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Reasons to use our Castle Cary conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The practices listed on our directory have a variation of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 2 Our site is the only site offering you the ability to ensure that your conveyancing in Castle Cary will be carried out by a law firm on your lender’s member panel.
  • 3 Notwithstanding what alternative sites may claim it just might be necessary to visit your solicitor to sign legal papers. Too many 3rd parties are already involved in a homemove without having to include the postman into the mix.
  • 4 Castle Cary solicitors are likely to acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 5 Castle Cary lawyer are the linchpin 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

Examples of recent conveyancing in Castle Cary since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Castle Cary

We see that you have a post code search directory listing law firms on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I retain them for our own conveyancing in Castle Cary?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Castle Cary.

I need some expedited conveyancing in Castle Cary as I am faced with an ultimatum to exchange contracts within one month. Thankfully I do not require a mortgage. Can I avoid the conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

If.Given you are not getting a home loan you have the choice not to do searches although no solicitor would suggest that you don't. With plenty of history conveyancing in Castle Cary the following are instances of what can appear and therefore affect market value: Refused Planning Applications, Overdue Charges, Outstanding Grants, Unadopted Roads,...

Have completed on a a detached house in Castle Cary , What is the estimated time for the Land Registry to register the transfer to my name? My Castle Cary conveyancing solicitor has been very slow, so I want to be certain the land registry aspects are concluded.

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Castle Cary registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timescales can vary subject to who lodges the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry communicate with any 3rd persons or bodies. Currently roughly three quarters of submission are fully addressed within 12 days but some can be subject to extensive hold-ups. Historically registration is effected once the new owner is living at the property so an expedited registration is not typically an essential issue yet if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers must communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.

Is it simple use your search app to get a fee calculation from a conveyancing solicitor in Castle Cary on the approved list for my mortgage?

1st pick a mortgage company such as Birmingham Midshires, Norwich and Peterborough Building Society or Clydesdale then specify your location for example Castle Cary. Conveyancing practices in Castle Cary and nationally should be listed.

Am I best advised to instruct a Castle Cary conveyancing practitioner based in the area that I am hoping to buy? We have a good friend who can deal with the legal formalities but her office is over three hundred miles away.

The primary upside of using a local Castle Cary conveyancing firm is that you can drop in to execute paperwork, present your identification documents and apply pressure on them where appropriate. Having local Castle Cary know how is a bonus. However it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If you know people who instructed your friend and they were impressed that should trump using an unknown Castle Cary conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being Castle Cary based.

Can you provide 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 delay in leasehold conveyancing in Castle Cary can be avoided if you instruct lawyers the minute your agents start marketing the property and request that they start to put together the leasehold documentation which will be required by the buyers’ solicitors.
  • If you have carried out any alterations to the property would they have required Landlord’s consent? In particular have you installed wooden flooring? Castle Cary leases often stipulate that internal structural alterations or installing wooden flooring necessitate a licence issued by the Landlord consenting to such works. Should you fail to have the paperwork in place do not communicate with the landlord without contacting your conveyancer in the first instance. If you have the benefit of shareholding in the Management Company, you should ensure that you are holding the original share document. Obtaining a re-issued share certificate is often a time consuming formality and delays many a Castle Cary home move. Where a new share is needed, do contact the company officers or managing agents (if applicable) for this at the earliest opportunity. A minority of Castle Cary leases require Licence to Assign from the landlord. If this applies to your lease, it would be prudent to place the estate agents on notice to make sure that the purchasers obtain bank and professional references. Any bank reference will need to confirm that the buyers are financially capable of paying the yearly 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 buyers or their lawyers. Many landlords or managing agents in Castle Cary charge for providing management packs for a leasehold premises. You or your lawyers should enquire as to the fee that they propose to charge. The management pack can be applied for on or before finding a buyer, thus reducing delays. The average time it takes to obtain the necessary information is three weeks. It is the most frequent reason for frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Castle Cary.

Castle Cary Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Questions you should ask before Purchasing

    How long is the Lease? How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their service charge payments? Who takes charge for maintaining and repairing the block?

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Castle Cary regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Castle Cary practicing in commercial conveyancing in Castle Cary. This could include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Bartlett Gooding & Weelen, Old Bank House, High Street, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7AW
  • Rutter & Rutter, St. Audreys, South Street, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 9DR

Purchase conveyancing in Castle Cary normally involves the following:

  • Property lawyer instructed by the purchaser once the offer has been accepted
  • Examining the title unregistered or registered
  • Ordering Castle Cary searches for the title
  • Reviewing draft sale agreement and other documentation supplied by the seller’s conveyancer
  • Submitting questions with the owner’s conveyancer
  • Negotiating the purchase agreement
  • Examining replies supplied by the vendor to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer document
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (where appropriate)
  • Drawing up and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Completion of and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the transfer of ownership and the mortgage (where appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

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:

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Representing bank (if appropriate)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Preparing the Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Negotiating amendments to the the Transfer deed
  • Communicating with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing funds to relevant parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the transfer of ownership and the mortgage (if applicable) at the HM Land Registry.

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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