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5 reasons to use our service to help you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in Castle Cary

  • 1 Castle Cary conveyancer are the key to a successful Castle Cary conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 2 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Castle Cary is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.
  • 3 Property lawyer conveyancing lawyers have extremely good personal links with Castle Cary selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 4 Castle Cary conveyancers are likely to acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 5 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these firms are often located hundreds of miles away with little appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Castle Cary

Examples of recent conveyancing in Castle Cary since June 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Castle Cary

The conveyancer who helped my former purchase has sent a quote for £1350 for leasehold conveyancing in Castle Cary. I’m hoping to sell a modern house for £300,000. This seems over the top. Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Castle Cary?

The estimate does seem marginally steep. If you are happy to spend time comparing charges you might decrease the fees marginally by perhaps £125. That being said, you maycome to rue choosing an an untested conveyancer. Remember to enquire the solicitor can also act for your bank. Do employ our search tool to get a quote a Castle Cary conveyancing firm on the banks conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Castle Cary.

Will our conveyancer be raising enquiries regarding flooding during the conveyancing in Castle Cary.

Flooding is a growing risk for conveyancers dealing with homes in Castle Cary. There are those who buy a house in Castle Cary, fully aware that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, where a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, suitable building insurance, or sell the premises. Steps can be carried out as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.

Conveyancers are not qualified to impart advice on flood risk, but there are a numerous checks that can be carried out by the purchaser or on a buyer’s behalf which should figure out the risks in Castle Cary. The standard information sent to a buyer’s conveyancer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) incorporates a standard inquiry of the seller to find out if the premises has ever been flooded. In the event that the residence has been flooded in past and is not disclosed by the owner, then a purchaser could commence a claim for damages resulting from an misleading reply. A buyer’s lawyers will also commission an environmental report. This will disclose whether there is any known flood risk. If so, more detailed investigations should be initiated.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our home can not be found. The lawyers who handled the conveyancing in Castle Cary 5 years ago have long since closed. Will I be able to sell the house?

Nowadays there are copies made of almost everything, and your conveyancer should know precisely where to find all the suitable documentation so you can purchase or sell your property without a hitch. If copies can’t be found, your lawyer may be able to arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities protecting you against possible claims on the premises.

My husband and I are new on the property ladder - agreed a price, yet the selling agent told us that the vendor will only go ahead if we instruct their preferred solicitors as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a high street conveyancer who is accustomed to conveyancing in Castle Cary

It is improbable the vendors are driving this. If they require ‘a quick sale', alienating a motivated purchaser is going to damage their objectives. Speak to the vendors direct and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to progress, with mortgage lined up © you are unencumbered (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you are going to appoint your preferred Castle Cary conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will earn their negotiator at the agency a kickback or meet his conveyancing thresholds pre-set by corporate headquarters.

Do you have any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Castle Cary from the point of view of saving time on the sale process?

  • A significant proportion of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Castle Cary can be avoided where you instruct lawyers the minute your agents start marketing the property and ask them to put together the leasehold documentation needed by the buyers’ representatives.
  • You may think that you are aware of the number of years left on your lease but it would be wise to verify this by asking your conveyancers. A purchaser's conveyancer will not be happy to advise their client to where the remaining number of years is below 75 years. It is therefore essential at an as soon as possible that you consider whether the lease term for your property needs extending. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your home on the market for sale. Many freeholders or managing agents in Castle Cary charge for supplying management packs for a leasehold home. You or your lawyers should enquire as to the actual amount of the charges. The management pack sought on or before finding a buyer, thus reducing delays. The typical amount of time it takes to receive management information is three weeks. It is the most usual reason for frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Castle Cary. A minority of Castle Cary leases require Landlord’s consent to the sale and approval of the buyers. If this applies to your lease, you should notify your estate agents to make sure that the purchasers obtain financial (bank) and professional references. Any bank reference will need to confirm that the buyers are financially capable of paying the annual service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the actual amount of the service charge so that they can pass this information on to the purchasers or their lawyers.

I purchased a ground floor flat in Castle Cary, conveyancing was carried out in 2004. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Corresponding properties in Castle Cary with over 90 years remaining are worth £216,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 charged once a year. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2094

With 69 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £9,500 and £11,000 plus costs.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs without more detailed due diligence. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.

Why do Castle Cary conveyancing costs are more expensive for leasehold and freehold properties?

Leasehold conveyancing in Castle Cary will often involve additional work for instance investigating the lease, liaising with the landlord, obtaining up to date rent receipts, landlord’s consents, management company’s accounts amongst other tasks.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Castle Cary regulated by the SRA

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

  • Bartlett Gooding & Weelen, Old Bank House, High Street, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7AW
  • Rutter & Rutter, St. Audreys, South Street, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 9DR

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Castle Cary

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Castle Cary practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on wrongful eviction

  • Bartlett Gooding & Weelen, Old Bank House, High Street, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7AW
  • Rutter & Rutter, St. Audreys, South Street, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 9DR

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Castle Cary is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the mortgage company (where applicable)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Preparing the Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Negotiating amendments to the draft Transfer
  • Corresponding with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing monies to the appropriate parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the change in ownership and the home loan (if appropriate) at the HMLR.

Neighboring Locations

Wells
Shepton Mallet
Castle Cary
Wincanton
Bruton
Yeovil
Sherborne
Templecombe

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

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