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Reasons to use our Bishops Castle conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Retaining the services of a a family Solicitor on the whole results in a more personal touch. Sometimes when dealing with a an online conveyancing factory, your matter is handled by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 2 Bishops Castle solicitor are the linchpin to a successful Bishops Castle conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 3 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s lawyers are located in Bishops Castle - if so sets of solicitors are likely to be familiar
  • 4 Bishops Castle solicitors will acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 5 Bishops Castle lawyers work in partnership with Bishops Castle estate agents, property finders, surveyors, banks and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is offered to home movers every step of the way, with the intention of reducing administrative burdens and transaction times

Examples of recent conveyancing in Bishops Castle since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Bishops Castle

Do the conveyancing lawyers that you recommend handle right to buy conveyancing in Bishops Castle?

We have identified a variety of conveyancing practitioners who can service right to buy conveyancing Please e-mail the conveyancers listed in order to secure a costs illustration.

We see that you have a post code search directory identifying law firms on the Barclays conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I retain them for our own conveyancing in Bishops Castle?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Barclays conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Bishops Castle.

How can we know in advance if a Bishops Castle conveyancing solicitor on the Aldermore panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Bishops Castle obtaining recommendations is a good starting point. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one advertising the lowest fees. We would always advocate that you speak with the solicitor carrying out your conveyancing.

I recently had an offer agreed on an apartment in Bishops Castle. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers. I paid an on account payment of £200. A couple of days later, the lawyer called me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Kent Reliance 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 Kent Reliance 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 was told four weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Kent Reliance. Is it usual for Kent Reliance to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Bishops Castle is approved on their conveyancing panel? Kent Reliance have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their PI Insurance.

A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Kent Reliance to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

I acquired my apartment on 2 July and the transaction details are still not registered. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Bishops Castle expressed confidence that it should be registered in less than a month. Are titles in Bishops Castle particularly slow to register?

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Bishops Castle registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can vary subject to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry have to notify any 3rd persons or bodies. As of today in the region of 80% of submission are completed within 12 days but occasionally there can be longer delays. Historically registration takes place once the purchaser is living at the property so an expedited registration is not typically top priority but where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your conveyancer can speak with the land registry and explain the circumstances.

I'm purchasing my first flat in Bishops Castle with a mortgage from National Westminster Bank. The sellers refused to move on the amount so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The house builders rep advised me not to tell my solicitor about this side-deal as it would jeopardize my mortgage with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

My son is just in the process of moving home, the home loan was agreed last week in principle. When the seller agreed the offer on the house we rang the mortgage institution to issue the formal offer. I was disappointed to discover that mortgage companies do not accept all conveyancer, they need to be on their approved list, is this legal?

Banks ordinarily restrict either the type or the number of conveyancing firms on their approved list of lawyers. Typical examples of such restriction(s) being that a firm must have two or more partners. In addition to restricting the type of firm, some have decided to limit the number of firms they use to represent them. You should note that banks have no responsibility for the quality of advice provided by any Bishops Castle conveyancer on their panel. Mortgage fraud was a key driver in the rationalisation of conveyancing panels a few years ago and whilst there are differing views about the extent of solicitor involvement in some of that fraud. Statistics from the Land Registry reveal that thousands of law firms only carry out one or two conveyances a year. Those supporting conveyancing panel cuts ask why law firms should have the right to be on a Lender panel when clearly, conveyancing is not their speciality. To put it another way; would you want a conveyancing solicitor to represent you if you were charged with a crime? Probably not.

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Typically, Bishops Castle conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Conveyancer instructed by the buyer on acceptance of the offer
  • Checking the title unregistered or registered
  • Undertaking Bishops Castle conveyancing searches for the property
  • Reviewing draft contract pack and other documentation supplied by the seller’s lawyer
  • Raising queries with the seller’s lawyer
  • Agreeing the wording of the sale agreement
  • Analysing replies provided by the seller to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer document
  • Advising the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (if applicable)
  • Drafting and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; reporting to the buyer on the contents of the contract pack, pre-contract enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the buyer and the mortgage (where appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Bishops Castle is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the mortgage company (where applicable)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Preparing the Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Agreeing adjustments to the draft Transfer
  • Corresponding with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring monies to relevant parties
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the change in ownership and the mortgage (where appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

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

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