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Reasons to use our Filton conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 We are the UKs most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory service identifying bank approved law firms delivering conveyancing in Filton who are regulated by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 2 The organisations identified on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.
  • 3 This site is the first site that enables you the facility to check that your property ownership legalities in Filton will be carried out by a property lawyer on your lender’s authorised panel.
  • 4 Lawyer conveyancing firms have very good personal links with Filton selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 5 Chances are that the the solicitors for the other party are located in Filton - if so sets of lawyers will be on good working terms

Examples of recent conveyancing in Filton since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Filton

A mortgage offer from Santander for the refinancing of my 4 bedroom garden flat is expected any day now. Could you put forward a cheap conveyancing practitioner in Filton?

You have come to the wrong place to search for cut-price fees for conveyancing in Filton. We can offer you cost effective conveyancing but our intention is not to work with the cheapest lawyers. Resist the temptation to appoint brokers offering the bait of £99 conveyancing in Filton. Optimistically, in choosing a lawyer for low cost conveyancing, you will receive what you pay for and at worst you will end up with a surprising uplift in extras and still not receive the service expected.

I am buying a house for cash in Filton. I have lived for the last twelve years in Filton. Conveyancing searches are expensive. As I know the area and road very well should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?

Provided that you do not need a home loan, then all but one or two of the Filton conveyancing searches are optional. Your lawyer will try and sway you, no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches carried out, but he is duty bound to take that path of advice. Do take into account; if you are likely to dispose of the house in the future, it may be of relevance to your future purchaser what the searches contain. On occasion properties with day to day issues can still throw up negative search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in Filton will be able to give you some practical advice in this regard.

As a first time buyer what is the most important number one tip you can give me about purchase conveyancing in Filton?

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Filton and elsewhere in Bristol is often a confrontational experience. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there exists an abundance of room for conflict between you and others involved in the legal transfer of property. For instance, the seller, property agent and on occasion a mortgage company. Selecting a solicitor for your conveyancing in Filton is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the transaction whose role it is to protect your best interests and to protect you.

We are witnessing a worrying ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone has to be at fault for the process taking so long. We recommend that you your first instinct should be to trust your solicitor above the other players when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

I had intended to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Filton for our home move. Our broker has since notified us that our bank Godiva Mortgages Ltd won't deal with them. Why is this not regarded as unfair competition?

A bank can require an approved conveyancer act for it. Borrowers are liable to bear the charges for this. Please make use of our database to find a solicitor to carry conveyancing in Filton on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd approved list of solicitors.

A relative pointed out to me me that in purchasing a property in Filton there may be a number of restrictions preventing external changes to the property. Is this right?

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

We previously appointed conveyancers located in Filton on the Clydesdale solicitor panel. They are now charging me an additional amount for handling the Clydesdale mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Clydesdale?

Provided it is contained in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your property lawyer is entitled to levy a fee for this. This charge is not set by Clydesdale but by your Filton property lawyer. Plenty of firms on the Clydesdale panel will levy an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.

Can I be sure that the Filton conveyancing solicitor on the HSBC panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Filton getting recommendations is a good starting point. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always recommend that you speak with the lawyer handling your conveyancing.

There are only 62 years unexpired on my lease in Filton. I now want to get lease extension but my landlord is can not be found. What are my options?

On the basis that you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be lengthened by the Court. However, you will be required to prove that you or your lawyers have used your best endeavours to locate the freeholder. On the whole a specialist may be useful to conduct investigations and prepare an expert document to be accepted by the court as proof that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a property lawyer both on devolving into the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court overseeing Filton.

Filton Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Questions you should ask before buying

    What is the length of the lease? The answer will be important as a) areas may cause problems for the block as the communal areas may begin to deteriorate where repairs remain unpaid b) if the tenants have an issue with the running of the building you will need to know about it How is the lease structured?

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Filton regulated by the SRA

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

  • Hoole & Co, 65 Gloucester Road, Patchway, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS34 5JH
  • Martin Evans, 36 Laurie Crescent, Henleaze, Bristol, Avon, BS9 4TA
  • Devereux & Co, 52a High Street, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, Avon, BS9 3DZ
  • The Divorce Practice, 52a High Street, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS9 3DZ
  • Lyons, 49 High Street, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS9 3ED

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Filton

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Filton practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • Hoole & Co, 65 Gloucester Road, Patchway, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS34 5JH
  • The Divorce Practice, 52a High Street, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS9 3DZ
  • Devereux & Co, 52a High Street, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, Avon, BS9 3DZ
  • Amd Solicitors Limited, 100 Henleaze Road, Henleaze, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS9 4JZ
  • Capstone Solicitors, 62 Gloucester Road, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8BH

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Filton regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Filton but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, 73 Westbury Hill, BS9 3AD
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, Unit 7 The Willow Brook Centre, BS32 8BS
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, 199 Gloucester Road, BS7 8BG
  • Hoffman Male, Regus Aztec West, BS32 4AQ
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, 199 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2SB

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