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Logical reasons to use our service to assist you find a local conveyancing solicitor in Southam

  • 1 Notwithstanding what alternative lawyers advise it could be necessary to visit your solicitor to execute contracts. Too many 3rd parties are already with an interest in a house sale without needing to include the postman into the pot.
  • 2 The Southam conveyancing firms that we work with are committed to providing the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and remortgagors in Southam
  • 3 Our site is the only site that enables you the facility to check that your property ownership legalities in Southam will be carried out by a property lawyer on your mortgage lender’s conveyancing panel.
  • 4 We are the UKs largest residential conveyancing directory service identifying bank approved property lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Southam governed by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 5 You can gain comfort when you select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Southam has a number to pick from, but for a truly professional and dependable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Southam since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Southam

When it comes to mortgage companies such as Yorkshire BS, do Southam conveyancers have to pay a yearly amount to be on the conveyancing panel?

We are not aware of any mortgage company fees to register on their list of approved firms, although some do levy an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.

I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Kent Reliance. I assume I don't need a Southam property lawyer on the Kent Reliance panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?

If you have finished paying off your Kent Reliance mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Kent Reliance mortgage from the register. Kent Reliance, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where Kent Reliance has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Kent Reliance has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Kent Reliance mortgage has been paid off.

I was told two weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Leeds Building Society. Is it usual for Leeds Building Society to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Southam is approved on their conveyancing panel? Leeds Building Society have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their PI Insurance.

A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Leeds Building Society to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Southam?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Southam. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Southam. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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 is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Southam

    Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please supply a car parking plan.

Taking into account that I am about to part with hundreds of thousands of pounds on a two bedroom apartment in Southam I would like to talk to a solicitor about myhome move ahead of giving the go ahead to the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

We could not agree more - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the solicitor due to be conducting your conveyancing in Southam.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important individual, not a matter number. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are calculated and presented to you for your conveyancing in Southam should be the amount on the final invoice that you are charged.

In sourcing the internet for the words cheap conveyancing in Southam it shows results of numerous property lawyersin the area. With so much choice what is the best way to find the suitable conveyancer for purchase transaction?

The preferential way of finding the right conveyancer is via personal recommendation, so seek the guidance of friends and those you trust who have bought a property in Southam or the reputable estate agent or financial adviser. Costs for conveyancing in Southam vary, so it's advisable to secure at least three quotes from varying types of law firms. Dont forget to clarify that the charges are guaranteed not to increase.

Much to my surprise my solicitor in Southam is asking me for proof of ID documents asserting that this is part of his obligations as a conveyancer on the mortgage company Solicitor panel. Can this be correct?

Due to Money Laundering Regulations your conveyancing lawyer is duty bound to confirm positively your identification when entering into a business relationship with you. It is a criminal offence if your lawyer not do this. If you do not provide ID early in the transaction the solicitor must refuse to act for you. It’s unlikely a lawyer will turn you away if you come to the first meeting without relevant ID but you will have to produce it at some point so you might as well bring it with you to the initial meeting so the lawyer can tick the ID verification box and start sorting out the conveyancing straight away. If you are getting a mortgage, your lawyer also has to check ID documents to satisfy the lender. This is not specific to conveyancing in Southam

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

Licensed Conveyancers assist with the transfer of ownership of a property from one person to another and cover conveyancing throughout England and Wales not just Southam. When instructing a Licensed Conveyancer governed by the CLC, you should:
  • Receive an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Have a high standard of legal services.
  • Have your matters dealt with using care, skill and diligence.
  • Have a high standard of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Have a service which is accessible and responsive to your specific requirements.
  • You should not consider yourself discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive the standard you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your individual needs taken into account should a complaint be necessary.
  • Receive a swift, impartial and comprehensive service where making a complaint about your conveyancing in Southam about your conveyancing in Southam.

Sale conveyancing in Southam ordinarily includes the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and related papers
  • Sending draft papers to the solicitor representing the purchaser
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and replying to additional enquires from the buyer’s solicitor
  • Agreeing the transfer deed
  • Replying to requisitions raised by the purchaser’s solicitor
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and transferring funds to the seller, the estate agent and paying off the home loan (if appropriate)

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Southam 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 the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the mortgage company (where relevant)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Preparing the Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Agreeing adjustments to the draft Transfer
  • Corresponding with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing monies to the appropriate parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the buyer and the home loan (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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