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

  • 1 The companies shown on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.
  • 2 Castle Vale lawyers work in conjunction with Castle Vale estate agents, house builders, surveyors, banks and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, never losing sight of the time-critical nature behind your conveyancing transaction
  • 3 Castle Vale property lawyer are the key to a successful Castle Vale home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 4 Retaining the services of a local Solicitor on the whole results in a more bespoke service. Sometimes when dealing with a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who progress matters by reading from their computer screens.
  • 5 Experience means that Castle Vale lawyer have developed valuable connections with Castle Vale local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your conveyancing in Castle Vale.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Castle Vale since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Castle Vale

I have been referred to a conveyancing solicitor in Castle Vale. I I would like to check whether they are accepted on the Barclays conveyancing panel. Can you advise?

You should contact the conveyancer and enquire if they can act for the lender. Otherwise please call Barclays who may be able to help.

I'm buying a new build house in Castle Vale benefiting from help to buy. The sellers refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The property agent advised me not disclose to my solicitor about this deal as it could affect my mortgage with the lender. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I am looking for a ground for flat up to £235,500 and identified one near me in Castle Vale I like with open areas and transport links in the vicinity, however it only has 52 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Castle Vale for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a short lease?

Should you need a home loan the shortness of the lease will likely be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this.

Should I be suspicious that brokers that I am dealing with are encouraging me to use a nationwide conveyancing firm rather than a local Castle Vale conveyancing company?

As is the case with lots of service providers, often input from family and friends can be worth their weight in gold. Nevertheless there are lots of players in a conveyancing transaction; estate agents, mortgage brokers and mortgage companies may put forward solicitors to use. On occasion the conveyancers might be known to one of the organisations as one of the best in their field, but sometimes there exists a commercial relationship behind the endorsement. You are free to choose your preferred conveyancer. Don't forget that some lenders specify a panel list of law firms you must use for the lender related work in your house move.

My uncle has suggested that I use his conveyancing solicitors in Castle Vale. Do I take his recommendation?

No doubt it’s preferable to find a conveyancing solicitor is to have referrals from friends or family who have experience in using the conveyancer you're are thinking of instructing.

Expecting to sign contracts shortly on a garden flat in Castle Vale. Conveyancing lawyers assured me that they will have a report out to me within the next couple of days. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Castle Vale should include some of the following:

    What you can do if an adjoining owner breaches a clause of their lease? Repair and maintenance of the premises Where does the liability rest for repairing the window frames Do you need to have carpet in the flat or are you allowed wood flooring? The landlord’s rights to access the property. You should be made aware that your landlord has rights of access as well as be informed how much notice must be provided.
For a comprehensive list of information to be contained in your report on your leasehold property in Castle Vale please ask your conveyancer in ahead of your conveyancing in Castle Vale.

Castle Vale Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Queries before Purchasing

    How much is the ground rent and service charge? You will want to find out as much as possible concerning the managing agents as they will either make life much easier or problematic. Being a leasehold owner you are often at the mercy of the managing agents both financially and when it comes to day to day matters such as the upkeep of the communal areas. Enquire of other tenants what they think of them. Finally, be sure you understand the dates that you are obliged pay the maintenance charge to the relevant party and precisely what it includes. The best form of lease arrangement is if the freehold reversion is owned by the leaseholders. In this situation the leaseholders enjoy being in charge if their destiny and although a managing agent is often employed where it is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent acts for the leaseholders themselves.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Castle Vale regulated by the SRA

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

  • Keith Bright Solicitors, 30 Walmley Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B76 1QN
  • Ikon Law Ltd, 82 Stechford Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B8 2AN
  • I Will Solicitors Ltd, 209 Streetly Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 7AH
  • Onyx Solicitors Limited, 209 Streetly Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 7AH
  • Woollastons, 331 Jockey Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B73 5XE

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Castle Vale regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Castle Vale practicing in commercial conveyancing in Castle Vale. This should include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Keith Bright Solicitors, 30 Walmley Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B76 1QN
  • Kilroys, Suite 2m1, Park Business Centre, Wood Lane, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 9QR
  • Ikon Law Ltd, 82 Stechford Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B8 2AN
  • Onyx Solicitors Limited, 209 Streetly Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 7AH
  • Sutton & Co Solicitors Ltd, 2nd Floor, Bracebridge House, 1a Coleshill Street, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B72 1SD

Planning law solicitors in Castle Vale regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Castle Vale practicing in planning law. This may include advice on special planning controls
  • Shakespeare Martineau Llp, No 1, Colmore Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6AA
  • The Wilkes Partnership Llp, 41 Church Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 2RT
  • Gateley Plc, 111 Edmund Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 2HJ
  • Anthony Collins Solicitors Llp, 134 Edmund Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 2ES
  • Clarke Willmott Llp, 138 Edmund Street, Birmingham, B3 2ES

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