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Conveyancing in Wallingford : Keep it Local

Main reasons to let us assist you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Wallingford

  • 1 Experience means that Wallingford solicitor have developed very good working relationships with Wallingford local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of dealing with your conveyancing in Wallingford.
  • 2 Our site offers largest domestic conveyancing directory listing mortgage company approved property lawyers delivering conveyancing in Wallingford who are regulated by the SRA or CLC.
  • 3 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these organisations are often based hundreds of kilometers away with limited appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Wallingford
  • 4 The companies identified on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 5 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Wallingford is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the level of professionalism you would hope for.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Wallingford since January 2025*

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Sale

of terraced premises, Barley Close, OX10 9BX completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £490,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties

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Disposal

of house residence, St Johns Road, OX10 9AQ completing on 03/01/2025 at a price of £640,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

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Sale

of terraced residence, Fir Tree Avenue, OX10 0PD completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £470,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

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Sale

of terraced property, Thames Street, OX10 0HD completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £470,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Wallingford

Can you point me to a directory of Kent Reliance panel conveyancers in Wallingford on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such directory service on the CML or Building Society Association sites. Very few lenders make their panel listings visible online. Where you are in need of a Wallingford conveyancer on the Kent Reliance please use our tool.

I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Coventry BS. I assume I don't need a Wallingford lawyer on the Coventry BS panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?

If you have finished paying off your Coventry BS 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 Coventry BS mortgage from the register. Coventry BS, 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 Coventry BS has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Coventry BS has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Coventry BS mortgage has been paid off.

I can not fathom if my bank requires a lease extension. I have telephoned my Wallingford bank branch on numerous occasions and was reassured it wasn't an issue and they will lend. My Wallingford conveyancing solicitor - who is on the bank conveyancing panel- called and was told they refuse to lend based on their specific requirements. Who do I believe?

The conveyancer must follow the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook section two requirements for your bank. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the bank will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the bank to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years left on the lease.

I require expedited conveyancing in Wallingford as I have an ultimatum to sign on the dotted line within 4 weeks. Luckily I do not require a mortgage. Is it possible to escape the need for conveyancing searches to save money and time?

If.Given you are are a cash purchaser you have the choice not to do searches although no law firm would advise that you don't. Drawing on years of experience of conveyancing in Wallingford the following are instances of issues that can be revealed and therefore impact the marketability of the property: Enforcement Actions, Outstanding Charges, Outstanding Grants, Railway Schemes,...

I am purchasing my first flat in Wallingford with a mortgage from Virgin Money. The sellers refused to move on the price so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The estate agent told me not inform my lawyer about this extras as it would impact my loan with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

Taking into account that I am about to part with £400,000 on a two bedroom apartment in Wallingford I would like to have a conversation with the solicitor about myhome move before giving the go ahead to the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

Absolutely - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the lawyer due to be conducting your conveyancing in Wallingford.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is unique person, not a case number. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are quoted for residential conveyancing in Wallingford should be the figure that you are charged.

Am I best advised to use a Wallingford conveyancing practitioner in close proximity to the house I am hoping to buy? An old friend can handle the legal work but they are based a couple of hundredmiles drive away.

The primary upside of using a local Wallingford conveyancing firm is that you can attend the office to sign documents, deliver your ID and pester them where appropriate. Having local Wallingford know how is a plus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If other friends have instructed your friend and on the whole were impressed that should trump using an unknown Wallingford conveyancing solicitor just because they are based in the area.

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

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Wallingford regulated by the SRA

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

  • Hedges Law Limited, 16 Market Place, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 0AE
  • Richard Wilson Solicitors Limited, Cymbal House, High Street, Goring-on-Thames, Reading, Berkshire, RG8 9AU

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Wallingford regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Wallingford practicing in commercial conveyancing in Wallingford. This could include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Hedges Law Limited, 16 Market Place, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 0AE
  • Richard Wilson Solicitors Limited, Cymbal House, High Street, Goring-on-Thames, Reading, Berkshire, RG8 9AU

Planning law solicitors in Wallingford regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Wallingford specialising in planning law. This should include advice on planning applications and appeals
  • Richard Wilson Solicitors Limited, Cymbal House, High Street, Goring-on-Thames, Reading, Berkshire, RG8 9AU

Neighboring Locations

Dorchester On Thames
 Benson
Wallingford
Cholsey
 Goring
 Woodcote

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

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