Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Cardiff even where I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for example if I intend to acquire an office in Cardiff with a loan from Nottingham Building Society?
The service is predominantly used to locate domestic conveyancing solicitors in Cardiff but we have listed at the bottom of this page some Cardiff commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to speak with the solicitors directly to establish if they are also authorised to represent Nottingham Building Society
Is it necessary to pay for insurance to protect me from financial exposure to chancel repairs when buying a residence in Cardiff?
Unless a prior acquisition of the property took place after 12 October 2013 you may take it that solicitors handling conveyancing in Cardiff to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
I have recentlybeen informed that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Cardiff for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 10 months ago. How can I check that the property is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?
The quickest way to check if the premises is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Cardiff conveyancing specialists.
I have been on the look out for a flat up to £305k and found one round the corner in Cardiff I like with a park and station in the vicinity, however it only has 61 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Cardiff for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?
Should you require a mortgage that many years will likely be an issue. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least twenty four months you may ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor concerning this matter.
I'm refinancing my existing home to a BTL loan with Nationwide Building Society and intend to use the remaining equity towards another property. The area we are looking at is Cardiff. Will your conveyancers be able to act for the two lenders and tie in the two deals?
Do use our comparison tool on this site to be sure that the conveyancers are on the appropriate lender panels. Assuming that they are the solicitor will be able to tie up the two transactions but you should have a chat with you solicitor and communicate your desired outcome and needs.
I need to instruct a conveyancing practitioner in Cardiff for my home move. Is there any facility to see a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?
You may search for documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For information Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could monitor call for training purposes.