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Conveyancing in Cardiff Bay : Keep it Local

5 reasons to let us help you choose a local conveyancing solicitor in Cardiff Bay

  • 1 Property lawyer conveyancing solicitors have valuable personal links with Cardiff Bay estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s lawyers have offices in Cardiff Bay - if so sets of solicitors will be less confrontational
  • 3 The practices identified on our directory have a variation of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 4 Cardiff Bay property lawyers work in conjunction with Cardiff Bay estate agents, house builders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is offered to clients every step of the way, with the intention of reducing administrative burdens and transaction times
  • 5 Cardiff Bay conveyancer are the linchpin to a successful Cardiff Bay home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction

Examples of recent conveyancing in Cardiff Bay since November 2025*

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Disposal

of flat Bute Street CF10 5AS, at sale amount of £320,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, obtaining official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

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Purchase

of flat Burt Place CF10 5HS, acquired for £145,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, securing official copies of the title

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Disposal

of terraced residence, Taff Embankment, CF11 7BH completing on 25/11/2025 at a price of £93,188. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

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Sale

of semi-detached residence, Taff Embankment, CF11 7BH completing on 08/12/2025 at a price of £345,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, obtaining official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Cardiff Bay

I am acquiring a leasehold flat in Cardiff Bay. My lawyer is not listed on the bank solicitor panel. Can I still continue with my Cardiff Bay conveyancing solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the lender panel?

Your options include

  • Carry on with your preferred Cardiff Bay property lawyer but your lender will no doubt instruct a property lawyer on their approved list. The net result is additional charges together with likely frustration.
  • Choose a fresh property lawyer to act in the purchase, making sure they are on the lender conveyancing panel.
  • Appeal to your conveyancer to apply to join the bank panel

There is lots of here concerning conveyancing in Cardiff Bay but what is your top tip for selecting the right conveyancer in Cardiff Bay

We would encourage you not to go for the lowest Cardiff Bay conveyancing costs illustration. 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 go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.

I am purchasing a property in Cardiff Bay. A rare aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. HSBC have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?

Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with HSBC your lawyer must follow the formal requirements outlined in Section two of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for HSBC. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook sets out minimum specifications for solar panel roof-space leases, and conveyancing practitioners are required to report to HSBC where a lease fails to satisfy these requirements. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties nationwide and is not limited to Cardiff Bay.

I had an offer accepted on a property in Cardiff Bay on 9/1/2026, valuation was booked 3 days after, all came back fine. Conveyancer instructed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Santander and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Santander conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?

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

Is it necessary to pay for insurance to cover chancel repairs when acquiring a property in Cardiff Bay?

Unless a previous purchase of the house took place post 12 October 2013 you could assume that lawyers handling conveyancing in Cardiff Bay to remain encouraging a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.

Taking into account that I will soon spend 450k on a property in Cardiff Bay I wish to have a conversation with the conveyancer about myconveyancing prior to appointing the firm. Can this be arranged?

We could not agree more - we would be happy to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the conveyancer due to be carrying out your conveyancing in Cardiff Bay.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important person, not a case reference. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are quoted for residential conveyancing in Cardiff Bay should be the figure that you are charged.

My husband and I are novice buyers - had an offer accepted, yet the property agent has warned us that the vendor will only move forward if we appoint the agent's chosen lawyers as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a high street solicitor accustomed to conveyancing in Cardiff Bay

We suspect that the owner is unaware of this request. Should the owner desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a serious purchaser is counter productive. Avoid the agents and go straight to the owners and explain that (a)you are motivated purchasers (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you intend to instruct your preferred Cardiff Bay conveyancing firm - as opposed tothe ones that will give their estate agent a introducer fee or hit his conveyancing thresholds set by HQ.

At what stage do I pay stamp duty due for my purchase in Cardiff Bay?

Your conveyancing practitioner will complete a Land Transaction Return Form on your behalf during your Cardiff Bay conveyancing transaction for you to sign. On completion your conveyancer will submit the Land Transaction application to the Tax Authorities and - as long as they have the money - pay any tax bill payable on your behalf.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Cardiff Bay

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Cardiff Bay with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Terms and conditions of tenancy agreements

  • Spencer Skuse & Potter Limited, 7 Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF10 5EE
  • Acuity Legal Limited, 3 Assembly Square, Britannia Quay, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF10 4PL
  • Hugh James Involegal Llp, Fusion Point 2, Dumballs Road, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF10 5BF
  • Colin Jones Clarke & Hartland Solicitors, Williams House, 11-15 Columbus Walk, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF10 4BY
  • Capital Law Llp, Capital Building, Tyndall Street, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF10 4AZ

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Cardiff Bay regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Cardiff Bay but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Countrywide Property Lawyers Limited, Brunel House, CF24 0ZZ
  • Griffiths Ings Property Lawyers Limited, 9 Kings Road, CF11 9BZ
  • West Coast Conveyancing Limited, 9 Kings Road, CF11 9BZ
  • Beverly Davies Penny, Brunswick House, CF5 1LJ
  • Susan Cotter & Co, 63 Merthyr Road, CF14 1DD

Planning law solicitors in Cardiff Bay regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Cardiff Bay specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including compulsory purchases in Cardiff Bay
  • Acuity Legal Limited, 3 Assembly Square, Britannia Quay, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF10 4PL
  • Hugh James Involegal Llp, Fusion Point 2, Dumballs Road, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF10 5BF
  • Capital Law Llp, Capital Building, Tyndall Street, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF10 4AZ
  • Insight Law Llp, The Maltings, East Tyndall Street, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF24 5EZ
  • Hugh James, Hodge House, 114-116 St. Mary Street, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF10 1DY

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

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