We are looking to buy a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Aberdare who is on the Principality conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a local solicitor?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Principality . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Aberdare.
Forgive me if this question is silly but I am new to the home moving as a first time purchaser of a garden flat in Aberdare. Do I pick up the keys to the house on completion from my solicitor? If this is the case, I will instruct a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Aberdare?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will arrange to send the completion advance to the owner’s lawyers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be invited to pick up the keys from the selling Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen early afternoon.
I am buying a victorian detached house in Aberdare. The intention is to carry out a loft conversion at the property.Will the conveyancing process include checks to see if these works are allowed?
Your property lawyer will check the registered title as conveyancing in Aberdare will on occasion identify restrictions in the title documents which prohibit certain changes or require the permission of a 3rd party. Many works call for local authority planning permissions and approval in compliance with building regulations. Certain locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor before you commit yourself to a purchase.
I have paid off my mortgage with Virgin Money. I assume I don't need a Aberdare conveyancing practitioner on the Virgin Money panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.
If you have finished paying off your Virgin Money mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Virgin Money mortgage from the register. Virgin Money, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where Virgin Money has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Virgin Money has instructed the Land Registry to do so
I have been told that property searches are the number one cause of hinderance in Aberdare conveyancing transactions. Is that correct?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released determinations of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the top 10 causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Local searches are unlikely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Aberdare.
I purchased a 4 bedroom Victorian house in Aberdare. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and Aldermore. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are two entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the matching property. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?
You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Aberdare and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also check the situation with your conveyancing solicitor who conducted the purchase.
What tools are available to search for a Aberdare solicitor on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel? I drive a motor bike and am happy to travel upto 10miles to meet the conveyancer.
You can use the tool on this page. Please choose the bank and your location and you will see a number of Aberdare conveyancing lawyers locally. We have listed some Aberdare conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can contact them to verify whether they are on the Leeds Building Society member panel
In sourcing the internet for the term cheap conveyancing in Aberdare it brings up numerous property lawyerslocally. With so much choice what is the best way to find the right solicitor for me?
The best method of choosing a suitable conveyancer is through a trusted referral, so ask friends and relatives who have purchased a property in Aberdare or a respected estate agent or financial adviser. Charges for conveyancing in Aberdare differ, so it's sensible to request a minimum of three fee calculations from varying types of property lawyers. Be sure to seek confirmation that the fees are fixed.