conducting Shrewton searches for the property
  • Assessing draft contract and other documentation collated by the vendor’s solicitor
  • Submitting enquiries with the owner’s solicitor
  • Agreeing the wording of the purchase contract
  • Analysing replies prepared by the owner to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (where relevant)
  • Drawing up and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the change in ownership and the mortgage (if relevant) at the Land Registry.

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Shrewton is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Representing lender (if appropriate)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Preparing the Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Agreeing amendments to the draft Transfer
  • Communicating with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing monies to relevant parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the transfer of ownership and the home loan (if appropriate) at the Land Registry.

Neighboring Locations

Devizes
Pewsey
Shrewton
Amesbury
Durrington
Salisbury
Wilton

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

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