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Conveyancing in Blaenau Gwent : Keep it Local

Top reasons to use our service to assist you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Blaenau Gwent

  • 1 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Blaenau Gwent regularly deal withlocal concerns specific to Blaenau Gwent and therefore you may benefit from better advice and speedier conveyancing.
  • 2 Using a local Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more bespoke service. Sometimes when dealing with a an online conveyancing factory, your conveyancing is dealt with by a team of people who who update you by reading from their computer screens.
  • 3 Excellent communication and a wealth of local knowledge are key benefits that you should seek when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Blaenau Gwent property deals can be made a lot more protracted because of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 4 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these firms are often located many miles away with little appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Blaenau Gwent
  • 5 On the balance of probabilities the other side’s conveyancers are based in Blaenau Gwent - if so both parties are likely to be on good working terms

Examples of recent conveyancing in Blaenau Gwent since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Blaenau Gwent

I was informed yesterday by my mortgage broker that my Blaenau Gwent lawyer is not on the mortgage company Conveyancing panel. What can I do to be certain that this is indeed the case?

Your first step should be to contact your Blaenau Gwent conveyancer. You lawyer should notify you what has happened. Where they are not on the panel they may recommend you to a Blaenau Gwent conveyancing firm that is on the conveyancing panel for your lender.

At what point does exchange of contracts take place for domestic conveyancing in Blaenau Gwent and am I required to attend the solicitors branch?

Where you are round the corner to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Blaenau Gwent you are invited in to sign the paperwork. However, the law practices we work with supply countrywide coverage for conveyancing and give just as diligent and professional a job for you when dealing with you digitally. The signing of the property agreement is not the critical part. A signed contract is necessary for the firm to exchange contracts when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where an extended "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Blaenau Gwent)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Blaenau Gwent

Two types of professional can execute conveyancing in Blaenau Gwent namely licenced conveyancers or solicitors. Both professionals administer conveyancing services that required to complete the sale or acquisition of property. Both are required to conduct Blaenau Gwent conveyancing to the same quality and guidelines so you may be sure that your conveyancing will be professionally administered and that the requisite procedures will be appropriately attended to.

I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Santander. I assume I don't need a Blaenau Gwent property lawyer on the Santander panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?

If you have finished paying off your Santander mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Santander mortgage from the register. Santander, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where Santander has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Santander has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Santander mortgage has been paid off.

Intending to buy a apartment in Blaenau Gwent. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Lloyds conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Blaenau Gwent solicitor is on the Lloyds conveyancing panel.

Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that could impact a commercial land in Blaenau Gwent?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Blaenau Gwent will perform a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers expend in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Blaenau Gwent. The search result provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Blaenau Gwent.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Blaenau Gwent it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately may result in delays to Blaenau Gwent commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Blaenau Gwent.

What makes a Blaenau Gwent lease unacceptable for security purposes?

Leasehold conveyancing in Blaenau Gwent is not unique. Most leases are unique and legal mistakes in the legal wording can sometimes mean that certain sections are not included. For example, if your lease is missing any of the following, it could be defective:

    Clauses dealing with recovering service charges for expenditure on the building or common parts.

A defective lease will likely cause issues when trying to sell a property as they can affect a potential buyer’s ability to obtain a mortgage. Birmingham Midshires, Skipton Building Society, and TSB all have very detailed conveyancing instructions when it comes to what is expected in a lease. If a mortgage lender believes that the lease does not cover certain provisions they may refuse to grant the mortgage, forcing the buyer to pull out.

I inherited a split level flat in Blaenau Gwent, conveyancing having been completed 7 years ago. How much will my lease extension cost? Similar flats in Blaenau Gwent with over 90 years remaining are worth £201,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 yearly. The lease ceases on 21st October 2089

With 64 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £14,300 and £16,400 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive investigations. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other concerns that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.

My husband and I are planning to purchase a four bedroom apartmentin Blaenau Gwent with a mortgage from a bank. We have selected a conveyancer in Blaenau Gwent yet our lender says she’s not on their "panel". We have to appoint one of the our bank panel solicitors or stay with our Blaenau Gwent conveyancer and pay for one of their panel ones to represent them. This seems very unfair; Can we not simply insist that our lender use our Blaenau Gwent lawyer?

Unfortunately,no. The bank home loan offered to you is subject to conditions, one of which will be that lawyers will on the lender's conveyancing panel. in the past, most mortgage companies had open panels, including almost all conveyancing solicitors in Blaenau Gwent : a mortgagee could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your solicitors to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for your bank.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Blaenau Gwent regulated by the SRA

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

  • Richards & Lewis Ltd, 19 Market Street, Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 6YH
  • Fonsecalaw Limited, New County Buildings, 59 Bethcar Street, Ebbw Vale, Gwent, NP23 6HW
  • Behr & Co, Hollymount, 3 Market Square, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale, Gwent, NP23 4AJ
  • Brynmawr Law Limited, 74 King Street, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale, Gwent, NP23 4RG
  • Lewis & Lines, Commercial Chambers, Abertillery, Gwent, NP13 1YB

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Blaenau Gwent?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding purchasing and selling property and cover conveyancing throughout England and Wales as well as Blaenau Gwent. When appointed a Licensed Conveyancer governed by the CLC, you are entitled to:
  • Have an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Be supplied with a high standard of legal services.
  • Be supplied with your conveyancing dealt with using care, skill and legal know-how.
  • Receive a high quality of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Be provided with a service which is accessible and responsive to your specific requirements.
  • You should not consider yourself discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the standard you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your individual needs taken into account should you make a complaint.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a swift, objective and comprehensive service if making a complaint about your conveyancing in Blaenau Gwent about your conveyancing in Blaenau Gwent.

Whether you are going through a divorce or separation or simply wish to transfer your property to someone else, transfer of equity conveyancing in Blaenau Gwent includes some of the following tasks:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Representing mortgage company (where relevant)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Negotiating amendments to the draft Transfer
  • Communicating with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring funds to relevant parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the correct stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the buyer and the mortgage (where applicable) at the HMLR.

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

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