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Reasons to use our Castle Cary conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The practices listed on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 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 national chain estate agents) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.
  • 3 There is a distinct possibility the other side’s solicitors are located in Castle Cary - if so sets of lawyers are likely to be on good working terms
  • 4 You can rest easier when choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Castle Cary has a number to pick from, but for a truly professional and dependable service many local people have been use the endorsement of this site.
  • 5 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these companies are often located hundreds of kilometers away with little understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Castle Cary

Examples of recent conveyancing in Castle Cary since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Castle Cary

How up to date is your database of Castle Cary solicitors on the Lloyds conveyancing panel? Do Lloyds send you an updated list?

Castle Cary conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Lloyds conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Lloyds directly.

Forgive me if this question is silly but I am wet behind the ears as FTB of a garden flat in Castle Cary. Do I collect the keys to the house on completion from my solicitor? If this is the case, I will use a local conveyancing solicitor in Castle Cary?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Conveyancing lawyers for you will transfer the purchase money to the vendor’s solicitors, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you should be called to pick up the keys from the Estate Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.

My aunt advised me that in purchasing a property in Castle Cary there could be various restrictions affecting the ability to carry out external alterations to the property. Is this right?

We are aware of anumerous of properties in Castle Cary which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to carry out external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Castle Cary should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment in Castle Cary. My financial adviser suggested a lawyer. I paid an on account payment of £150. Shortly after, the conveyancing practitioner contacted me to say that they were not on the Barclays conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Barclays panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

Will commercial conveyancing searches disclose proposed roadworks that may impact a commercial property in Castle Cary?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Castle Cary will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers spend in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Castle Cary. The search result provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Castle Cary.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Castle Cary it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately can cause delays to Castle Cary commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not carried out for residential conveyancing in Castle Cary.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Castle Cary?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Castle Cary. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

In scouring the web for the words on line conveyancing in Castle Cary it shows results of many solicitorsin the vicinity. With so much choice what is the best way to find the right property lawyer for the sale of my house?

The preferential method of seeking a suitable conveyancer is via personal referral, so seek the counsel of friends and family who have bought a property in Castle Cary or a reputable estate agent or mortgage broker. Fees for conveyancing in Castle Cary differ, so it's a good idea to obtain a minimum of four fee calculations from different conveyancers. Be sure to seek confirmation that the costs are assured not to rise.

Should one remove a departed person's details from the title deeds for a house in Castle Cary?

If a Castle Cary property is co-owned and one of the proprietors passes away, their name will not immediately be removed from the Land Registry title. You are not required to remove their name as in the event of a sale you would simply need to supply proof as to the reason the co proprietor is missing from the contract, usually this takes the form of the probate documents.

With the aim of making things more straight forward in the future you can arrange to have the deceased party erased from the title by submitting an application to HM Land Registry with proof of the death. There is no land registry fee payable.

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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 non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Castle Cary practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely 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

Home buying 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.

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and related documents
  • Supplying draft papers to the conveyancing practitioner acting for the purchaser
  • Negotiating contracts and responding to supplemental enquires from the purchaser’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Finalising the transfer deed
  • Replying to requisitions raised by the purchaser’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Receiving sale proceeds and transferring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and redeeming the home loan (if relevant)

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

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