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Ventnor Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £1,750
  • 2 Average time from start to completion was 34 days for conveyancing in Ventnor
  • 3 Average time frame of 38 days for registration of title in Ventnor
  • 4 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £270
  • 5 January was the busiest month and December was the next busiest month while August was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Ventnor

Examples of recent conveyancing in Ventnor since May 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Ventnor

I am purchasing an apartment in Ventnor. My lawyer has never been on on the bank conveyancing panel. Is it possible for me to retain my Ventnor conveyancing solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the mortgage company list of approved lawyers?

One must use a conveyancer to deal with the formalities when you require a mortgage to purchase your property. The conveyancer will carry out all the necessary investigations on the property, make sure that you’re registered as proprietor and ensure that all the required mortgage paperwork is dealt with. You can select a Ventnor conveyancer of your choice. Nevertheless, where the property lawyer selected is not a member of the bank conveyancing panel additional costs will be levied as separate legal representation will be need by the lender. Bank panel applications may be submitted, so provided your lawyer has not previously sought membership they should take the chance to apply.

Having sold my house in Ventnor last March but the buyer keeps calling daily complaining that their solicitor needs to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?

Following your disposal your lawyer should deliver the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. Where relevant, your conveyancer must also evidence that the mortgage has been discharged to the buyers solicitors. There are no post completion requirements unique to conveyancing in Ventnor.

We are planning to purchase with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. We have called around locally but am unable to find a Ventnor conveyancing firm on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel. Can you help?

Please do take advantage of the search tool on this page. Please choose the building society and type Ventnor or your location and you will be presented with a number of lawyer offices in Ventnor or nearest you.

Will commercial conveyancing searches disclose impending roadworks that could affect a commercial site in Ventnor?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Ventnor will execute a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers spend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Ventnor. The report 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 Ventnor.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Ventnor it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately can cause delays to Ventnor commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Ventnor.

I used Action Conveyancing a few years past for my conveyancing in Ventnor. I now require my file but the law firm has closed. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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.

As co-executor for the will of my grandmother I am selling a house in Neath but reside in Ventnor. My conveyancer (approximately 235 kilometers awayneeds me to sign a stat dec prior to completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Ventnor who can attest and place their company stamp on the document?

Technically speaking you should not be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are based in Ventnor

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Ventnor regulated by the SRA

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

  • 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

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 could include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • 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

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

Licensed Conveyancers deal with the transfer of ownership of a property from one person to another and cover conveyancing nationwide as well as Ventnor. If instructing a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you are entitled to:
  • Have an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a high standard of legal services.
  • Have your transaction dealt with using care, skill and legal know-how.
  • Have a high standard of service due to your lawyer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Enjoy the benefit of 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 standard 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.
  • Be provided with a timeous, independent and comprehensive service when if a complaint is made about your conveyancing in Ventnor.

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

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