We are about to exchange contracts for a leasehold flat in Warsash. We have hit a problem. The loan offer with Coventry Building Society runs out on 15/9/2025 but the owners are suggesting a completion date of 17/9/2025. Can one extend the loan expiry date?

The person best placed to address this concern is your lawyer who will determine whether they corresponding with the lender, vendor’s conveyancers, selling agents or indeed all parties given the history of your conveyancing to date.

At what point does exchange of contracts occur in sale conveyancing in Warsash and am I required to be at the conveyancers office?

If you are local to our conveyancing solicitors in Warsash you are welcome to attend to sign documents. That being said, the firms we recommend provide countrywide coverage for conveyancing and provide as equally diligent and professional a job for you when dealing with you electronically. The executing of the property agreement is not the point of no return. A signed contract simply enables the conveyancer to address the formalities when the time is right, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where a lengthy "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Warsash)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

My stepmother pointed out to me me that in buying a property in Warsash there may be various restrictions limiting what one can do in terms of external alterations to a property. Is this right?

We are aware of anumerous of properties in Warsash which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in Warsash should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

We are purchasing a detached bungalow in Warsash. Our aim is to convert the garage to an office at the house.Will the conveyancing process include checks to determine if these works are permitted?

Your solicitor will check the deeds as conveyancing in Warsash can occasionally identify restrictions in the title deeds which prohibit categories of works or necessitated the consent of another owner. Some additions call for local authority planning permissions and approval under the building regulations. Some areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. It would be sensible to check these issues with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.

Planning on purchasing a flat in Warsash. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Warsash solicitor is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel.

Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that could impact a commercial land in Warsash?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Warsash will perform a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Warsash. 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 Warsash.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Warsash it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately could result in delays to Warsash commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not conducted for residential conveyancing in Warsash.

I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing practitioner in Warsash for my remortgage. Can I check a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

You may review presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could monitor telephone calls for training purposes.