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Reasons to use our Bestwood conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Bestwood solicitors work in partnership with Bestwood estate agents, developers, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is provided to home movers every step of the way, helping make the process as straightforward as possible
  • 2 Retaining the services of a local Solicitor in the main results in a more personal touch. Sometimes when dealing with a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 3 Solicitor conveyancing solicitors have very good personal connections with Bestwood estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 4 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often located hundreds of miles away with little appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Bestwood
  • 5 Bestwood solicitor are the key to a successful Bestwood conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move

Examples of recent conveyancing in Bestwood since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Bestwood

My partner and I are buying our first property. The conveyancing practitioner has messagedto see if we would like to purchase extra conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's necessary for conveyancing in Bestwood

The scope of Bestwood conveyancing searches should be triggered based primarily on the property, the location, the possibility of any of these risks, your knowledge of the area and risks, your overall appetite to risk. What is important is that you adequately appreciate what information each search could provide. You may then make a decision if you personally think you need that search. Where you are uncertain, ask the solicitor to advise.

In what way does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Bestwood? Is this really warranted?

Bestwood conveyancing solicitors and indeed property practitioners throughout the UK have a duty under money laundering regulations to check the ID of any client in order to satisfy themselves that clients are who they say they are.

Conveyancing clients will need to produce two forms of certified identification; proof of identity (usually a Passport or Driving Licence) and evidence of address (typically a Bank Statement less than 3 months old).

Evidence of source of funds is also required under the money laundering statutes as lawyers have a duty to investigate that the funds you are utilising to purchase a property (be it the exchange deposit or the full purchase amount where you are buying without a mortgage) has originated from legitimate source (such as employment savings) and is not the fruits of illegitimate behaviour.

Have just purchased a probate house at auction in Bestwood. Conveyancing is necessary. What happens now?

Now that you have exchanged you must choose a conveyancing practitioner quickly as you are faced with a fast approaching a drop dead date to complete the purchase. Every auction property will have a bespoke auction pack. This will include most,if not all of the paperwork that your conveyancer requires. In the case of leasehold premises the legal pack should include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork pertinent to a leasehold property. You must hand this to the lawyer instructed by you as soon as possible. You also need to ensure that that you have the requisite funding organised to complete on the on the contractual date .

When it comes to lenders such as Principality, do Bestwood property lawyers face a yearly amount to be on the conveyancing panel?

We are unaware of any bank fees to register on their list of approved firms, although some do charge an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.

Our offer on a semi in Bestwood has been accepted, but there is a chain. The vendors have placed an offer on a flat, but it’s not yet tied up, and are looking at other properties booked. I have chosen a local conveyancing solicitor in Bestwood. What do I do now? When should I get the mortgage application with Kent Reliance started?

It is usual to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur costs prematurely (mortgage application is in the region of one thousand pounds, then survey, Bestwood conveyancing search fees, etc). The first course of action is to ensure that your property lawyer is on the Kent Reliance approved list. Regarding the next stages this very much depends on the uniqueness of your transaction, attraction to the property and on the state of the market. During a buoyant market many purchasers would apply for the mortgage with Kent Reliance and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they ask their lawyer to move forward with searches.

Should our conveyancer be asking questions regarding flooding during the conveyancing in Bestwood.

Flooding is a growing risk for conveyancers specialising in conveyancing in Bestwood. There are those who purchase a property in Bestwood, fully aware that at some time, it may be flooded. However, aside from the physical destruction, if a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, satisfactory insurance cover, or sell the premises. Steps can be carried out during the course of a property purchase to forewarn the buyer.

Solicitors are not qualified to offer advice on flood risk, but there are a numerous checks that can be undertaken by the purchaser or by their lawyers which should give them a better understanding of the risks in Bestwood. The standard completed inquiry forms sent to a buyer’s conveyancer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) includes a usual question of the seller to determine if the premises has historically flooded. If the premises has been flooded in past which is not notified by the seller, then a buyer could commence a compensation claim as a result of such an inaccurate answer. A purchaser’s lawyers will also conduct an environmental search. This should higlight whether there is a recorded flood risk. If so, additional inquiries will need to be conducted.

Are there any apps to help identify a Bestwood solicitor on the National Westminster Bank conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am happy to travel upto 25kilometers to meet the conveyancer.

Feel free to make use of the facility on this website. Please choose the bank and your location and you will see a number of Bestwood conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have detailed some Bestwood conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can contact them to verify if they are on the National Westminster Bank panel

In my capacity as executor for the estate of my grandfather I am selling a house in Neath but I am based in Bestwood. My conveyancer (approximately 200 kilometers awayneeds me to sign a statutory declaration before the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Bestwood to attest this legal document for me?

Technically speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Bestwood based

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Bestwood regulated by the SRA

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

  • Driver & Ellis Solicitors Ltd, 22 Market Place, Arnold, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 6ND
  • Gladstone Solicitors, 22 Market Place, Arnold, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 6ND
  • Martin Smalley & Co, Venture House, 2a Cross Street, Arnold, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 7BL
  • Curtis Parkinson, 96 Main Street, Bulwell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 8ET
  • Sheltons Solicitors Llp, 299 Main Street, Bulwell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 8ED

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Bestwood

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Bestwood with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Martin Smalley & Co, Venture House, 2a Cross Street, Arnold, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 7BL
  • Lmp Law Limited, Concord Business Centre, Nottingham Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG7 7FF
  • Curtis Parkinson, 96 Main Street, Bulwell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 8ET
  • Nottingham Law School Legal Advice Centre Limited, Burton Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 4BU
  • John Kent Solicitors, 34 Huntingdon House, 278-290 Huntingdon Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 3LY

Planning law solicitors in Bestwood regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Bestwood with expertise in planning law. This could include advice on special planning controls
  • Ashton Bond Gigg, Pearl Assurance House, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 6BX
  • Siobhan Goodacre Limited, Pearl Assurance House, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 6BX
  • Freeths Llp, Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 6HH
  • Fraser Brown, 84 Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 6ED
  • Browne Jacobson Llp, Mowbray House, Castle Meadow Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG2 1BJ

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

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