We were about to choose a conveyancing solicitor in Warsash found using your search tool but have come across alternative fee calculations on the internet appear cheaper – how come?

You can find numerous websites advertising self styled cut-price conveyancing, but extracharges result in the final bill being inflated. Solicitors are duty bound to ensure fees outlined in terms of engagement should be equitable invoiced The law firms that we list for conveyancing in Warsash set out all legal fees for the property you intend tobuy.

I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and have to leave my let out apartment in Warsash by 17/3/2026. Conveyancing on my purchase is underway. Can I complete in 5 weeks as I wish to avoid having to find short term accommodation?

Generally one should not serve notice on a rental until you have exchanged. If you have not previously done so, notify to your lawyer and request that they apply pressure on the sellers lawyers, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will aim towards

I have been pointed in your direction by a number of estate agents in Warsash to choose a conveyancer on your site. Is there a financial advantage for Estate Agents to recommend your site rather than a competitor’s?

We refuse to give any referral fee for pointing buyers and sellers in our direction. We found it would be just too difficult a fee because members of the public would think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

I today plan to offer on a house that appears to meet my requirements, at a reasonable figure which is making it more attractive. I have just discovered that the title is leasehold as opposed to freehold. I am assuming that there are particular concerns purchasing a house with a leasehold title in Warsash. Conveyancing advisers have not yet been instructed. Will my lawyers set out the risks of buying a leasehold house in Warsash ?

The majority of houses in Warsash are freehold and not leasehold. This is one of the situations where having a local solicitor used to dealing with such properties who can help the conveyancing process. We note that you are buying in Warsash so you should seriously consider looking for a Warsash conveyancing solicitor and be sure that they have experience in transacting on leasehold houses. First you will need to check the unexpired lease term. As a leaseholder you will not be entirely free to do whatever you want to the property. The lease will likely included provisions for example obtaining the freeholder’spermission to carry out changes to the property. You may also be required to pay a maintenance charge towards the maintenance of the communal areas where the property is part of an estate. Your lawyer should appraise you on the various issues.

I acquired a garden flat in Warsash, conveyancing formalities finalised in 1996. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Equivalent flats in Warsash with a long lease are worth £202,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £60 invoiced annually. The lease ceases on 21st October 2083

With only 57 years left to run the likely cost is going to range between £28,500 and £33,000 as well as costs.

The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other concerns that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action based on this information without first getting professional advice.

One month into a sale of a flat in Warsash. Conveyancing is fine but we have been asked to pay an extortionate amount by the managing agents. So far we have paid £268 for a leasehold management information and then another £134.40 for supplemental queries supplied by the purchaser's conveyancing practitioner.

Neither you or your conveyancer will have any say over the level of the fee for this information however the average costs for the information for Warsash leasehold property is £360. For Warsash conveyancing sales it is conventional for the seller to cover the costs. The landlord or their agents are not duty bound to answer such questions most will agree to do so - albeit often at high prices out of proportion to the work involved. Regretfully there is no legislation that requires capped fees for administrative tasks. There is no legal time limit by which they are obliged to issue answers.