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Reasons to use our Frenchay conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Frenchay conveyancers will be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 2 Peace of mind comes when you select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Frenchay has a number to select from, but for a truly professional and reliable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 3 Frenchay solicitors have a crucial edge when it comes to Frenchay conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can impact your conveyancing
  • 4 Our site is the first site that enables you the ability to ensure that your property ownership legalities in Frenchay will be conducted by a solicitor on your bank authorised panel.
  • 5 Retaining the services of a a family Solicitor on the whole means that you will receive 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 determining whether the ‘computers says no’.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Frenchay since June 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Frenchay

Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Frenchay even where I’m not buying or selling a house, for example where I want to acquire an office in Frenchay with a loan from Yorkshire Building Society?

Our comparison service is primarily there to help choose residential conveyancing solicitors in Frenchay but we have set out towards the bottom of this page some Frenchay commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the solicitors directly to establish if they can also act for Yorkshire Building Society

Can I be sure that the Frenchay conveyancing solicitor on the Leeds Building Society panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Frenchay getting recommendations is a sensible 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.

I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Clydesdale. I assume I don't need a Frenchay property lawyer on the Clydesdale panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

If you have finished paying off your Clydesdale mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Clydesdale mortgage from the register. Clydesdale, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where Clydesdale has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Clydesdale has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Clydesdale mortgage has been paid off.

I've read lots of house buying guides, I note that it is considered advisable to get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Frenchay solicitor - who is on the Skipton conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. Is that normal?

Skipton will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Skipton will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your conveyancer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Frenchay postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Skipton, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Frenchay.

five months have elapsed following my purchase conveyancing in Frenchay concluded. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I am buying a new build house in Frenchay with a loan from Nationwide Building Society. The sellers would not move on the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The property agent suggested that I not inform my conveyancer about the side-deal as it may affect my loan with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

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.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £235,500 and identified one round the corner in Frenchay I like with a park and transport links nearby, however it's only got 49 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Frenchay in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a lease with such few years left?

If you require a home loan that many years will be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you can ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign 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 about this.

There are only 68 years remaining on my lease in Frenchay. I am keen to extend my lease but my freeholder is can not be found. What should I do?

If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be granted an extra 90 years by the Court. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you have done all that could be expected to find the freeholder. In some cases a specialist would be useful to try and locate and prepare an expert document to be used as evidence that the freeholder can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a conveyancer both on proving the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court covering Frenchay.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Frenchay - Sample of Queries before Purchasing

    Its a good idea to discover as much as possible regarding the managing agents as they will impact your use and enjoyment of the property. Being a leasehold owner you are frequently in the clutches of the managing agents from a financial perspective and when it comes to practical issues such as the tidiness of the common parts. Enquire of other people what they think of them. Finally, find out the dates that you are obliged pay the service charge to the appropriate party and precisely what it includes. Does the lease include onerous restrictions? Generally speaking the outlay for major works are not built into the service charges, although some managing agents in Frenchay ask leaseholders to contribute towards a reserve fund created for the specific intention of establishing a fund for major repairs or maintenance.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Frenchay regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Frenchay with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Frenchay. This may include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Davis Wood, 884 Fishponds Road, Fishponds, Bristol, Avon, BS16 3XB
  • Richard Herne & Co, 113 High Street, Staple Hill, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS16 5HF
  • Adams Burrows, 34 Broad Street, Staple Hill, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS16 5NS
  • Batchelor Sharp, 377-381 Two Mile Hill Road, Kingswood, Bristol, ., BS15 1AD
  • Barcan+kirby Llp, 111-117 Regent Street, Kingswood, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS15 8LJ

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Frenchay regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Frenchay but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • 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, 73 Westbury Hill, BS9 3AD
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, 199 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2SB

Planning law solicitors in Frenchay regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Frenchay with expertise in planning law. This could include advice on development on contaminated land
  • Martin Evans, 36 Laurie Crescent, Henleaze, Bristol, Avon, BS9 4TA
  • Burges Salmon Llp, 1 Glass Wharf, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS2 0ZX
  • Bevan Brittan Llp, Kings Orchard, 1 Queen Street, Bristol, Bristol, BS2 0HQ
  • Bond Pearce Llp, 3 Temple Quay, Temple Back East, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS1 6DZ
  • Das Law Limited, North Quay, Temple Back, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS1 6FL

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

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