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Reasons to use our Chipping Sodbury conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Chipping Sodbury property lawyers will acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 2 The companies identified on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.
  • 3 Peace of mind comes when you select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Chipping Sodbury has a number to choose from, but for a truly dependable and reliable service many local people have been use the endorsement of this site.
  • 4 There is a strong possibility the other side’s lawyers are located in Chipping Sodbury - if so sets of lawyers are likely to be familiar
  • 5 Chipping Sodbury solicitor are the key to a successful Chipping Sodbury 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 Chipping Sodbury since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Chipping Sodbury

Do conveyancers request money up-front when it comes to conveyancing in Chipping Sodbury?

If you are buying a property in Chipping Sodbury your lawyer will ask you place them with monies to cover the search fees. This will be the total of the cost of the Local Authority Search. When the down payment is payable against the purchase price then this will be needed shortly in advance of contracts are exchanged. The closing balance that is due should be sent to your lawyer shortly before completion.

We are getting a further advance on our mortgage from Co-operative as we want to carry out renovations to our home in Chipping Sodbury. Do we need to select a local Chipping Sodbury solicitor on the Co-operative conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?

Co-operative do not ordinarily instruct a member of their approved list of lawyers to handle the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Co-operative conveyancing panel.

Completion of my remortgage has taken place for my property in Chipping Sodbury. Conveyancing was a necessary evil but I would like to complain about the lender. How do I make a complaint?

All lenders have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Department at head office. In most cases complaints to a lender are sorted out very quickly. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR who will take matters further.

I am selling my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in February 2006, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s mortgage company, Co-operative are being problematic. The Chipping Sodbury solicitor who is on the Co-operative conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but Co-operative are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do Co-operative have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that Co-operative have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Co-operative may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

I am purchasing a house and the solicitor has raised the issue of Chancel Repair for which the house could be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. He has suggested insurance. Is this strictly warranted for conveyancing in Chipping Sodbury

Unless a previous acquisition of the premises completed post 12 October 2013 you may assume that conveyancing practitioners conducting conveyancing in Chipping Sodbury to continue to suggest a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

Are there any apps to help locate a Chipping Sodbury solicitor on the Barclays Direct conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am happy to travel upto 10kilometers to meet the solicitor.

You can use the search on this page. Please pick a mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Chipping Sodbury conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have listed some Chipping Sodbury conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can telephone them to check if they are on the Barclays Direct member panel

When it comes to leasehold conveyancing in Chipping Sodbury what are the most frequent lease problems?

There is nothing unique about leasehold conveyancing in Chipping Sodbury. All leases are drafted differently and legal mistakes in the legal wording can result in certain clauses are not included. For example, if your lease is missing any of the following, it could be defective:

    A provision for the recovery of money spent for the benefit of another party. Insurance obligations

A defective lease can cause issues when trying to sell a property primarily because it impacts on the ability to obtain a mortgage on the property. Yorkshire Building Society, Chelsea Building Society, and Britannia all have express conveyancing instructions when it comes to what is expected in a lease. Where a lender has been advised by their lawyers that the lease is problematic they may refuse to grant the mortgage, forcing the purchaser to pull out.

Chipping Sodbury Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Queries before buying

    Best to be warned if window replacement or some other major work is pending to be shared amongst the tenants and could well dramatically impact the level of the maintenance fees or necessitate a one off payment. Are any of leasehold owners in arrears of their service charge liability? The best form of lease structure is if the freehold interest is in the ownership of the leaseholders. In this scenario the lessees enjoy being in charge if their destiny and notwithstanding that a managing agent is often retained if the building is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent acts for the leaseholders themselves.

We are in the process of buying a house in Chipping Sodbury. Conveyancing is not complete but we wish to keep the amount we are are purchasing for a secret from sites such as Nestoria. Is this possible and how?

The Land Registry by statute are obliged to specify price sold information on the official title for residential properties nationwide which includes properties in Chipping Sodbury. The register of ownership is an open document, so HM Land Registry would be breaching their statutory obligations excluded specific properties such as the one in Chipping Sodbury.

You can ask HM Land Registry to hide the price paid data but the answer would be in the negative.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Chipping Sodbury regulated by the SRA

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

  • Beaufort Montague Harris, Old Bank House, 79 Broad Street, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS37 6AD
  • Clutton Cox Limited, Parliament House, 4 High Street, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS37 6AH
  • Adams Burrows, 34 Broad Street, Staple Hill, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS16 5NS

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Chipping Sodbury regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Chipping Sodbury with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Chipping Sodbury. This could include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Beaufort Montague Harris, Old Bank House, 79 Broad Street, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS37 6AD
  • Clutton Cox Limited, Parliament House, 4 High Street, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS37 6AH
  • Adams Burrows, 34 Broad Street, Staple Hill, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS16 5NS

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Chipping Sodbury?

Licensed Conveyancers assist with the transfer of the legal title of a property from one person to another and cover conveyancing throughout England and Wales as well as Chipping Sodbury. When instructing a Licensed Conveyancer governed by the CLC, you can expect:
  • Receive an honest and lawful service.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a high standard of legal services.
  • Have your conveyancing dealt with using care, skill and legal know-how.
  • Be supplied with a high quality of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Receive a service which is accessible and responsive to your specific requirements.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the standard you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your specific needs taken into account should a complaint be necessary.
  • Have a swift, independent and comprehensive service if if a complaint is registered about your conveyancing in Chipping Sodbury.

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

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