Find a Lender-Approved Local Conveyancer in Batheaston

Ready to buy a new home? Find a law firm approved by your lender.

If you have reached us by Googling ‘Conveyancing in Batheaston’ follow your intuition — you will have a better house move where you instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Batheaston.

Reasons to use our Batheaston conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Batheaston property lawyers have a significant advantage when it comes to Batheaston conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will impact your home move
  • 2 Batheaston property lawyers work in partnership with Batheaston estate agents, developers, surveyors, banks and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is offered to home movers every step of the way, ensuring the smoothest, most stress-free process possible
  • 3 The firms identified on our directory have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.
  • 4 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often based hundreds of miles away with limited understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Batheaston
  • 5 Batheaston conveyancers will have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in Batheaston since June 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Batheaston

All was ready to move into my new home in Batheaston next Monday. I have now been asked to send a copy of my building insurance schedule by my solicitor as he says that he has to check this in his capacity as lawyer for the mortgage company. What risks does the lender expect the insurance to cover?

All property lawyers on acting for lenders would need to check that the following risks are covered fire; lightning; aircraft; explosion; earthquake; storm; flood; escape of water or oil; riot; malicious damage; theft or attempted theft; falling trees and branches and aerials; subsidence; heave;landslip;collision;accidental damage to underground services;professional fees, demolition and site clearance costs; and public liability to anyone else. There are some other issues such as the level of excess that are set out in a lender’s UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions. These requirements are not specific to conveyancing in Batheaston.

What is the best way to find out if the solicitor handling my conveyancing in Batheaston is on the bank’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Nottingham Building Society thus spending £175.00 in additional legal fees.

Please do take advantage of the search tool on this site. Please choose the lender and type ‘Batheaston’ or your preferred area and you will discover numerous solicitors located in Batheaston or near you.

Me and my partner are buying a house in Batheaston. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a lawyer? On completion day we will need to send our life savings into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our monies?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

Is there a list of Principality panel solicitors in Batheaston on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s Website?

No. There is no such facility on the CML or Building Society Association sites. A small selection of mortgage companies make their panel listings available on the web. If you are looking for a Batheaston conveyancer on the Principality please make the most of our tool.

After months of negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Batheaston. My financial adviser suggested a property lawyer. I paid an upfront payment of £200. A couple of days later, the property lawyer called me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Coventry BS panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

I require fast conveyancing in Batheaston as I am under a deadline to exchange contracts inside 4 weeks. Thankfully I do not require a mortgage. Is it possible to decline from having conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

As you are are a mortgage free buyer you are at free not to have searches conducted although no conveyancer would recommend that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in Batheaston the following are instances of what can crop up and adversely impact market value: Enforcement Actions, Overdue Charges, Outstanding Grants, Unadopted Roads,...

I have justbecome aware that Action Conveyancing have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Batheaston for a purchase of a leasehold flat 18 months ago. How can I check that my home is in my name in the name of the previous owner?

The quickest method to check if the premises is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Batheaston conveyancing specialists.

Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Batheaston in advance of retaining lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. Our surveyor has said that some lenders tend refuse to give a loan on this type of premises.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different requirements for example to Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to call us we can check via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Batheaston. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Batheaston to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Batheaston

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Batheaston with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • Alan Turner & Co, 21 Gay Street, Bath, Avon, BA1 2PD
  • Hutcheson Forrest Limited, 1 Milsom Street, Bath, Somerset, BA1 1DA
  • Juliet Hardick Solicitors, 1st Floor 7 Pierrepont Street, Bath, Somerset, BA1 1LB
  • Withy King Llp, 5-6 Northumberland Buildings, Queen Square, Bath, Somerset, BA1 2JE
  • Mogers Drewett Llp, 24 Queen Square, Bath, Somerset, BA1 2HY

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Batheaston regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Batheaston with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Batheaston. This may include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Alan Turner & Co, 21 Gay Street, Bath, Avon, BA1 2PD
  • Hutcheson Forrest Limited, 1 Milsom Street, Bath, Somerset, BA1 1DA
  • Juliet Hardick Solicitors, 1st Floor 7 Pierrepont Street, Bath, Somerset, BA1 1LB
  • Mowbray Woodwards Limited, 3 Queen Square, Bath, Somerset, BA1 2HG
  • Peter F Tomlinson & Co, Regency House, 2 Wood Street, Queen Square, Bath, Somerset, BA1 2JQ

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Batheaston regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Batheaston but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Kings Court Trust Ltd, Kings Court, BA1 1ER

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

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