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Main reasons to use our service to assist you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Shrivenham

  • 1 The organisations listed on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 2 Over the years Shrivenham property lawyer have established excellent connections with Shrivenham local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of dealing with your house sale or purchase in Shrivenham.
  • 3 We are the UKs largest domestic conveyancing directory service identifying bank approved law firms carrying out conveyancing in Shrivenham regulated and authorised by the SRA or CLC.
  • 4 Shrivenham solicitors are likely to have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 5 Excellent communication and pure property local knowledge are key benefits that you should value when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Shrivenham property deals can become a lot more stressful due to poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Shrivenham since January 2025*

Disposal

of semi-detached property, Ermin Street, SN3 4NH completing on 15/01/2025 at a price of £180,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

Disposal

of semi-detached property, Edmonds Drive, SN7 7RX completing on 23/01/2025 at a price of £288,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

Disposal

of terraced property, Fernham Gate, SN7 7LR completing on 22/01/2025 at a price of £715,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Transfer

of semi property, Culverhouse Road, SN1 2PF completing on 28/01/2025 at a price of £342,500. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Shrivenham

Having been recommended your web site we were going to go ahead with a conveyancing solicitor in Shrivenham found on your site but have come across some other quotes on the internet seem cheaper – how come?

One can find lots of solicitors marketing theoretically looks to be very low prices. You should think twice about how much you respect your own move to want to take 'cheap' risks concerning the standard of the legal work. Some embed additional charges well inside the terms of business. The law firms that we put forward for conveyancing in Shrivenham neverbehave this way.

Our son is in the process of securing a new build apartment in Shrivenham with a home loan from Skipton. His conveyancer has advised him of a delay in completing the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. What is this document - I have never come across this before?

The form is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the purchase. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Skipton conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the valuer when asked. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Skipton conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.

Will commercial conveyancing searches disclose impending roadworks that may impact a commercial land in Shrivenham?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Shrivenham will execute a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers invest in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Shrivenham. The search result provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Shrivenham.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Shrivenham it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately may cause delays to Shrivenham commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for residential conveyancing in Shrivenham.

How does conveyancing in Shrivenham differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build premises in Shrivenham come to us having been asked by the builder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is ready to move into. This is because new home sellers in Shrivenham typically buy the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Shrivenham or who has acted in the same development.

Can you provide any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Shrivenham from the point of view of speeding up the sale process?

  • Much of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in Shrivenham can be bypassed if you get in touch lawyers the minute you market your property and request that they start to put together the leasehold documentation which will be required by the buyers’ solicitors.
  • Some Shrivenham leases require Licence to Assign from the landlord. If this is the case, it would be prudent to notify your estate agents to make sure that the purchasers put in hand bank and professional references. Any bank reference will need to confirm that the buyers are financially capable of paying the yearly service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the service charge figures so that they can pass this information on to the purchasers or their solicitors. The majority of landlords or managing agents in Shrivenham levy fees for supplying management packs for a leasehold home. You or your lawyers should find out the fee that they propose to charge. The management pack sought as soon as you have a buyer, thus accelerating the process. The typical amount of time it takes to obtain the necessary information is three weeks. It is the most common reason for frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Shrivenham. You believe that you know the number of years remaining on your lease but it would be wise to verify this via your solicitors. A buyer’s lawyer will be unlikely to recommend their client to where the lease term is less than 75 years. In the circumstances it is essential at an early stage that you consider whether the lease requires a lease extension. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your property on the market for sale.

I invested in buying a 1st floor flat in Shrivenham, conveyancing having been completed in 1998. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Similar flats in Shrivenham with an extended lease are worth £180,000. The ground rent is £65 yearly. The lease expires on 21st October 2084

With just 59 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £20,900 and £24,200 as well as professional fees.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more comprehensive investigations. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional concerns that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information before getting professional advice.

When it comes to my conveyancing in Shrivenham should I be paying VAT on the following: (1) Land reg fee on purchase (2) Pre - completion search fee (3) SDLT E submission on purchase (4) Bank TT fee

(1) Land reg fee on purchase - No (2) Pre - completion search fees -No, (such conveyancing searches are HMLR ones and means £4 and possibly £2 bankruptcy per name on your mortgage) (3) SDLT E submission on your purchase - There is no VAT on Stamp Duty. However if the firm is charging a stamp duty e-submission fee as part of their services - some Shrivenham conveyancers do - that will incur VAT(4) Bank transfer fee - Yes it is for the solicitor's time in submitting the funds this way.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Shrivenham regulated by the SRA

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

  • Selby & Co, Red Lion House, 6 Sheep Street, Highworth, Wiltshire, SN6 7AA
  • Collard & Co, 40 High Street, Highworth, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN6 7AQ
  • Thrings Llp, 6 Drakes Meadow, Penny Lane, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3LL
  • Thring Townsend Lee & Pembertons, 6 Drakes Meadow, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3LL
  • Thrings (services) Ltd, 6 Drakes Meadow, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3LL

Planning law solicitors in Shrivenham regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Shrivenham practicing in planning law. This could include advice on planning applications and appeals
  • Thrings Llp, 6 Drakes Meadow, Penny Lane, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3LL
  • Pooleys Solicitors Llp, 10-15 Regent Circus, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 1PP

Residential conveyancing in Shrivenham usually comprises the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Checking the title unregistered or registered
  • Conducting Shrivenham searches for the property
  • Considering the draft contract and other documentation prepared the owner’s conveyancer
  • Raising queries with the vendor’s conveyancer
  • Negotiating the purchase agreement
  • Analysing replies given by the vendor to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer document
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (where relevant)
  • Drawing up and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; summarising to the buyer 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
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the change in ownership and the mortgage (if appropriate) at the HMLR.

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

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