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Logical reasons to let us assist you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Brynmawr

  • 1 The firms shown on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 2 Experience means that Brynmawr lawyer have established excellent connections with Brynmawr local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of dealing with your house sale or purchase in Brynmawr.
  • 3 The Brynmawr conveyancing practitioners that are listed are dedicated to supplying the most cost, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and remortgagors in Brynmawr
  • 4 Retaining the services of a a family Solicitor generally 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 who progress matters by reading from their computer screens.
  • 5 Brynmawr conveyancers have a significant edge when it comes to Brynmawr conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will impact your sale or purchase

Examples of recent conveyancing in Brynmawr since January 2025*

Disposal

of house property, Church Street, NP22 3DT completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £140,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

Disposal

of house residence, York Terrace, NP22 3JY completing on 22/01/2025 at a price of £40,557. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, ordering official copies of the title

Sale

of terraced property, Glyn Terrace, NP22 4JA completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £140,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

Transfer

of house premises, Curre Street, NP23 7RB completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £97,500. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, securing official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Brynmawr

The Brynmawr conveyancing firm handling our Brynmawr conveyancing has identified an inconsistency between the assumptions in the valuation report and what is revealed within the legal papers for the property. My solicitor says that he is duty bound to ensure that the bank is OK with this discrepancy and is still content to lend. Is my solicitor’s approach legitimate?

Your solicitor must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.

What is your number one tip for choosing a conveyancing solicitor in Brynmawr

We would encourage you not to base your choice on the cheapest Brynmawr conveyancing fees. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you know exactly what you’ll have to pay in advance.

I am helping my aunt sell her property in Brynmawr. Does the solicitor order an EPC or it is for the owner to coordinate?

Following the demise of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates remained a mandatory element of selling a house. An EPC should be commissioned prior to the property being advertised. It is not as aspect of the sale process that solicitors normally arrange. If you are instructing a Brynmawr conveyancing solicitor they may be able to arrange energy performance certificates given their contacts with long established local energy assessors

I am the only beneficiary of my late grandmother’s estate and I have everything in my name now, including the my former home in Brynmawr. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in March. I now wish to sell up. I do know about the Mortgage Lenders 6 month 'rule', meaning my proprietorship will be treated the same way as if I'd bought the property in March. Do I have to wait half a year to sell?

The CML handbook requires solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you could be affected by that. How sensible a view mortgage companies take of it, depend on the mortgage company as this requirement principally exists to capture the purchase and immediately sell or the quick reselling of property.

We are purchasing a property and the solicitor has identified Chancel Repair to which the house may be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. He has recommended insurance. Is this really warranted for conveyancing in Brynmawr

Unless a previous acquisition of the house took place post 12 October 2013 you may assume that lawyers handling conveyancing in Brynmawr to continue to recommend a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.

I'm buying a new build house in Brynmawr with the aid of help to buy. The developers refused to move on the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The house builders rep advised me not disclose to my solicitor about the side-deal as it could jeopardize my loan with the lender. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on last month in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Brynmawr is the location of the property. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Brynmawr are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Brynmawr you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Brynmawr may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

Taking into account that I will soon spend £400,000 on a house in Brynmawr I wish to talk to a lawyer regarding thetransaction prior to giving the go ahead to the firm. Can this be arranged?

Absolutely - we would be pleased to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the solicitor who will be doing your property ownership legalities in Brynmawr.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important person, not a matter number. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for your conveyancing in Brynmawr should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Brynmawr regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Brynmawr practicing in commercial conveyancing in Brynmawr. This could include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • 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
  • Lewis & Lines, Commercial Chambers, Abertillery, Gwent, NP13 1YB

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Brynmawr?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding acquiring and selling property and cover conveyancing countrywide not just Brynmawr. If appointed a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you should:
  • Be supplied with an honest and lawful service.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a high standard of legal services.
  • Be supplied with your matters dealt with using care, skill and diligence.
  • Be supplied with a high standard of service due to your lawyer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Have a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • You should not consider yourself discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive 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.
  • Receive a speedy, impartial and comprehensive service when making a complaint about your conveyancing in Brynmawr about your conveyancing in Brynmawr.

Conveyancing in Brynmawr is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title unregistered or registered
  • Ordering Brynmawr property searches for the title
  • Considering the draft contract pack and other papers received from the owner’s conveyancer
  • Raising questions with the vendor’s conveyancer
  • Negotiating the sale agreement
  • Examining replies supplied by the owner to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (if relevant)
  • Drawing up and sending the purchaser 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)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the purchase and the home loan (where relevant) at the HMLR.

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

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