Find a Lender-Approved Local Conveyancer in West Wittering

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Main reasons to use our service to assist you choose a local conveyancing solicitor in West Wittering

  • 1 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these firms are often located hundreds of kilometers away with limited appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in West Wittering
  • 2 Experience means that West Wittering conveyancer have developed excellent working relationships with West Wittering local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of handling your home move in West Wittering.
  • 3 West Wittering solicitors have a significant advantage when it comes to West Wittering conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will affect your conveyancing
  • 4 Chances are that the the solicitors for the other party are located in West Wittering - if so both parties are likely to be on good working terms
  • 5 West Wittering lawyer are the linchpin to a successful West Wittering home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing

Examples of recent conveyancing in West Wittering since August 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in West Wittering

What guidance do you have for searching for auction conveyancing in West Wittering?

Option 1 is to ask connections who they used in the past and if they were happy with the service.

Second, look on the web for conveyancing in West Wittering. Call two or three listed and ask them to forward you their conveyancing quote and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will conduct your legal process ahead ofmaking your decision.

Option 3 is to use our search tool to help you find the right lawyers for you based on your unique expectations including area of the property,timings, complications and who your intended lender is. Do not be teased by £100 conveyancing in West Wittering

We see that you have a search directory identifying law firms on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our conveyancing in West Wittering?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in West Wittering.

I am helping my sister sell her property in West Wittering. Does the conveyancer commission the energy performance certificate or do I organise this?

Following the demise of HIPs, energy performance certificates was retained a mandatory component of selling a property. An EPC must be to hand in advance of the property being marketed. It is not something that lawyers ordinarily organise. If you are using a West Wittering conveyancing practitioner they may help arrange energy assessments due to their contacts with long established West Wittering energy assessors

Can you point me to a directory of TSB panel solicitors in West Wittering on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such tool on the CML or Building Society Association sites. Very few lenders make their panel listings open the public online. If you are looking for a West Wittering property lawyer on the TSB please use our tool.

We previously selected solicitors with offices in West Wittering on the Barclays solicitor approved list. They are now charging me an additional sum for dealing with the Barclays mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee specified by Barclays?

Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your property lawyer may levy a fee for this. The fee is not set by Barclays but by your West Wittering lawyer. Some firms on the Barclays panel will charge ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.

I used Wolstenholmes a few years past for my conveyancing in West Wittering. Now, I need the documents but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 West Wittering 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.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on a fortnight ago in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. West Wittering is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in West Wittering are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in West Wittering you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in West Wittering may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

I today plan to offer on a house that appears to meet my requirements, at a great figure which is making it more attractive. I have just discovered that the title is leasehold rather than freehold. I would have thought that there are issues purchasing a house with a leasehold title in West Wittering. Conveyancing solicitors have not yet been instructed. Will my lawyers set out the implications of buying a leasehold house in West Wittering ?

Most houses in West Wittering are freehold rather than leasehold. This is one of the situations where having a local conveyancer used to dealing with such properties who can assist with the conveyancing process. It is clear that you are buying in West Wittering so you should seriously consider shopping around for a West Wittering conveyancing solicitor and be sure that they have experience in advising on leasehold houses. As a matter of priority you will need to check the number of years remaining. Being a leaseholder you will not be entirely free to do whatever you want to the property. The lease will likely included provisions for example requiring the landlord’spermission to conduct changes to the property. You may also be required to pay a contribution towards the upkeep of the estate where the property is part of an estate. Your solicitor should advise you fully on all the issues.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in West Wittering regulated by the SRA

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

  • Wilson Wakefield Solicitors, 63 Station Road, West Town, Hayling Island, Hampshire, PO11 0EB
  • Belcher Frost Solicitors Limited, 3 West Street, Emsworth, Hampshire, PO10 7DX
  • Addison Law, 8 North Street, Emsworth, Hampshire, PO10 7DD
  • Hughes Way, 10 South Street, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 1DA
  • Stone Milward Rapers With Paul Hills & Co, 50 Westgate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 3HE

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in West Wittering regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in West Wittering but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Five Property Lawyers Ltd, 5 Seagrove Avenue, PO11 9EU

West Wittering commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on a number of issues across all aspects of commercial property law

    Buying, selling and leasing land for registered charities Subletting, licences and sharing occupation Factories, warehouses, offices, shops, restaurants, hotels, clubs and pubs, nurseries and care homes Options and guarantees Property finance for investment and development loans for lenders and borrowers Offices, retail or industrial units

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