It may have been a long time coming a loan agreement from Santander for the refinancing of my single bedroom maisonette is coming any day now. Are you able to suggest a low cost conveyancing practitioner in Wantage?
This site is not designed to assist those in pursuit of the lowest fares for conveyancing in Wantage. Our aim is to provide cost effective conveyancing but we do not advertise as being the cheapest. Avoid the trap of appointing organisations offering the bait of £99 conveyancing in Wantage. At best, in being led by low cost conveyancing, you will earn what you pay for and at worst it will result in you paying a lot in additional fees and still not get the service expected.
Can the conveyancing solicitors identified via your search tool carry out attended exchange conveyancing in Wantage?
There are a few conveyancing experts carrying out 24hr exchanges. Do call us to receive a costs illustration and details as to availability.
My property lawyer in Wantage is not listed on the Nationwide Building Society Solicitor Panel. Can I still use my family solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the Nationwide Building Society panel?
The limited options available to you here include:
- Carry on with your preferred Wantage solicitors but Nationwide Building Society will need to use a solicitor on their panel. This will inevitably rack up the overall legal fees as well as cause delays.
- Choose an alternative practitioner to act in the conveyancing, obviously checking they are on the Nationwide Building Society panel
I am expecting a OIP from Aldermore this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Aldermore recommend any Wantage solicitors on the Aldermore conveyancing panel, or is it better to go independently?
You will need to appoint Wantage solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Aldermore through the process.
My offer was accepted on a house in Wantage on 24/6/2025, valuation was booked 3 days later, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer instructed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Kent Reliance and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Are Kent Reliance entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Kent Reliance to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I've read lots of mortgage guides, I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Wantage solicitor - who is on the TSB conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. Is that normal?
TSB will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually TSB will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your conveyancer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Wantage postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with TSB, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Wantage.
I have just started marketing my ground floor apartment in Wantage. Conveyancing has not commenced, however I have just received a yearly maintenance charge demand – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?
Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should pay the maintenance contribution as usual because all rents and service payments should be apportioned as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.
I purchased a studio flat in Wantage, conveyancing formalities finalised half a dozen years ago. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Comparable flats in Wantage with a long lease are worth £202,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £60 levied per year. The lease finishes on 21st October 2082
With 57 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £28,500 and £33,000 plus costs.
The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to provide a more accurate figure without more detailed due diligence. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.
I happen to be an executor of my recently deceased aunt’s Will, with a bungalow in Wantage which is to be marketed. The bungalow has never been registered at the Land Registry and I'm told that some estate agents will insist that it is in place before they will move forward. What's the procedure for this?
In the situation you refer to it seems advisable to seek to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. HMLR’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and certified copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.