AssumingI were to acquire a straightforward homein Sipson mortgage fee and dispense with a survey and no local authority searches how much should I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Sipson?
Any savings you would make would be limited to the Sipson conveyancing searches. A property lawyer is required to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, correspond with your sellers lawyer, stamp duty return, register the ownership etc. You might save a bit for them not needing to register a charge but it won't be significant.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Sipson. My lender is Tesco Bank
Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 17/10/2025, the requirements read as follows :
I used Stirling Law a few years past for my conveyancing in Sipson. I now require my file but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do contact 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 Sipson 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.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. Sipson is the location of the property. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Sipson are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Sipson you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Sipson may ascertain 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 premises.
I need to appoint a conveyancing solicitor for freehold conveyancing in Sipson. I've stumble upon a web site which looks to be the ideal answer If it is possible to get all the legals completed via web that would be ideal. Should I be wary? What should out be looking out for?
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?
What can I do where I am unhappy with the property lawyer who undertook my conveyancing in Sipson?
We live in an imperfect world, and is is a fact of life that every so often matters do not go as planned. That being said there is recourse where you were unhappy with your conveyancing in Sipson. This varies from trying to resolve matters directly with them, through to reporting a conveyancing practitioner to their governing body. If things still aren’t sorted out you may consider enlisting the help of the Legal Ombudsman.