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Logical reasons to use our service to help you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Gower

  • 1 Gower solicitors are likely to acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 2 No matter what any alternative on-line conveyancers inform you it just might be necessary to attend your lawyer to execute contracts. There are various parties with with an interest in a house sale without having to add Royal Mail into the pot.
  • 3 Our site offers largest domestic conveyancing directory service identifying bank approved law practices carrying out conveyancing in Gower who are regulated by the SRA or CLC.
  • 4 Excellent communication together with pure property expertise are key benefits that you should seek when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Gower conveyancing can become a lot more stressful due to poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed strive to make sure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 5 Using a local Solicitor generally results in a more personal touch. Sometimes when dealing with a large conveyancing firm, your transaction is handled by a team of people who who progress matters by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Gower since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Gower

I am hoping to move into my new home in Gower next Tuesday. My solicitor now wants me to supply her with proof of content and building insurance for the property as he says that he has to check this in his capacity as lawyer for the bank. What does the insurance need to cover?

All property lawyers on acting for mortgage companies would need to check that the following risks are covered fire; lightning; aircraft; explosion; earthquake; storm; flood; escape of water or oil; riot; malicious damage; theft or attempted theft; falling trees and branches and aerials; subsidence; heave;landslip;collision;accidental damage to underground services;professional fees, demolition and site clearance costs; and public liability to anyone else. There are some other issues such as the level of excess that are set out in a lender’s UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions. These requirements are not unique to conveyancing in Gower.

I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Gower. My lender is Chelsea Building Society

Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 26/7/2025, the requirements read as follows :

Can I be sure that the Gower conveyancing solicitor on the RBS panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Gower obtaining recommendations is a sensible start. 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 advise that you speak with the lawyer conducting your conveyancing.

I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Leeds Building Society. I assume I don't need a Gower lawyer on the Leeds Building Society panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

If you have finished paying off your Leeds Building Society 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 Leeds Building Society mortgage from the register. Leeds Building Society, 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 Leeds Building Society has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Leeds Building Society has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Leeds Building Society mortgage has been paid off.

I recently had an offer agreed on a house in Gower. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers. I paid an advanced payment of £175. Not long after, the solicitor contacted me to say that they were not on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Aldermore panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our house can not be found. The lawyers who handled the conveyancing in Gower 10 years ago have long since closed. Will I be able to sell the house?

Assuming you have a registered title the information relating to your ownership will be evidenced by the Land Registry with a Title Number. It is possible to carry out a search at the Land Registry, identify your property and obtain current copies of the Registered Entries for less than a fiver. If the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will in most cases retain a certified duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be ordered for £20 inclusive of VAT.

How does conveyancing in Gower differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build property in Gower come to us having been asked by the seller to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is finished. This is because house builders in Gower usually acquire the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Gower or who has acted in the same development.

Am I best advised to go with a Gower conveyancing practitioner who is local to the property I am hoping to buy? We have a good friend who can deal with the legal work however his firm is located approximately 350miles drive away.

The benefit of a high street Gower conveyancing firm is that you can attend the office to sign documents, present your ID and pester them if necessary. They will also have local knowledge which is a bonus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust instructed your friend and in the main were impressed that must surpass using an unknown Gower conveyancing solicitor just because they are Gower based.

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Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Gower regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Gower but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • West Coast Conveyancing Limited, 86 Gower Road, SA2 9BZ

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Gower almost always consists of the following:

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Representing lender (where applicable)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Agreeing amendments to the the Transfer deed
  • Corresponding with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing funds to relevant parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the transfer of ownership and the home loan (if appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

Gower commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on a number of aspects of commercial property law

    Property realisations and advice for insolvency practitioners Property finance transactions, including sale and leaseback Granting a licence to assign, sublet or carry out works complex procedures concerning renewal, rent reviews, dilapidations and the many obligations encountered by Landlords and Tenants of commercial premises Commercial development (from overage and options through to site acquisitions and construction)

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

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