Conveyancing Solicitors in Wokingham

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Conveyancing in Wokingham

Conveyancing involves the legal work and documentation required to transfer a property from the seller to the buyer. If you need a solicitor for conveyancing in Wokingham, we can help you with fast & proactive conveyancing from a national panel of conveyancing specialists.

We have helped Wokingham and Berkshire clients with buying, selling, buy-to-let, Help to Buy, Right to Buy, shared ownership, new build, leasehold, lease extensions, remortgage and transfer of equity.

Other areas covered: Bracknell, Maidenhead, Reading and Slough

Wokingham Conveyancing Solicitors

Buying property in Wokingham

Located in Berkshire, Wokingham is a historic market town known for its high standard of living. The town offers an array of shops, high-performing schools, and a friendly community atmosphere. The annual Wokingham Festival is a significant event.

With its own railway station offering services to Reading and London Waterloo, and its close proximity to the M4, Wokingham is an ideal location for commuters. The population of Wokingham is approximately 42,000.

Wokingham house prices

The average price paid for a property in Wokingham between July and August 2024 was £489,259 (updated November 2024).

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Council Tax in Wokingham (2023/24)

Band Amount
A £1,438.23
B £1,677.94
C £1,917.64
D £2,157.35
E £2,636.76
F £3,116.17
G £3,595.58
H £4,314.70

What will my solicitor do?

A conveyancing solicitor plays an essential role during a property purchase, and guides you through the legal side of buying a property. Your lawyer will raise enquires of the seller's solicitor, order property searches, review contracts and take care of tasks after the sale, like paying Stamp Duty Land Tax.

Further to the standard checks and searches, Wokingham conveyancing solicitors may also carry out high value properties and issues related to green belt land.

Purchasing with a mortgage?

Whether you are buying at auction or buying a house of multiple occupancy (HMO), your solicitor must also complete legal work for your bank or building society. Your transaction could take significantly longer to complete if your conveyancer is not on your chosen mortgage provider's panel.

Our chosen panel lawyers have established relationships with the majority of building societies, banks and lenders, including major banks like TSB, to smaller lenders like Skipton Building Society and Cynergy Bank - helping to ensure your transaction completes faster.

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Buying a listed building

Roughly half a million listed buildings exist across the country, and around 670 of which are in Wokingham Council.

Listed buildings in and around Wokingham include:

  • Great Lea Farmhouse, Shinfield, Wokingham
  • Milestone At Spencers Wood, Basingstoke Road, Shinfield, Wokingham
  • Twyford And Ruscombe Church Hall, Ruscombe Lane, Ruscombe, Wokingham
  • Rebecca's Well, Wargrave, Crazies Hill, Wokingham
  • Footbridge Immediately South Of Wokingham Station, Station Road, Wokingham, Wokingham

Buying and owning a listed building can be a lot more complicated. Examples of the duties faced by listed property owners include a duty to maintain the exterior appearance, required consent for any alterations and a restriction on installing double glazing or modern door designs. Our specialist panel of solicitors will help you understand the additional legal obligations your planned listed building purchase will entail.

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New Build Conveyancing

The legal work for acquiring a new build home in Wokingham can be more complex than that required to purchase a pre-owned property.

A conveyancer in Wokingham will need to be qualified to handle things like handling the uncertainties of buying off plan, administering Help to Buy purchases and checking new build warranties with warranty providers, including NHBC, Advantage and Trenwick International.

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What you need to check before buying a new build home.

Leasehold flats

Purchasing a leasehold house or flat in the UK is more complicated than buying a freehold. The many potential problems awaiting an uninformed buyer can include legally technical issues like overpriced managing agent packs and unreasonable lease extension premiums.

Your solicitor will look into all potential issues with the lease and report back to you.

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Selling property in Wokingham

The sale of a Wokingham house or flat will require your solicitor to first prepare the necessary documentation, including ID forms and the sale contract.

The duties of a seller's solicitor includes resolving issues like an unofficial roof terrace, responding to the buyer's solicitor's enquiries and taking charge of the mortgage redemption.

By taking steps to work with both sides, including agents, managing agents and lenders, your conveyancing solicitor will ensure the sale completes without delay.

Could the sale of a leasehold property be delayed?

Yes, compared to freehold conveyancing. The legal work for selling leasehold properties can take much longer.

The buyer's conveyancer will need to review these documents, such as a current statement of service charges. The time needed by your solicitor to source this information is the common cause of such delays.

The solicitor should get this underway as soon as possible, as this information could take several weeks to collect if the agent responsible for managing the property is slow or difficult to contact.

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Remortgage conveyancing in Wokingham

The base interest rate is 5.25% (15 November, 2024)

Before appointing a solicitor, it's important that you double-check your conveyancing solicitor's lender panel membership.

Quittance panel solicitors are panel members for all major building societies and banks. Whether you are switching to a 2-year fixed rate from the Co-operative Bank or taking out a tracker mortgage from Investec Bank, we can help your remortgage complete quickly.

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Wokingham Transfer of equity

Whether you are transferring the ownership of your home to your daughter, son or other family member, inheritance tax planning or adding a new partner to your property's title, you will need to transfer equity. Your conveyancer will handle the legal side for a fixed fee.

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How much do conveyancing solicitors fees cost in Wokingham?

Conveyancing fees

These fees are what your conveyancer charges you for the legal work that they complete during your transaction. Your solicitor's quote will set out the legal fees (inc. VAT) that you'll pay when your transaction completes.

Conveyancing disbursements

Your conveyancing quote should also itemise required third-party costs, or disbursements, such as Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT), HM Land Registry fees and property searches.

Are the conveyancing fees fixed?

Double-check for additional fees or charges, if you are comparing quotes. Some firms set out additional charges in the small print. This can lead to a total cost that's much higher than the initial quote.

Article by Completely Moved authors

The Completely Moved team have years of experience helping home buyers, sellers and owners, answering questions and providing property advice.

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