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Top 5 reasons to use our service to help you choose a local conveyancing solicitor in Bridgwater

  • 1 Bridgwater conveyancers have a crucial advantage when it comes to Bridgwater conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can impact your sale or purchase
  • 2 This site is the only site offering you the ability to ensure that your conveyancing in Bridgwater will be carried out by a property lawyer on your mortgage lender’s authorised panel.
  • 3 Bridgwater solicitors will have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 4 Bridgwater solicitor are the key to a successful Bridgwater conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 5 Bridgwater lawyers work in conjunction with Bridgwater estate agents, developers, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is offered to home movers every step of the way, never losing sight of the time-critical nature behind your conveyancing transaction

Examples of recent conveyancing in Bridgwater since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Bridgwater

We are purchasing our first home. Our conveyancing practitioner has e-mailedto see if we wish to purchase extra conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's relevant for conveyancing in Bridgwater

The type of Bridgwater conveyancing searches depends entirely on the premises, the location, the likelihood of any of these risks, your knowledge of the area and risks, your general approach to risk. What matters is that you properly comprehend what information the searches could give you. Then you can make a decision if you personally think you need that information. If unsure, ask the solicitor to recommend.

Forgive me if this question is silly but I am wet behind the ears as FTB of a ground floor flat in Bridgwater. Do I collect the keys to the property on completion from my conveyancer? If so, I will find a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Bridgwater?

On the day of completion you do not need to go to the conveyancers office in Bridgwater. Your solicitors will transfer the purchase money to the seller's solicitors, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you should be called to pick up the keys from the selling Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.

My partner and I have organised a further advance on our home loan from Bank of Ireland as we want to carry out improvements to our home in Bridgwater. Are we obliged to select a high street Bridgwater solicitor on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel to handle the paperwork?

Bank of Ireland would not normally require a member of their approved list of lawyers to deal with the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Bank of Ireland list.

Bank of Ireland have agreed my mortgage in principle, my bid on a apartment in Bridgwater has been agreed to, now what?

The estate agent will want to know who your solicitors are (ensure that the conveyancers are on the bank’s panel). Telephone Bank of Ireland or your financial adviser and complete any appropriate documentation. Bank of Ireland will sellect a valuer who will get in contact with the selling agent or owners to schedule an appointment. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes approximately a week for the mortgage offer to be issued. Bank of Ireland will issue the offer to you and your lawyers. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Bridgwater.

Do I need to pay for insurance to protect me from financial exposure to chancel repairs when purchasing a property in Bridgwater?

Unless a prior acquisition of the property completed after 12 October 2013 you can assume that lawyers conducting conveyancing in Bridgwater to continue to recommend a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

About to purchase a new build flat in Bridgwater. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

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

    Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Please supply a car parking plan. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared.

In what way can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my business property in Bridgwater and how can your lawyers assist?

The 1954 Act affords a safeguard to commercial lessees, giving them the a statutory right to apply to court for a continuation of occupancy when the lease comes to an end. There are certain specified grounds where a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are involved. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing solicitors who use the act to your advantage and handle your commercial conveyancing in Bridgwater

We are in the process of purchasing a home in Bridgwater. Conveyancing is not over but we wish to keep the amount we are are buying for private from sites such as Rightmove. what can I do to ensure this is not revealed?

HMLR as a matter of law required to specify price sold data on a register of the title for domestic properties nationwide which includes premises in Bridgwater. The register of ownership is a public document, so HM Land Registry would be breaking the law excluded specific properties such as your one in Bridgwater.

In essence you can make a request of HM Land Registry to withhold the amount paid data but the answer would be in the negative.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Bridgwater regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Bridgwater with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Bridgwater. This may include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Alletsons Limited, 8 Castle Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3DB
  • South West Advocates Limited, West Quay House, Northgate, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3EU
  • Ash Clifford Limited, 14 Northgate, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3EU
  • Amicuslaw, Regional Rural Business Centre, Market Way, North Petherton, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6DF

Whether you are going through a divorce or breakup or simply wish to transfer your property to someone else, transfer of equity conveyancing in Bridgwater has some of the following tasks:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Following instructions from the bank (if applicable)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Negotiating amendments to the the Transfer deed
  • Corresponding with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring monies to relevant parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Registering the buyer and the mortgage (if relevant) at the HMLR.

Bridgwater commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on a variety of issues across all aspects of commercial property law

    Property finance transactions, including disposal and leaseback Buying, selling and leasing land for registered charities Comprehensive advice on planning issues Factories, warehouses, offices, shops, restaurants, hotels, clubs and pubs, nurseries and care homes Subletting, licences and sharing occupation General advice on title or other property issues

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

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