Having been recommended your company we were about to appoint conveyancing solicitor in Warminster listed on your site but stumbled across some other estimates via the web look less expensive – how come?
There are plenty of solicitors advertising pretending to offer cheap conveyancing, but supplementalfees result in the completion fee mounting up beyond all recognition. According to the Legal Ombudsman charges listed in terms and conditions should be transparent and reasonable and be applied The solicitors that we list for conveyancing in Warminster genuinely set out all legal fees for the property you intend tobuy.
I purchased a freehold premises in Warminster but still charged rent, why is this and what is this?
It’s unusual for properties in Warminster and has limited impact for conveyancing in Warminster but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.
Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges date back hundreds of years, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the creation of fresh rentcharges from 1977 onwards.
Old rentcharges can now be extinguished by making a one off payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence after 2037 is to be extinguished.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Warminster. My lender is Accord Mortgages
Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 28/11/2025, the requirements read as follows :
I am the single recipient of my late father’s estate with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in Warminster. The Warminster property was put into my name in October. I now wish to sell up. I do know about the Mortgage Lenders six month 'rule', which means that my proprietorship will be regarded the same way as if I'd bought the house in October. Will no one buy the property for half a year?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook instructs solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you could be caught by that. Most mortgage companies would take a practical view as this provision primarily exists to identify subsales or the quick reselling of property.
I had a mortgage agreed in principle with Clydesdale. Warminster conveyancing lawyers have been chosen. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Clydesdale?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Clydesdale conducted the survey? Have you informed Clydesdale as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.
I have finally had an offer on an apartment in Warminster accepted, the owners do nevertheless have a connected purchase. The vendors have offered on on an apartment, but it’s not been accepted yet, and have viewings of other apartments in the pipeline. I have selected a bricks and mortar conveyancing solicitor in Warminster. What do I do now? When do I get the mortgage application with Lloyds started?
It is understandable to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket prematurely (mortgage application is approx one thousand pounds, then survey, Warminster conveyancing search fees, etc). First, you must ensure that your lawyer is on the Lloyds conveyancing panel. Regarding the next stages this very much dictated by the circumstances of your case, desire for this property and on the state of the market. During a hot market some buyers will apply for the mortgage with Lloyds and pay for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they pay their conveyancing practitioner to proceed with searches.
We're new to the buying process - had an offer accepted, but the estate agent told us that the owners will only move forward if we instruct their chosen solicitors as they need a ‘quick sale’. Our preferred option is to instruct a family conveyancer accustomed to conveyancing in Warminster
It is improbable the sellers are behind this. If they desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a motivated buyer is not the way to achieve this. Speak to the vendors direct and explain that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to progress, with mortgage lined up © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you are going to appoint your preferred Warminster conveyancing solicitors - rather thanthose that will give their estate agent a introducer fee or hit his conveyancing thresholds demanded by corporate headquarters.
As a tenant I am liable for a maintenance fee for my first floor flat in Warminster. As a result of personal circumstances I slipped into arrears with payments. The management company agreed a settlement plan but there remains in the region of £2000 due in arrears.
I now wish to dispose of the property and I am nervous that this can jeopardize the sale if I have to discharge the arrears now. I'd like to sell up and subsequently discharge the debt from the completion monies - is this viable?
The conveyancer dealing with your Warminster sale will hopefully be in a position to negotiate with the management company, and agree with them whether or not they would accept settlement out of the completion monies. Here is indicative of why it might be good to appoint a solicitor in Warminster as they may well enjoy an established relationship with the parties.