I am purchasing a house mortgage free in Winnersh. I have been residing for the last Seventeen years in Winnersh. Conveyancing searches are exorbitant. Given that I know the road and vicinity very well should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?
In the absence of a home loan, then the vast majority of the Winnersh conveyancing searches are non-obligatory. Your lawyer will ’encourage you, no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches completed, but she has a professional duty to take that path of advice. Do bear in mind; if you are intend to dispose of the house one day, it will be of relevance to your prospective purchaser what the searches determine. On occasion houses with no practical issues can still throw up unexpected search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in Winnersh will be able to give you some practical guidance in this regard.
Do lenders provide you with an approved list of Winnersh conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the Skipton conveyancing panel?
Winnersh conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Skipton conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Skipton directly.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Winnersh. My lender is Nationwide Building Society
Nationwide Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 7/12/2025, the requirements read as follows :
What can a local search tell me regarding the property my wife and I buying in Winnersh?
Winnersh conveyancing often commences with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company such as Searchflow The local search plays an important role in most Winnersh conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any unpleasant surprises after you move into your property. The search should reveal data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 subject headings.
I opted to have a survey done on a house in Winnersh prior to retaining conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. My surveyor has said that some lenders may not give a mortgage on such a home.
It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different requirements for example to Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Winnersh. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Winnersh especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Winnersh.
What can I do where I am dissatisfied with the lawyer who carried out my conveyancing in Winnersh?
We live in an imperfect world, and is is a fact of life that occasionally things do go wrong. Nevertheless there is recourse if you were unhappy with your conveyancing in Winnersh. This varies from trying to resolve matters directly with them, through to reporting a conveyancer to their governing body. If things still aren’t resolved you may consider getting in touch with the Legal Ombudsman.