I am assisting my aunt sell her property in Wallingford. Does the conveyancer order an energy assessment or should I organise this?

Following the abolition of Home Information Packs, energy assessments was kept a compulsory element of moving property. An EPC must be to hand before the property is advertised. This is not a task that conveyancers ordinarily organise. If you are using a Wallingford conveyancing lawyer they might help arrange energy assessments due to their contacts with reputable local assessors

My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Wallingford. Conveyancing is needed. What happens now?

Now that you have legally committed yourself to purchase you now have to choose a conveyancing practitioner quickly as you now have a fast approaching a fixed date to complete the deal. Every auction property will have a corresponding legal pack. This will likely include evidence of title and search results. In the case of leasehold premises the legal papers should include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing documentation pertinent to a leasehold property. You must hand this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor as soon as possible. Do make sure that you have funds in place to complete on the date specified in the contract.

My husband and I are in the process of looking at apartments in Wallingford and I am about to put in an offer. Is it too early to have a solicitor in place? I intend to finance via a home loan with Santander.

You should start obtaining conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their contact information on to the estate agent. As you are seeking a mortgage with Santander, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Santander conveyancing panel.

Various web forums that I have frequented warn that are the main reason for hinderance in Wallingford conveyancing transactions. Is there any truth in this?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the conclusions of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the common causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are unlikely to be the root cause of delay in conveyancing in Wallingford.

Hoping to buy a property located in Wallingford and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Wallingford. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Wallingford area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Wallingford. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

In my capacity as executor for the will of my father I am disposing of a residence in Monmouth but I am based in Wallingford. My lawyer (who is 235 miles awayneeds me to execute a statutory declaration before the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Wallingford who can attest this legal document for me?

Technically speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are located in Wallingford

What are the specific advantages to choosing a high street lawyer in Wallingford

Many buyers and sellers in Wallingford decide on using a nearby high street conveyancing practitioner so that they can attend the lawyer’s offices if they have questions, and to deliver paperwork without using the post.

There is a marginal edge in using a conveyancer nearby to the house you are buying, due to the in-depth knowledge of the region and possible local concerns - however this is debatable. The majority of conveyancers conduct their work via email and may be any place in the world.