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[Home](/) - [Conveyancing in Berkshire](/conveyancing-services-berkshire) - West Berkshire # Conveyancing Solicitors in West Berkshire One of the first things we establish on a West Berkshire property is whether the title is registered. Where it is not, that single fact changes the document set, the timetable and the fee. [Get a Fixed Fee Quote](/quote)[01628 777233](tel:01628777233) West Berkshire Council covers Newbury, Thatcham, Hungerford, Pangbourne, Lambourn and the villages between them. One authority across a large area, and a stock profile that can produce a different set of questions from the towns in the east of the county. Below is what a property here may need beyond a standard purchase, and why each item matters. ## Evidence of title, where the land is unregistered **What we need:** the original deeds, the abstract of title, and any statutory declarations about occupation and use. **Why it matters:** with no register, ownership is proved from the deeds themselves. The purchase triggers first registration at HM Land Registry, which is additional work and carries an additional fee. Our published charge for an unregistered property is £250 plus VAT. Unregistered title is not a defect. It does mean boundaries and rights have to be established from documents rather than read off a plan. ## Drainage and water, where there is no mains connection **What we need:** the drainage and water search, evidence of what the property actually connects to, and for a septic tank or treatment plant, evidence that it complies with the rules that currently apply. **Why it matters:** a buyer's lender will ask, and a non-compliant system can become the buyer's problem after completion. Where the supply is private, a borehole or spring, we also need to know who maintains it and on what basis. This is the item most likely to surprise a buyer moving out from one of the towns. A mains connection is an assumption, not a given. ## Rights of way, both ways **What we need:** the title plan, the register entries for easements, and confirmation of how access is used in practice. **Why it matters:** two separate questions. Whether you rely on a right over someone else's land to reach the property, and whether someone else has a right over yours. Both appear on the register where they are registered. Where access has been used for years without being recorded, that is a weaker position and needs addressing before exchange. On land with outbuildings or fields, access to the far part of the holding is frequently the issue rather than access to the house. ## Anything that restricts how the property can be used **What we need:** the planning history from the local authority search, and any consent, agreement or condition attaching to the property. **Why it matters:** an occupancy condition can restrict who is permitted to live in a property. A restrictive covenant may limit what can be built or run from it. Neither prevents a sale, and both change what you can do with what you have bought. Where the property includes stables or outbuildings, we check what consent they hold, because a building permitted for one use may not lawfully be used for another. ## What the buildings themselves add **What we need:** building regulations completion certificates and planning consents for any work, and for a listed building, evidence of listed building consent. **Why it matters:** the district contains a proportion of period and listed stock. Work carried out to a listed building without the required consent is a more serious position than missing building regulations sign-off on an ordinary house, and it is worth establishing early what consents exist. ## The order to send them in 1. The address, so we can establish whether title is registered before quoting 2. Identity and source of funds documents 3. Deeds, if the title is unregistered, because they take longest to locate 4. Any planning consents or certificates you hold 5. Anything you have about drainage, water supply or shared access Steps three and five involve other people. They come before the paperwork you can produce yourself. ## Get a fixed-fee quote Call [01628 777233](tel:01628777233) or email [enquire@jscottlegal.co.uk](mailto:enquire@jscottlegal.co.uk) with the address and whether the property includes land. Published fees start at £1,000 plus VAT freehold up to £500,000, with £250 plus VAT added where title is unregistered. Full schedule on the [conveyancing fees](/conveyancing-fees) page. For the county overview and which authority covers which town, see our [Berkshire conveyancing page](/conveyancing-services-berkshire). ## What Our Clients Say Verified reviews from real property transactions ## Speak to us today Fixed Fee conveyancing, a named solicitor, 20+ Years Experience. SRA regulated and CQS Accredited. 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