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Main reasons to let us help you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Glastonbury

  • 1 Solicitor conveyancing lawyers have extremely good personal connections with Glastonbury estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 Personal touch together with pure property local knowledge are key benefits that you should seek when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Glastonbury conveyancing can be made significantly more stressful due to lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with endeavour to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 3 Glastonbury property lawyers are likely to be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 4 Regardless alternative on-line conveyancers advise it could be important to attend your lawyer to execute contracts. Too many 3rd parties are already engaged in a house sale without having to include Royal Mail into the mix.
  • 5 Retaining the services of a local Solicitor generally results in a more personal touch. When using a an online conveyancing factory, your conveyancing is dealt with by a team of people who who update you by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Glastonbury since September 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Glastonbury

Having been referred to your service we were about to use a conveyancing solicitor in Glastonbury endorsed by you but have come across some other quotes via the web appear less pricey – why is this?

There are lots of conveyancers advertising theoretically looks to be extremely cheap conveyancing in Glastonbury. We would urge you to give due consideration as to how much you respect your own move to want to take 'cheap' risks over the standard of the conveyancing. Some hide extras well inside the terms and conditions. The conveyancers that we list for conveyancing in Glastonbury neverbehave this way.

My friend advised me that if I am purchasing in Glastonbury I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

A search of this type is sometimes included in the estimate for your Glastonbury conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out significant information about Glastonbury around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Glastonbury Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Glastonbury Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Glastonbury.

It has been four months following my purchase conveyancing in Glastonbury took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £170,000. 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 residence 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 apartment in Glastonbury. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Glastonbury

    Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Please supply a car parking plan. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose?

I opted to have a survey carried out on a house in Glastonbury prior to retaining lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor advised that some lenders may not give a mortgage on such a property.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. If you contact us we can investigate further via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Glastonbury. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Glastonbury to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

Please can you recommend a cheap Glastonbury lawyer for purchasing an apartment? A work colleague recommended one but their quote was £1150 for a 175k property. I think thats a tad expensive. The lender will be Bank of Ireland.

LenderPanel.com is restricted to being a directory service for conveyancing practitioners who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Bank of Ireland in certain areas for example Glastonbury . Our intention is not to recommend any particular solicitor.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Glastonbury regulated by the SRA

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

  • Gould & Swayne Limited, Cranhill House, Cranhill Road, Street, Somerset, BA16 0BY
  • Miller Lyons, 48 High Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9DX

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Glastonbury regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Glastonbury practicing in commercial conveyancing in Glastonbury. This may include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Gould & Swayne Limited, Cranhill House, Cranhill Road, Street, Somerset, BA16 0BY
  • Miller Lyons, 48 High Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9DX
  • Barney & Company Solicitors, The Old Vicarage, Vicarage Lane, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 7NQ

Domestic conveyancing in Glastonbury usually comprises the following:

  • Lawyer instructed by the buyer once the offer has been accepted
  • Examining the title to the premises
  • Undertaking Glastonbury property searches with respect to the title
  • Assessing draft sale agreement and other papers supplied by the seller’s conveyancer
  • Raising questions with the owner’s conveyancer
  • Agreeing the wording of the sale contract
  • Considering the replies prepared by the vendor to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer document
  • Advising the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (where applicable)
  • Drawing up and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Completion of and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the buyer and the mortgage (if applicable) at the Land Registry.

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

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