Andrew Foskett

SOLICITOR, RESIDENTIAL CONVEYANCING DEPARTMENT

E: andrew.foskett@merriman-partnership.co.uk

DD: 01672518553

Andrew joined Merriman Solicitors in September 2022 as a senior solicitor and works in the Residential Property Department at Marlborough. Andrew prides himself on his local knowledge of the property market, and the resultant service he is able to provide to his clients.

Qualifications and Professional Memberships

  • LLB (Hons) Degree in law (2:1), Brunel University, 1985
  • Law Society Finals Course, The College of Law, Chester, 1986
  • Admitted as a Solicitor in October 1989

Experience and Expertise

  • Over 35 years’ experience in all aspects of residential conveyancing involving both registered and unregistered titles throughout England and Wales
  • Advising and assisting clients with regard to all aspects of the conveyancing process whether freehold or leasehold, including the drafting and issuing of sale contracts and legal documentation, legal title investigation, the raising and attending to pre-contract property enquiries, exchanging contracts, attending to legal completion and attending to post-completion stamping and land registration requirements.
  • Advising and assisting in relation to mortgages, re-mortgages and equity release
  • Advising clients in relation to ‘buy to let’ purchases and mortgages/re-mortgages
  • Advising and assisting as to assents of property from the estate of a deceased owner
  • Preparation of matrimonial transfers and legal charges on divorce or separation, whether by agreement of the parties or pursuant to court order
  • Advising and assisting in relation to transfers of equity
  • Advising as to the options regarding joint ownership of property, and where appropriate, as to Declarations of Trust
  • Registration of Notices and Restrictions on registered titles
  • Drafting and negotiating Deeds of Variation and/or Deeds of Rectification in relation to ‘defective’ leases
  • Preparation of auction packs for clients choosing to sell at auction, and advising buyers looking to purchase at auction
  • Reconstructing lost titles

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