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Reasons to use our Wheatley conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s solicitors are based in Wheatley - if so sets of conveyancers will be familiar
  • 2 Wheatley conveyancer are the linchpin to a successful Wheatley conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 3 Wheatley solicitors have a crucial advantage when it comes to Wheatley conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can impact your home move
  • 4 Peace of mind comes when you select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Wheatley has a number to pick from, but for a truly professional and reliable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 5 Regardless other lawyers inform you it could be necessary to visit your solicitor to sign contracts. There are various parties with with an interest in a homemove without having to include the postman into the pot.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Wheatley since November 2025*

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Transfer

of semi-detached residence, Kelham Hall Drive, OX33 1SL completing on 15/12/2025 at a price of £655,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

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Disposal

of semi-detached property, High Street, OX33 1XX completing on 12/12/2025 at a price of £650,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

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Transfer

of semi-detached premises, Green Road, OX3 8LE completing on 04/12/2025 at a price of £425,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

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Transfer

of semi premises, Cooper Place, OX3 8JW completing on 09/12/2025 at a price of £390,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Wheatley

At what point will exchange of contracts take place for purchase conveyancing in Wheatley and am I required to attend the conveyancers office?

Where you are local to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Wheatley you are welcome to come in to sign contracts. That being said, the lender approved solicitors we recommend offer countrywide coverage for conveyancing and provide just as detailed and professional a job for you when dealing with you digitally. The signing of the contract is not when everything is set in stone. Signing on the dotted line is necessary for the solicitor to officially exchange at the appropriate time, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where an extended "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Wheatley)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a online directory to list solicitors on the Loughborough BS conveyancing panel for instance in Wheatley?

We have not been informed any intention on the part of the BSA to develop such a tool.

My wife and I buying a 3 bedroom semi in Wheatley. We would like to carry out a loft conversion at the property.Will legal conveyancing on the property involve checks to see if these alterations are prohibited?

Your property lawyer should review the deeds as conveyancing in Wheatley can occasionally identify restrictions in the title documents which prohibit categories of works or necessitated the consent of a 3rd party. Some works need local authority planning consent and approval under the building regulations. Certain locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or impact extensions. It would be wise to check these things with a surveyor before you commit yourself to a purchase.

I have paid off my mortgage with TSB. I assume I don't need a Wheatley lawyer on the TSB panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

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

Completion of my purchase has taken place for my property in Wheatley. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. How does one go about formally complaining?

All lenders have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Team at head office. We understand that complaints to a lender are resolved very quickly. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR with full details of your complaint.

Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that could affect a commercial land in Wheatley?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Wheatley will conduct a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers invest in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Wheatley. The search result provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Wheatley.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Wheatley it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately may result in delays to Wheatley commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not carried out for domestic conveyancing in Wheatley.

I am looking at a couple of apartments in Wheatley which have about 50 years left on the leases. Do I need to be concerned?

There are plenty of short leases in Wheatley. The lease is a legal document that entitles you to use the premises for a period of time. As the lease gets shorter the marketability of the lease deteriorates and results in it becoming more costly to acquire a lease extension. For this reason it is often a good idea to increase the term of the lease. It is often difficulties arise selling premises with a short lease because mortgage lenders may be unwilling to lend money on properties of this type. Lease enfranchisement can be a difficult process. We recommend you seek professional assistance from a conveyancer and surveyor with experience in this field.

I inherited a basement flat in Wheatley, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Similar properties in Wheatley with an extended lease are worth £222,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 yearly. The lease terminates on 21st October 2097

With only 71 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £9,500 and £11,000 plus legals.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to provide a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed due diligence. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other issues that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward placing reliance on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.

Is it true that a Wheatley conveyancing firm has court proceedings brought against them by a client for not carrying out the right conveyancing investigations?

We are not aware of such a Wheatley conveyancing claim but according to a recent report, clients buying a property elsewhere in England successfully sued their conveyancer as a consequence of development plans to build a wind farm failing to be picked up in conveyancing searches.

If you are purchasing in Wheatley It is critical that your lawyer conduct all Wheatley conveyancing searches necessary to ensure you have relevant and up to date information ahead of buying a property.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Wheatley

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Wheatley specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • Turpin & Miller Llp, 1 Agnes Court, Oxford Road, Cowley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 2EW
  • Quality Solicitors Truemans, Eden House, 38 St. Aldates, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1BN
  • Hmg Law Llp, 126 High Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 4DG
  • Ferguson Bricknell, Chester House, George Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2AY
  • Challenor Gardiner, 29 New Inn Hall Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2DH

Planning law solicitors in Wheatley regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Wheatley with expertise in planning law. This could include advice on planning applications and appeals
  • Hmg Law Llp, 126 High Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 4DG

Wheatley commercial property solicitors draw on a wide range of commercial expertise offering advice on a number of aspects of commercial property law

    Property due diligence in connection with corporate acquisitions and disposals Land use planning and environmental matters Drafting and approving option agreements Property realisations and advice for insolvency practitioners Negotiating, completing and terminating commercial leases

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

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