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Warminster Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £6,872
  • 2 92% freehold and 8% leasehold conveyancing in Warminster for this year to date
  • 3 Average time from start to moving day was 153 days for conveyancing in Warminster
  • 4 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £270
  • 5 March was the busiest month and June was the next busiest month while February was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Warminster

Examples of recent conveyancing in Warminster since November 2025*

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Purchase

of flat George Street BA12 8FY, acquired for £102,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

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Transfer

of flat George Street BA12 8FY, at buying price of £115,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

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Sale

of semi premises, Bourbon Close, BA12 9PH completing on 27/11/2025 at a price of £327,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties

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Sale

of terraced property, Minster View, BA12 8TD completing on 05/12/2025 at a price of £343,800. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Warminster

I am not in a position to travel far from Warminster. What is the rationale as to why all Warminster lawyers aren't automatically on all lender panels?

A decade ago most mortgage companies exhibited an approach to risk which differs from the current day. The FSA in 2010 carried out a thematic review into fraud which in summary warned lenders: know the conveyancers on your panel. Accordingly, lenders have subsequently soughtmore information from law firms concerning their processes and the staff employed by them and set certain criteria such as completing a minimum number of transactions. Thousands of law practices have been excluded from lender panels even though they had an exemplary disciplinary record, no complaints and zero claims and didn't just 'dabble' in conveyancing. Such firms were never going to meet the criteria of amount of transactions the lenders set.

We are planning to purchase with Melton Mowbray Building Society. I dropped in a couple of local solicitors but cant to find a Warminster conveyancing firm on the Melton Mowbray Building Society approved list. Please you assist?

Please do take advantage of the search tool on this web page. Pick the building society and type Warminster or your preferred area and you will see a number of lawyer offices in Warminster or near you.

What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Warminster

There are many recorded licenced Conveyancers in Warminster and Solicitor firms in Warminster to choose from It is important to make clear that the two are regulated professionals specialising in the legal aspects of the home buying process. The two can deal with associated property related work such as remortgage conveyancing, lease extensions and transfer of equity conveyancing.

Please help - my lawyer advises that lack of right of way insurance is necessary on my purchase. What is the level of cover for Warminster conveyancing?

The appropriate level of lack of right of way indemnity insurance should be dictated by who who your lender is. It would differ for example between National Westminster Bank and Bank of Scotland. Conveyancing practitioners as opposed to members of the public take out such policies.

I have paid off my mortgage with Santander. I assume I don't need a Warminster solicitor on the Santander panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?

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

I got the keys to my apartment on 12 May and my personal details is yet to be on the land registry website. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Warminster said it should be recorded in a couple of weeks. Are titles in Warminster uniquely lengthy to register?

As far as conveyancing in Warminster is concerned, registration is no quicker or slower than the rest of England and Wales. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can adjust depending on the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry communicate with any other parties. As of today approximately three quarters of such applications are fully addressed in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be protracted hold-ups. Historically registration takes place once the purchaser is living at the premises therefore 'speed' is not usually an essential issue but where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your conveyancer can communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

I opted to have a survey done on a house in Warminster before instructing lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. Our surveyor has said that some lenders tend not grant a loan on such a house.

It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to telephone us we can check via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Warminster. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Warminster to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.

I am using a search engine for the words cheap conveyancing in Warminster it reveals many solicitorslocally. How do I determine which is the right conveyancing solicitor for the sale of my house?

The ideal way of finding the right conveyancer is via trusted testimonial, so enquire of colleagues and family who have acquired a property in Warminster or a respected estate agent or financial adviser. Costs for conveyancing in Warminster vary, so it's a good idea to request a minimum of four fee calculations from varying types of conveyancers. Make sure that you know that the fees are fixed.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Warminster regulated by the SRA

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

  • Middleton & Upsall Llp, East Gate House, 94 East St, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 9BG
  • Pinniger Finch & Co, 35 Church Street, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3BZ

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Warminster

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Warminster specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Terms and conditions of tenancy agreements

  • Pinniger Finch & Co, 35 Church Street, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3BZ

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Warminster 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 parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Following instructions from the bank (where applicable)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Preparing the Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Agreeing amendments to the the Transfer deed
  • Communicating 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 correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the buyer and the home loan (if relevant) at the Land Registry.

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

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