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If you have reached us by Googling ‘Conveyancing in East Coker’ follow your intuition — you will have a better house move where you instruct a conveyancing solicitor in East Coker.

Reasons to use our East Coker conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 East Coker conveyancing lawyers will have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 2 The organisations identified on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 3 East Coker conveyancers work in conjunction with East Coker estate agents, house builders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is offered to clients every step of the way, ensuring the smoothest, most stress-free process possible
  • 4 Personal touch and a wealth of local knowledge are key benefits that you should look for when selecting conveyancing solicitors. East Coker home moves can become significantly more protracted because of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 5 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in East Coker have a grasp oflocal concerns peculiar to East Coker and therefore you may benefit from better advice and expeditious conveyancing.

Examples of recent conveyancing in East Coker since January 2025*

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of semi-detached property, Corton Close, BA21 5XH completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £249,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, obtaining official copies of the title, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

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of semi-detached property, Hunts Mead, DT9 6AL completing on 30/01/2025 at a price of £400,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in East Coker

A mortgage agreement from Santander for the remortgage of my 4 room garden flat is coming within the next few days. Are you able to recommend a low cost conveyancing lawyer in East Coker?

You have arrived at the wrong place to search for the lowest fares for conveyancing solicitors in East Coker. Our aim is to provide cost effective conveyancing but we do not advertise as being the cheapest. Resist the temptation to appoint brokers offering ninety nine pound conveyancing in East Coker. Optimistically, in deciding on low cost conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst you will end up with a surprising uplift in extras and still not end up with the service required.

IfI was to buy a simple residential propertyin East Coker for cash and dispense with a survey and no conveyancing searches how much would I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in East Coker?

Any savings you would make will be limited to the East Coker conveyancing searches. The solicitor is required to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, correspond with your vendors property lawyer, stamp duty return, register the property etc. A slight saving might be made by not needing to register a charge however it won't be meaningful.

At what point can the exchange of contracts occur in sale conveyancing in East Coker and do I need to attend the conveyancers branch?

If you are local to one of the conveyancing solicitors in East Coker you are welcome to come in to sign documents. However, the law practices we recommend supply countrywide coverage for conveyancing and provide as equally diligent and professional a job for you when communicating with you by post or email. The executing of the contract is not the point of no return. Signing on the dotted line is just a prerequisite for the firm to officially exchange at the suitable time, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The exchange process is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a long "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in East Coker)to be in the office at the appropriate time.

Is it necessary during the course of the conveyancing process to attend the offices of the solicitor to sign the legal charge? If so, I will instruct a firm who offer conveyancing in East Coker so that I can pop in to their offices if necessary.

Whereas this was necessary 15 years ago, almost all banks no longer oblige their conveyancing panel solicitor to witness the borrowers signature. You will still be obliged to supply identification documents and there are still distinct benefits to instructing a local ayer, in your case a conveyancing solicitor in East Coker.

Are all East Coker Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Barclays conveyancing list of approved firms?

Some major lenders now utilise CQS as the starting point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS accreditation however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitors wishing to remain on their approved list of firms.

When it comes to lenders such as Leeds Building Society, do East Coker solicitors face a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?

We are unaware of any bank fees to register on their list of approved firms, although some do levy an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.

UBS have agreed my home loan in principle, my bid on a apartment in East Coker has been agreed to, what happens next?

The estate agent will wish to know who your solicitors are (ensure that the property lawyers are on the bank’s approved list). Call up UBS or the broker and complete any outstanding paperwork. UBS will sellect a valuer who will get in touch with the estate agent or vendor to book an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes about a week to receive the mortgage offer. UBS will send the offer to you and your lawyers. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in East Coker.

I used Wolstenholmes a few years past for my conveyancing in East Coker. Now, I need the documents however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in East Coker of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in East Coker regulated by the SRA

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

  • Bannister & Co, Tudor Chambers, Manor Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1UQ
  • Porter Dodson Llp, Central House, Church Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1HH
  • Gareth Webb & Co Llp, 5-6 Church Terrace, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1HX
  • Battens Solicitors Limited, Mansion House, 54-58 Princes Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1EP

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in East Coker

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in East Coker with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Terms and conditions of tenancy agreements

  • Porter Dodson Llp, Central House, Church Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1HH
  • Gareth Webb & Co Llp, 5-6 Church Terrace, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1HX
  • Battens Solicitors Limited, Mansion House, 54-58 Princes Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1EP

Planning law solicitors in East Coker regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a small selection of solicitors in East Coker practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including planning applications and appeals
  • Porter Dodson Llp, Central House, Church Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1HH
  • Battens Solicitors Limited, Mansion House, 54-58 Princes Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1EP

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

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