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Main reasons to let us help you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Birchgrove

  • 1 The practices shown on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.
  • 2 Regardless alternative sites inform you it just might be necessary to visit your solicitor to execute legal papers. There are enough parties involved in a house sale without having to include the postman into the mix.
  • 3 Personal touch and a wealth of local knowledge are key benefits that you should seek when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Birchgrove conveyancing can be made significantly more protracted because of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 4 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s lawyers have offices in Birchgrove - if so both parties are likely to be familiar
  • 5 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these organisations are often located hundreds of miles away with little understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Birchgrove

Examples of recent conveyancing in Birchgrove since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Birchgrove

I am purchasing a property for cash in Birchgrove. I have been residing for the previous dozen years in Birchgrove. Conveyancing searches are expensive. As I have knowledge of the area and road intimately should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?

If you not getting a home loan, then the vast majority of the Birchgrove conveyancing searches are non-obligatory. Your solicitor will try and steer you, perhaps strongly, that you should have searches carried out, but he has a professional duty to do this. Do bear in mind; if you are intend to sell the house one day, it will be of importance to your prospective buyer what the searches reveal. Sometimes houses with no practical issues can still show up adverse search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Birchgrove should be able to give you some helpful advice in this regard.

I am considering applying for a TSB mortgage for purchase of a new build (under development) in Birchgrove with 70% LTV. Is it compulsory to choose a solicitor on the conveyancing panel for TSB ?

There is nothing to stop you using your solicitor, but TSB will insist on their interests being represented by a firm on their conveyancing panel. There is greater potential for delays and confusion with two solicitors involved, and it will undoubtedly be more expensive too.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Birchgrove?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Birchgrove. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I am buying a new build flat in Birchgrove. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Birchgrove

    Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Please supply a car parking plan. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified.

What does commercial conveyancing in Birchgrove cover?

Birchgrove conveyancing for business premises covers a broad array of guidance, provided by regulated solicitors, relating to business property. By way of example, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the assignment of existing business tenancies or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of leases.

I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing practitioner in Birchgrove for my sale. Is it possible to check a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?

Members of the public may find documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from investigations from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For details Pre 2008, or to check a firm's record, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may recorded telephone calls for training reasons.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Birchgrove regulated by the SRA

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

  • Djm Law Limited, 16 Axis Court, Mallard Way, Swansea Vale, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA7 0AJ
  • Jcp Solicitors Limited, Venture Court, Waterside Business Park, Valley Way, Enterprise Park, Swansea, Swansea, SA6 8QP
  • Morgan Laroche Limited, Bay House, Phoenix Way, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA7 9LA
  • Trevor Thomas Scott & Jenkins, Central Chambers, Clydach, Swansea, SA6 5EX
  • David Watkins Legal Limited, 4 Woodfield Street, Morriston, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA6 8AQ

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Birchgrove regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Birchgrove practicing in commercial conveyancing in Birchgrove. This will likely include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Djm Law Limited, 16 Axis Court, Mallard Way, Swansea Vale, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA7 0AJ
  • Jcp Solicitors Limited, Venture Court, Waterside Business Park, Valley Way, Enterprise Park, Swansea, Swansea, SA6 8QP
  • Morgan Laroche Limited, Bay House, Phoenix Way, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA7 9LA
  • Trevor Thomas Scott & Jenkins, Central Chambers, Clydach, Swansea, SA6 5EX
  • David Watkins Legal Limited, 4 Woodfield Street, Morriston, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA6 8AQ

Planning law solicitors in Birchgrove regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Birchgrove specialising in planning law. This could include advice on development on contaminated land
  • Jcp Solicitors Limited, Venture Court, Waterside Business Park, Valley Way, Enterprise Park, Swansea, Swansea, SA6 8QP
  • Morgan Laroche Limited, Bay House, Phoenix Way, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA7 9LA
  • Hutchinson Thomas, Pendrill Court, 119 London Road, Neath, West Glamorgan, SA11 1LF
  • Edward Harris Solicitors, Tredegar Fawr, Llangyfelach, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA5 7LS

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