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Conveyancing in Ventnor : Keep it Local

Top 5 reasons to use our service to help you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Ventnor

  • 1 Using a high street Solicitor generally results in a more personalised service. When using a an online conveyancing factory, your transaction is handled by a team of people who who progress matters by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 2 Ventnor conveyancers have a crucial edge when it comes to Ventnor conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will impact your conveyancing
  • 3 Chances are that the the solicitors for the other party are based in Ventnor - if so both parties will be familiar
  • 4 Personal touch together with pure property experience are key benefits that you should value when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Ventnor conveyancing can be made a lot more protracted due to poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed strive to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 5 Ventnor conveyancers work in conjunction with Ventnor estate agents, property finders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is provided to home movers every step of the way, with the intention of reducing administrative burdens and transaction times

Examples of recent conveyancing in Ventnor since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Ventnor

Do I need to pop into the offices of the solicitor to sign the mortgage deed? If so, I will appoint a lawyer who conducts conveyancing in Ventnor so that I can attend their offices if necessary.

As opposed to 15 years ago, almost all lenders no longer need their conveyancing panel solicitor to witness the borrowers signature. It will still be necessary for you to hand over identification documents and there are still distinct benefits to instructing a locally based solicitor, in your situation a conveyancing solicitor in Ventnor.

Me and my partner are buying a apartment in Ventnor. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a conveyancer? At some point we will need to put money into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our money?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

I am helping my niece sell her property in Ventnor. Will the conveyancing solicitor commission the energy assessment or do I organise this?

Following the demise of Home Packs, energy assessments was left as a required part of selling a property. An EPC must be to hand prior to the property being put on the market. It is not as aspect of the sale process that conveyancers normally arrange. Where you are instructing a Ventnor conveyancing solicitor they might be willing to arrange energy performance certificates due to their contacts with reputable local assessors

Forgive me if this question is silly but I am unseasoned as a first time purchaser of a ground floor flat in Ventnor. Do I receive the keys to the house on completion from my conveyancer? If so, I will instruct a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Ventnor?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will arrange to send the completion advance to the owner’s lawyers, and once they have received this, you will be invited to collect the keys from the selling Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this happens between 1 and 3pm.

I used Wolstenholmes a few years ago for my conveyancing in Ventnor. I now require my papers but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 Ventnor 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.

How does conveyancing in Ventnor differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build property in Ventnor come to us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is completed. This is because developers in Ventnor typically acquire the site, 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 conveyancing solicitors 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 used to new build conveyancing in Ventnor or who has acted in the same development.

My step-father has suggested that I use his lawyers for conveyancing in Ventnor. Do I take his advice?

There are no two ways about it the best way to select a conveyancing lawyer is to seek guidance from friends or family who have used the conveyancer you're considering.

When it comes to my conveyancing in Ventnor 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 Ventnor conveyancers do - that will incur VAT(4) Bank transfer fee - Yes it is for the conveyancer's time in submitting the funds this way.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Ventnor regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Ventnor practicing in commercial conveyancing in Ventnor. This will likely include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • A J Careless Limited, 19 Church Street, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, PO38 1SN
  • Lesley A Kemp Solicitor, 2a Sandown Road, Lake, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 9JP

Selling a home in Ventnor is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and related papers
  • Supplying draft papers to the property lawyer acting for the buyer
  • Negotiating contracts and replying to supplemental queries from the purchaser’s property lawyer
  • Negotiating the transfer deed
  • Replying to requisitions raised by the purchaser’s property lawyer
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Receiving sale proceeds and wiring funds to the seller, the estate agent and other relevant parties (where applicable)

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Ventnor 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 lender (where appropriate)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Negotiating adjustments to the the Transfer deed
  • Corresponding with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing monies to relevant parties
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the change in proprietorship and the home loan (where applicable) at the Land Registry.

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

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