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  • 1 Avonmouth property lawyers have a crucial edge when it comes to Avonmouth conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can affect your sale or purchase
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Examples of recent conveyancing in Avonmouth since May 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Avonmouth

I am purchasing a house without a mortgage in Avonmouth. I have lived for the previous Seventeen years in Avonmouth. Conveyancing searches are exorbitant. Given that I know the road and vicinity intimately must I have all the conveyancing searches?

Provided that you do not need a home loan, then almost all of the Avonmouth conveyancing searches are at your discretion. Your solicitor will ’encourage you, perhaps strongly, that you should have searches done, but she has a professional duty to take that path of encouragement . One thing to consider; if you are intend to dispose of the house one day, it will be of importance to your prospective purchaser what the searches determine. Sometimes houses with no practical issues can still reveal unpredicted search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Avonmouth should provide you some helpful advice in this regard.

Will conveyancers request an advanced payment for conveyancing in Avonmouth?

If you are buying a property in Avonmouth your lawyer will ask you place them with funds to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. Generally this is requested to cover the fees of the Local Authority Search. If any deposit is as part of the sale price then this will be required shortly before exchange of contracts. The final balance that is due should be sent to your lawyer a few days ahead of the day of completion.

Is it the case that all Avonmouth solicitor firms on the Co-operative conveyancing panel are governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?

As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Co-operative conveyancing panel they would need to be regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Many banks do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such practice would be overseen by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Two weeks ago we had a mortgage agreed in principle with TSB. Avonmouth conveyancing lawyers are selected. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from TSB?

There is no definitive answer here. Have TSB completed the valuation? Have you advised TSB as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the TSB conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.

My fiancee and I are in the process of looking at apartments in Avonmouth and I am about to put in an offer. Should I already have a conveyancing practitioner appointed at this point? I am planning to take a mortgage with Leeds Building Society.

It would be prudent to instigate your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their contact information on to the selling agent. As you are obtaining a mortgage with Leeds Building Society, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

I used Action Conveyancing several years past for my conveyancing in Avonmouth. Now, I need the files however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Avonmouth of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am downsizing from my property. My former solicitors closed down. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Avonmouth if that makes things easier.

Do use our search tool to help you choose a solicitor for your conveyancing in Avonmouth. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move runs with a minimum of fuss.

Do I cancel my mortgage payments with Kent Reliance once a completion date for my home sale in Avonmouth has been agreed?

No, you must continue meeting any mortgage sums to Kent Reliance until the mortgage is discharged on completion as part of your Avonmouth conveyancing.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Avonmouth regulated by the SRA

It is important to note that the listed firms do not limit their work for conveyancing in Avonmouth but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.

  • David Playford & Company, 11 Cabstand, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 7HW
  • Lyons, 49 High Street, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS9 3ED
  • Corfield Solicitors, 2 The Avenue, Sneyd Park, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS9 1PA
  • The Divorce Practice, 52a High Street, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS9 3DZ
  • Devereux & Co, 52a High Street, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, Avon, BS9 3DZ

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Avonmouth regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Avonmouth specialising in commercial conveyancing in Avonmouth. This should include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Lyons, 49 High Street, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS9 3ED
  • Corfield Solicitors, 2 The Avenue, Sneyd Park, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS9 1PA
  • The Divorce Practice, 52a High Street, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS9 3DZ
  • Devereux & Co, 52a High Street, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, Avon, BS9 3DZ
  • Amd Solicitors Limited, 100 Henleaze Road, Henleaze, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS9 4JZ

Planning law solicitors in Avonmouth regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Avonmouth practicing in planning law. This could include advice on compulsory purchases in Avonmouth
  • Martin Evans, 36 Laurie Crescent, Henleaze, Bristol, Avon, BS9 4TA
  • Star Legal Limited, 3 Richmond Hill, Clifton, Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1AT
  • Temple Bright Llp, 29 Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5QT
  • Veale Wasbrough Vizards Llp, Narrow Quay House, Narrow Quay, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS1 4QA
  • Humphreys & Co, 14 King Street, Bristol, Avon, BS1 4EF

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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